The following information is contained in 'Amrit Kana', a selection of quotations of Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati published in 1950, compiled by Brahmachari Mahesh Ji, later to be known as Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Guru Dev states that both mantra-japa (silent mental repetition of a mantra), & dhyana (meditation/contemplation) of the swarup (personal form) of the god should be practised together in order to worship Paramatma (God). He argues that doing japa (repetition) alone, the mind will flit here and there. And by contemplating the beloved form of God, the mind will shut down. Therefore he advocates that both japa and dhyana be practised together. http://www.paulmason.info/x/AKroughttrans.htm ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
