On 08/02/2014 09:41 AM, 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
We were always taught that during TM we should allow the mantra to
change its "sound" and not interfere. Sometimes it can even be just
a pulse; sometimes even just a modulation of other thoughts that
flit through the mind; sometimes just the ghost of a sound . . .
I'm sure if someone told me to repeat "om gam ganapataye namaha" I
could manage it but it would keep my consciousness at a surface
level and block any move towards transcending. Do you find picking
up other mantras and using them as your "focus" is straightforward
and unproblematic?
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On 8/2/2014 11:27 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
wrote:
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Part of my tantric training was how to use other mantras. But using
mantras for ayurveda or even jyotish is not problematic nor
complicated. TM people seem to be afraid to try things but I walked
away from TM many, many years ago.
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The question is, do you enjoy?
Much more than before.
Which leads to the question - can you transcend using other mantras or
techniques?
Absolutely (pardon the pun). For someone who claims to have been a "Zen
Master" you sure don't understand much about other mantras or
techniques. A mantra for ayurveda is used only to bring oneself back
into balance. Jyotish mantras are used as remedial measures. But if you
were truly a wise pundit you would have known this.
If transcending is important to you, then you probably wouldn't want
to forgo pure bliss consciousness just to be able to cast a few spells
and attempt to bring to yourself a minor boon or two. So, I'd say that
a wise man would probably want to transcend mundane goals. And, a
really wise man would probably want both - the spiritual and material
enjoyment.
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