--- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 11/4/05 10:47 PM, bbrigante at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> on 11/3/05 3:23 PM, bbrigante at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >>> During the proper practice of TM, the mantras are indeed > > meaningless > >>> sounds (TM properly practiced has nothing to with any meaning one > >>> might assign to the mantras, but to their use as a vehicle of > >>> attention, a sound resonating with the mind in a way that leads > > to > >>> transcendence). Outside of the practice of TM, if Hindus want to > >>> assign meanings to the sounds, that has nothing to do with the > >>> practice of TM. > >> > > > >> Mantras are effective by virtue of the energy and intelligence > > imbued in > >> them or associated with them. You tickle a Devata, the Devata > > tickles you > >> back. Indians understand this, and I've heard Maharishi talk about > > it. He > >> just emphasized the meaningless sound bit to make TM palatable in > > the West. > >> > > ***************** > > > > People who correctly practice TM, whether they are Hindus or not, do > > not think of tickling devatas during the practice of TM -- they > > follow the instructions given for using the mantra as a vehicle of > > attention, and transcend all thought (if one were to embrace > > thoughts of tickling or whatever, this would disable transcending). > > So the practice of TM is the same for all practitioners, Hindu or > > not, although Hindus are certainly entitled to think about their > > practice or anything else the way they want to outside of the > > practice of TM. > > I understand that, but whether or not they realize the connection between > their mantra and the Devata associated with it, that connection exists, and > by virtue of it, the mantra has its intended effect. I used to have an audio > tape from a Rishikesh TTC in which Maharishi talked about this in some > detail. Hey Vaj, you can elaborate on this stuff, can't you? >
Raj was at Rishikesh TTC? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
