You misunderstand. I am asking why you think it relevant that MMY wrote down a mantra. The theoretical concern is about the person using that mantra writing it down or speaking it out loud once it is learned.
L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@...> wrote: > > Its in the book - and of the 2 mantras this guy was given on the Rishikesh > Beatles course to teach to everyone, one of them is the mantra I got at the > TM center in 1974. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Xenophaneros Anartaxius <anartaxius@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 10:10 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Secrets of the Mantras > > > > Â > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > Since MMY likely wasn't using those mantras in his meditation practice, I > > don't understand why you think this is relevant. > > > > L > > In the early days, M apparently gave out only two mantras to TM teachers; > those mantras were not the ones currently used, and this changed later to the > current system. I suppose one would have to get someone who learned in the > second half of the 1950s or a bit later, and who would also talk about it, to > find out. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@> wrote: > > > > > > the guy who wrote the books says that when he was made a teacher on the > > > Rishikesh course (yeah the one with the Beatles) Marshy wrote the 2 > > > mantras the guy was supposed to teach on a pad of paper with the ages > > > that were appropriate - under 13 years of age, one for over 13 > > > > > > I guess since Marshy was "enlightened" it was ok for him to write the > > > mantras down > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: sparaig <LEnglish5@> > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 6:11 PM > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Secrets of the Mantras > > > > > > > > > > > > ÃÂ > > > In TM theory, it isn't that mantras are kept secret for the sake of a > > > secret,, but because the process of meditation and the process of > > > speaking the mantra aloud or writing it down, are contrary to one another. > > > > > > There's even a physiological explanation that might explain why this is > > > so. > > > > > > L > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > > > > > > > > On 04/21/2013 01:14 PM, Michael Jackson wrote: > > > > > Just got off the phone with one of my old TM friends in North > > > > > Carolina - he just finished reading the Secret of the Mantras - if > > > > > what he told me was accurate I don't see how one could read the book > > > > > and not see what a damned old fraud Marshy was > > > > > > > > > > > > > I recall when I came back from TTC I bought a book on the Vedas that > > > > had > > > > recently been published. In the book I found the list of many of the > > > > beej mantras used in TM with the statement that "many Indians recite > > > > these mantras before having sex." :-D > > > > > > > > Mantras in general are not secret at all. However one given my a guru > > > > is generally kept secret because of the belief that it will weaken the > > > > effect of the mantra for the practitioner if they give it out. This is > > > > true even if the guru gives everyone the same mantra. > > > > > > > > > >
