--- In [email protected], Michael Jackson <mjackson74@...> wrote: > > Do you mean no puja before the Primordial Sound thing when he > was still hand and glove with the Movement?
Chopra never became a TM teacher, FWIW. He wouldn't have been considered qualified to do the TM puja by the TMO. > ________________________________ > From: sparaig <LEnglish5@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 3:01 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi > > 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 [email protected], "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 [email protected], 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: [email protected] > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 10:27 PM > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra nothing without Maharishi > > > > > > > > > > > > � > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "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? > > > > > >
