--- In [email protected], "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > snip > comments interspersed
> However, the Sri Vidya is described as a mnemonic device used for > meditation practice. Said device derives from the Buddhist tantric > practices which utilize mantra, yantra, and dharani. The Shri Yantra > is a graphical iconic representation of the bija-mantra of the > Manatrayana, the Tantric path of the Siddhas. There is ample evidence > to support the contention that this practice was developed during the > 7-8th century, at the beginning of the Gupta era, by the medieval > alchemists of Bengal, also sometimes referred to as the 84 Mahasiddhas > or the Nath Siddhas. Are you suggesting that one should believe that worship of Sri Vidya didn't start until this point in time and that it started as a Buddhist practice? Lord Hayagriva at the command of Lalita Devi gave this knowledge of Sri Vidya to Rishi Agastya and was made responsible for revealing TRUE WORSHIP of Mother through it. > > In fact, any device can be used for meditation, a word, a diagram - > even the word "mic" or "one", however, it has been found through > experience over many years that certain sounds are more beneficial > than others. At any rate, the use of the Sri Yantra is a purely mental > technique - it's been termed a visualization exercise by Swami > Ageananda Bharati, a tantric initiate of some repute. According to Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji of Mysore, India Liberation from the cycle of birth and death does not result through Tantra practices. > > So, from the above observations, it is probable that Guru Dev > meditated on bija-mantras contained within the Sri Yantra, a diagram > or mnemonic device for transcending. Does anyone here really believe that Sri Brahmananda Saraswati Jagadguru of Jyotir Math as the living example of Veda had to meditate on anything? Hari Om Tat Sat ------------------------ 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/
