--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I don't care that much about lineages as I don't really understand > > them esoterically, but I agree that it's very odd that MMY has been > so > > vague as to where the specific practice TM came from. Why?? > > Apparently you haven't read the post reproducing > the Larry Domash essay I referenced earlier today, > or you wouldn't think it was "odd" at all.
Sorry, I see nothing in the article that explains why MMY is vague about the specific origins of TM. Which part are you refering to? The article itself is an eloquent exposition of what we all learnt during TTC, which to me is very vague and confusing as to specifics. The following quote indicates MMY got TM from Guru Dev: "The Shankaracharya tradition, furthermore, is considered to be the official custodian of the body of techniques and practices that constitute the physiological and experiential side of India's Vedic philosophy, especially those techniques that collectively may be called 'meditation'. This tradition has preserved and protected the formulae of these techniques through uncounted generations of oral transmission from teacher to student, always under the strictest selective control and supervision." Of course, the article goes on to directly contradict the above, saying MMY rejected the traditional dogmas, developing a new effortless practice. It's not clear if the Shankaracharya tradition itself, and/or Guru Dev's ashram, was also teaching incorrect non-TM meditation which MMY had to overcome. In one place the article states MMY did this meditation revival work under the direct guidance of Guru Dev, but in another implies it came to him after Guru Dev passed away. Was this guidance from GD directly relevant to TM or just to MMY's general development of consciousness? Did MMY get some aspects of TM from the ashram and some on his own later? It's not clear if MMY himself did any sort of meditation while in GD's ashram or alone later on. NOthing is said in the article about the use of the specific TM mantras, which many people have stated are more common in tantric than in vedic traditions. I could go on, but have to get back to work. ------------------------ 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/
