It appears that the meditation method taught by Guru Dev (& other
other 'sadgurus') later morphed to become the TM technique as taught
by the various organisations of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Guru Dev explains:-
'You must get to know the mantra of your Ishta, and the method of
meditation (dhyan) thereof, through an experienced Sadguru and
somehow or other, devote some time every day in japa of the Ishta
mantra and dhyan. Through japa, realisation (siddhi) will result.
There is no doubt about this. "japaat siddhirjapaat
siddhirnasaMshayaaH."
source - ('Strange Facts About a Great Saint' by Raj Varma, quoting
from 'Amrit Kana', a book compiled by Brahmachari Mahesh {aka
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi}).
After Guru Dev's demise, when Maharishi Mahesh Yogi started teaching
meditation in South India in October 1955 he explained:-
'For our practice we select only the suitable mantras of personal
Gods. Such mantras fetch to us the grace of personal Gods and make us
happier in every walk of life.
source - (p65 'Beacon Light of the Himalayas', 1955)
&
'When he devotes himself and meditates on the name and form (NAMA AND
RUPA) of the LORD, he begins to experience some ANANDAM and also the
Grace of the Lord in every walk of life'. ibid p76
Three and a half years later on April 29th 1959 in Los Angeles MMY
announced to the press:-
'My life truly began 19 years ago at the feet of my master when I
learned the secret of swift and deep meditation, a secret I now
impart to the world.'
source - (p244 Thirty Years Around the World' MVU 1986)
But MMY was now addressing a difference audience from those back home
in India, and consequently certain elements of the meditation
teaching had begun to be revised:-
'It is I who gave it the present expression, but I learnt it from him
(Guru Dev) in the traditional way ... through very old expressions of
religious order. Every religion has its own vocabulary; Hinduism has
its own vocabulary; yoga has its own way of expression of the
reality; Vedanta has its own approach. He taught me in the
traditional way of yoga and Vedanta and Indian religious language. I
gave it an expression in the universal way...
source - (International Times {IT} 15th December 1967)
So, it appears true to say that Guru Dev taught a form meditation to
MMY, and that MMY changed the teaching of meditation so it would be
more acceptable to non-Hindus.
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