Thanks Michael.
Re "not an internally used mantra": a bit like japa maybe?
Was the Primordial Sound Technique ditched by the TMO when Chopra bailed
out or is it still available as an advanced technique?
I found my TM induction a heck of an initiation! As in, quite dramatic
body twitchings and that sense of falling down the rabbit hole like
Alice. For you, was your PSM initiation back in '96 even more of a
wake-up call than your first TM session? One thing I like about my
original seed mantra (which I have stayed faithful to) is that I'm happy
to let it mutate during a session and have been intrigued by claims that
all these bija syllables eventually turn into "Aum" if allowed to follow
their natural course. I always think that if I had to repeat a
three-part mantra (with more than three syllables of course) I'd be
concentrating too much on remembering the sequence correctly to be able
to enter a state of restful alertness -whereas a one- or two-syllable
mantra is perfect for Seraphita's tiny mind!
On the topic of his books, I'm tempted to buy War of the Worldviews as I
enjoy argy-bargy and I respect Chopra for having the balls to engage in
open debate with a full-on materialist. Anyone read that and would
recommend it?
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--- In [email protected], Michael Jackson wrote:
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> The original Primordial Sound Technique was a TM thing that Chopra
gave out, having the person intone a certain sound. It was not an
internally used mantra.
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> The Primordial Sound Meditation that Chopra came up with is a mantra
meditation. The mantras are chosen according to your birthday and time.
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> I got my PSM mantra back in 1996 - it was a heck of an initiation.
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> The PSM mantras are all three part mantras, the first is Om, the
second part is the one determined by your birthday and time info, and
the third part is Namah, so Om (Private mantra) Namah.
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> From: Seraphita s3raphita@...
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 10:27 PM
> Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi
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> --- In [email protected], "sparaig" wrote:
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> > Well, he re-wrote _Quantum Healing_, which was originally about the
Primordial Sound Technique, which has nothing to do with Primordial
Sound Meditation, to make it all about the latter.
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> Is the  "Primordial Sound Technique" basically TM with a new (and
longer) mantra? And how does it differ from "Primordial Sound
Meditation" (apart from being a lot more expensive, I guess)? Â The
only Chopra book I've read was Synchrodestiny which although being
unobjectionable struck me as pretty bland. Can anyone recommend a Chopra
title that they found helpful?
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