--- In [email protected], "Premanand Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is difficult, if not impossible, to reconcile the core teachings > of Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati (Guru Dev) with the TM > teachings of MMY. > > Guru Dev teaches that the nature of the mind is to become attached, > whereas MMY's teaching is that the nature of the mind is to wander.
Both are the case, but in different contexts. No need to "reconcile" these two views. > Guru Dev teaches that repetition of the mantra will send the mind > flitting here and there. MMY, on the other hand, suggests that > attention to the mantra will settle down the mind. Which is why in TM we don't "repeat" the mantra, but instead put our attention on it. > Guru Dev advocates contemplation, whilst MMY speaks out against > contemplation. MMY doesn't "speak out against" contemplation. Rather, he makes a distinction between contemplation and TM and notes that contemplation is less likely to lead to transcending. It may have its own value, but the purpose is different. MMY's focus (as it were) is on transcending. > Guru Dev advocates 'remembering' Paramatma. > MMY distinctly discourages such remembering. Most likely a matter of definition and/or context here. Got any better ones, Paul? These are pretty weak. ------------------------ 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/
