"authfriend" wrote: > It just occurred to me (tangentially) that part > of the confusion between TM and other mantra > meditation techniques has to do with the erroneous > equation of these two principles: > > --It's better to go back to the mantra if > you realize you're thinking something > other than the mantra. > > --It's better to be thinking the mantra > than thinking something other than the > mantra. > > These are seemingly almost identical statements, > but the distinction is crucial. In the case of TM, > the first applies, but not the second.
Judy, I agree with your conclusions. Thinking that the mantra is a better thought would lead to straining to keep the mantra lest another inferior thought become targeted. The "sacredness of the mantra's provenance" notwithstanding, we must not make it an idol. Edg
