--- 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?
Which caste is this again? And did Guru Dev's warnings come from caste issues or from soemthing else, or did the caste issues arise out of that something else? 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/
