Judy writes: FWIW, I had that problem too at one time, just as you describe it. I ultimately found that what I had thought of as "subtle" was still too concrete. The mantra wasn't unavailable at all; it was there, but it was just *so* faint I hadn't recognized it as such.
Once I realized this, I was fine, and meditation continued as it had before. A TM teacher told me that MMY had said there is no limit to how faint the mantra can become. Tom T: There is a story that Papaji was complaining to Ramana Maharishi that he could no longer do Japa and wondered why. Ramana asked Papji how he got to the ashram and he replied by train and then by oxcart. Ramana asked him where the train and oxcart were now. Papji replied they are both back at the station. Ramana then said. They have brought you here and you no longer need them. They served as vehicles only. You have become what you were seeking there is no longer any need for the vehicle once you have arrived at the final destination. Tom T ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
