wgm4u: > For Instance, did MMY practice TM? Or, did he > practice any meditation at all? Did the Guru Dev > initiate him? and into what? > Brahmananda Saraswati and Mahesh Yogi both practiced samaya marga of Sri Vidya.
Sri Vidya is a path of internal puja to the deity of the Sri Yantra. There are fifteen bija mantras enumerated in the Saundalahari composed by the Adi Shankara. SBS's guru was Swami Krishnanada Saraswati of Sringeri, founded by the Adi Shaknkaryarya. It is incumbent on every Saraswati sannyasin to meditate at least twice a day and to perform internal puja to the Sri Yantra. According to Swami Rama, SBS used to meditate on the Sri Yantra and the bija mantra of Saraswati, just like TMers do today - a meditation that is transcendental. "This, too, is my understanding of Guru Dev's practice as well. ...via mantras and nyasas. I would add that the bija mantras used are the same as the mantras used in TM..." Subject: Re: Guru Dev and "Sri Vidya" From: James Duffy Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: 2003-04-21 12:17:54 PST Read more: http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/srividya.htm
