On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 3:24 PM, <steve.sun...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <punditster@...> wrote : > > snip > So, how many bija mantras does one need in order to attain enlightenment? > Is this leading up to a light bulb joke? > > > All you need is one bija mantra and 5-7 years, or in some cases, instant enlightenment. But, you are going to get only as much enlightenment as you are going to get, in any case.
> > > On 03/30/2014 09:52 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: > > > > On 3/30/2014 9:44 AM, Michael Jackson wrote: > > In an advanced version of the TM, this astrological information > > (position of the Moon at birth) is used also for selecting the seed > > sounds. > > > This is probably incorrect as well - I don't recall Jerry Jarvis looking > up my moon at birth in an ephemeris when I got the basic and first > advanced technique. > > > Actually, what is known and practiced as the TM is part of the a large > > and complex system. Perhaps less than 1% of this has filtered through > > the contemporary TM movement. > > > Basic TM is pretty simple and not very complex and probably 99% of the > contemporary TM movement know all about MMY Jyotish and MMY Ayerveda. > > > > >