This was the standard claim in the old days and is still b.s. propaganda. The technique of effortless attention to a classical bija mantra was only a variant of a few effortless attention practices in both Hinduism and Buddhism. However, those effortless attention practices were not widely distributed nor actually practiced by many people.
In the Buddhist tradition, Ganges Mahamudra and Gandhara Dzogchen both are based upon effortless attention but do not use mantra in their practice. Rather, they use mindfulness upon the arising of experience in each moment to examine the mind's focus and allow attention to recognize and then subside into the limitless, openness of awareness. --- In [email protected], Michael Jackson wrote: > > How much of this is actually true? > > > The technique of Transcendental Meditation is based on ancient yogic > wisdom. Among the sages in India, it has been practiced for thousands of years â" transmitted through generations from a master to his disciples. In other words, it used to be a traditional meditation technique > accessible to a relatively small, elected group of people. > That changed in 1953. > > > Before his death, a famous meditation master in Northern India, Brhamananda > Saraswati â" called Guru Dev by his disciples â" assigned one his students the task of not only keeping the technique alive but making it > available all over the globe. This student, so successful in carrying > out the task, became known and honoured by the name Maharishi Mahesh > Yogi. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: iranitea [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 11:12 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] The TM cloud > > > > Â > I haven't seen this here yet, but some old TM friends of mine have been involved with this independent TM website. What's special about it, that it is simultaneausly translated into Spanish and Russian, and originates in eastern Europe. This is the url: http://tmhome.com From the site: > > Some of the most essential topics featured on the site are included in > the word cloud â" so if you want to jump in right away, then just click > on the words you find interesting. Youâll be taken directly to an > article about that particular keyword! >
