I'll not go into details, save to point out that 1) Chopra never did a puja before teaching, at least when he taught me, and 2) TMers and Sidhas apparently got somewhat different instructions.
I have no idea what non-TMers were told to do as there were none on the Fairfield course I was at. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" <s3raphita@...> wrote: > > 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? > . > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > > > 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. > > > > The Primordial Sound Meditation that Chopra came up with is a mantra > meditation. The mantras are chosen according to your birthday and time. > > > > I got my PSM mantra back in 1996 - it was a heck of an initiation. > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Seraphita s3raphita@ > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 10:27 PM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi > > > > > > > > � > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > 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. > > > > 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)? � 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? > > >
