On Jan 18, 2009, at 5:08 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: > Vaj wrote: >> In tantric mantra-shastra, rishi represents both the >> historical person who had a particular realization >> and the particular state of consciousness they achieved... >> > You are not making any sense, There are no 'historical' > rishis; you probably meant 'legendary' rishis. History in > India begins with Shakya the Muni - everything before that > is considered to be pre-history.
I guess it depends what oral line you come from Willy as to what you call "legendary". You just sound ill-informed. 'Never mind more recent rishis' seems to be your limited way of seeing. Not everyone relies on Kali-yuga conventions like books Willy.
