--- In [email protected], "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Billy wrote: > > MMY doesn't stress the importance of this posture > > because TM is Yoga-lite for modernity! > > > Maybe so, Billy, but most people only need Yoga-lite, > so TM is perfect for their practice. Only yogis need > to aspire to perfect posture. Most people don't have > time to practice yoga postures all day like you do. > > All they need to do is practice the auspicious hand > sign when they sit for meditation. Attempting to sit > in a particular posture will tend to keep the mind on > the conscious thinking level and may actually be a > hindrance to transcending. > > The auspicious hand-sign in Sanskrit literature is > refered to as the symbol of wisdom or the mark of the > "I" conciousness, which represents "Knowing That I am", > or "Knowing That I know." > > Read more: > > 'The Auspicious Handsign' > http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/brahmanand.htm
Interesting, I didn't know that is why SBS sat in that asana using that mudra. http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/brahmanand.htm also-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudra#Vajra_Mudr.C4.81
