on 6/25/05 2:19 PM, Premanand Paul Mason at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> on 6/25/05 1:12 PM, sparaig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>>> >>>> Doing japa with a mala or counting with the fingers often helps >>>> mindfulness and increases the intensity of the meditation. >>> >>> But is not TM... >> >> No, but I've seen Maharishi practice it many times, and Guru Dev used > to >> advise the practice. > > Rick, did MMY say this about Guru Dev (about him advising others to do > mala-japa)? > For sure Guru Dev recommended 'mantra-japa' i.e. mental repetition of a > mantra, but scouring through his published satsangs there is very > little reference to the use of mala. > However, there is no doubt that Guru Dev himself practised mala-japa.
I remember a story where Guru Dev sent his chelas to another guru to get a japa mantra from him. Heard that one? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
