--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > > > <steve.sundur@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" > <geezerfreak@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > It's not his mantra. It's his method of using the mantra. > > > > > > > > "In this meditation we do not try. We do not try to think the > mantra > > > > clearly. Mental repetition is not a clear pronunciation it is > a > > > faint > > > > idea........................" > > > > > > > > lurk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Whoa! I think I've heard the "faint idea" -idea only in connection > > > with TM-siddhis.... > > > > > > > Haven't been checked lately? > > > > Well, uh, some 25 years ago... And my mantra definately seems > to work better if I pronounce the last "letter" rather clearly, > as it was emphasized during my initiation by Mr J. H. > He said something like "the last sound resembles <beep>", > after he noticed, I believe, that I repeated that part of my mantra > to him somewhat "sloppily". > So, there seems to be some problems with the mantras when the > sounds in them don't appear in a language at all, or in a particular > phonotactic position, for instance at the end of a word. > An example, sort of, might be the Japanese and Chinese. In my > understanding they have a hard time making any difference between the > sounds 'r' and 'l'. > Another example could be the German word for 'I' (ich), which > for instance native speakers of English tend to pronounce > like 'ik'....hmmm.... >
There's no "works better" with TM. you DEFINITELY need to get checked... 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
