> sparaig wrote: > > Well, I run into plenty of people who claim that meditation xyz is >"just like >TM" > > but USUALY I found it is because they don't understand TM (or >perhaps >their > > own meditation tradition for that matter, come to think of it).
I have as well, I think the uniqueness of TM is it's simplicity, a friend of mine practices Surat Shabd Yoga which is dealing with the sound current..(an offshoot of the Sikh Religion). They have to concentrate in front of the third eye(between eyebrows) repeat the 'charged' words (supposedly only the Master can charge them with the Master Power) which are several syllables, some other groups even have to say the mantra in conjunction with the breath......*that's 3, count em' three things to do, no wonder transcending is rare!, they're too busy with all of that other stuff!! http://www.sos.org/index.html
