--- In [email protected], "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Comment below: > > Jim, no disaqreement with above, however the focus of my question > concerned the use of mantras obtained "without" a teacher (but not > mantras read out of a book). Mantras that are (more or less) part and > parcel of one's everyday auditory experience; mantras that are > available on CD recordings, cassette tape recordings, MP3 files on the > internet, etc. You could make the case that the person who made the > recording who is most aligned with the big folk of the universe would > be the best, etc., but the point is that there is no "formal" > transmission. There's just transmission. > > And again, I'm not talking about initiation or even deep meditation; > I'm just talking about doing japa with a common, well-known mantra. > It was suggested recently to me by an acquaintance that I might want > to do some japa with the Mahamrytunjaya mantra. Known it for years > through several different audio sources and CD recordings. No one > "taught" it to me, I've just known it for a long while. It comes from > the Rig Veda and has been considered one of the universal mantras and > is obviously associated with one of the big folk. What's your (or > anyone else's) take on the pluses or minuses of doing japa with same? > > Thanks. > > Marek > Why not try it? You'll know soon enough if it is satisfying that which draws you to it, and then you can decide whether to stop doing it, or continue.
Its like the brief description Vaj I think posted of no thoughts meditation as a technique. I tried it out right after I read it, and liked it, so now I use it as a way to fall asleep when I need rest. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Need Help? Get Help! Tools and Strategies for Healthy Drug-Free Living</a>. http://us.click.yahoo.com/wI.OUB/dbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/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/
