Swami Shantanand, Guru Dev's immediate successor, taught the use of that mudra for meditation.
** --- In [email protected], "BillyG." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Richard J. Williams" > <willytex@> 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 >
