> > > > > In 'Meditation: easy system propounded by Maharishi Mahesh > > Yogi' > > > > > (c1959) there is to be found a series of questions which > > includes > > > > the > > > > > following: > > > > > Q. How does meditation improve the fortune of a man? > > > > > A. Our system of meditation involves the All Mighty Power. We > > take > > > > > the 'MANTRA' of some God according to our faith and meditate > on > > > > that. > > > > > The power of the 'MANTRA' brings to us the Almighty > > > > > > > > Grad students studying ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder) > should > > > > now tune in to observe Judy Stein's next 40 posts in which she > > > > will demonstrate that Maharishi did NOT mean in that quote that > > > > TM mantras are the names of gods. > > > > > > > > And then she will call you a liar. > > > > > > Er, the usual definition of mantra isn't "name." > > > > Of course it isn't. The gods have perfectly good > > names of their own, and they aren't the same as the > > bija mantras TM uses. > > > > The bija mantras are semantically meaningless sounds > > that have been *associated with* gods in Hinduism. > > > I still remember the definition of the mantra, for us; Was that it was a sound, with "Known Qualities". "Life-Supporting qualities". In those days when he first came out of India, and used to the Indian use of Mantras, he would have had to teach it differently to that culture, as compared to our culture. Maharishi decided to distill the mantra concept for a 'Name of God' To: a suitible sound for transcending with 'life-supporting effects. This was a more simple and acceptible way of expressing his ideas in the West. It was never to decieve anyone; Rather it was to simplify his technique, so it would simple involve trascending. Then when in the 70's the technique was rejected as a teaching worthy of the public school system; And claimed that mantras to be names of gods, and so on, and so forth. Plus the fact at that time; that people in the movement were clamoring for more techniques; Maharishi started to teach the more advance yogic techniques; As we are all well aware. Now there is nothing hidden in the TMO's agenda of veiling the TM movements identification with 'Hindu Gods and Goddesses'. So, the movement has evolved, the way it has evolved; Based on the need of the time; Because so many people, after learnng TM, Went on to learn other things; Or just weren't that interested to continue there spiritual seeking; In the same way. R.G.
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