--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Comment below: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, a_non_moose_ff <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <reavismarek@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Vak is Ma Saraswati. Maharishi said to whisper Vak into the newborn's > > > ear three times so that the person would be reminded of where they had > > > just come from and thereby re-orient them towards the Transcendent. > > > As I remember it, he wasn't commenting about an Indian custom but > > > precribing a specific action at a specific juncture. > > > > > > I strongly disagree that he was prescribing a technique to use. > > Were you on that course? (Mallorca spring 71) . As I recall it was > > not given as a "technique" -- it was a comment on an ancient practice. > > As I said, on a later course, he definately said it was not a > > "technique". I heard both comments live. > > > > > A few years later, I was on a course where someone asked M about "the > > > baby technique" -- what to whisper in a new born's ear. M was > > > "furious". Going on and on about there is no baby technique and what > > > he had said about a practice in ancient India was not a technique to > > > use .... and how could people be so stupid .." paraphrasing > > > > > > > I followed his > > > instructions > > > > You received specific personal instructions from him? Did he or you > > do a puja? I can't remember any specific techniques he ever gave when > > a puja was not done. He even had us do a puja for a breathing > > technique we gave to initial flying block students. > > > **END** > > I was on the Mallorca/Fiuggi course. My memory, however, places his > comments at Humboldt in 1971. Regardless as to exactly where and > exactly when he made the comments I heard him give re whispering "Vak" > to a newborn, it was clear to me at that time that he was > "prescribing" a specific action and not merely commenting on some > traditional practice. It was said in a lecture context, and neither > Devaraat nor any other pandit was present. I cannot comment on what > you heard on the two occassions you mention above but only on what I > heard (or, more exactly, my memory of what I heard).
I am just reporting what I heard. You heard what you heard. We all go with what we heard. > He did not say anything about doing puja for the newborn either before > or after. For what it's worth, I have received one technique from > Maharishi without either one of us doing puja and he did not direct me > to perform one afterwards. Interesting. He had me do one in front of him when I got a technique from him. And as I recall, all other techiques, even "minor" ones, had pujas involved. ------------------------ 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/
