--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], johnlasher20002000 > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Guru Dev says that it's not good for women to use aum as part of their > > > mantra, however Ammachi gives women mantras which use aum in the > > > begining. Since both are enlightened masters what is the reality in > > > this situation??? > > > > According to Cologne Digital (Monier-Williams) 'aum' is the > > sacred syllable of the shuudra caste: > > > > Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon: Search Results > > 1 aum ind. the sacred syllable of the S3u1dras (see 3. %{au}). > > That's pretty interesting. Could it be, after all this time, > that Maharishi's aversion to this mantra could be nothing > more than an elitist caste thang?
I don't think so. 'Aum' (approx. rhymes with 'down') is different from 'om', although the latter is often said to consist of the sounds /a/, /u/ and /m/. 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/
