Comments interleaved below. --- Vaj wrote: > > Gillam wrote: > > > > do vedic traditions say a bija deity demands a > > vig on each transaction? > > I'm not sure what you mean by "vig" or if misspelt, what you mean.
A "vig" is a vigorish, of fee. I used that slang term because this thread had formed a mental picture of a bija deity granting a boon in exchange for some energy in return. My doctor remarked that the problem with any Indian meditation was this tit-for-tat exchange. I was wondering if there was any basis in his remarks. I recall one of the Kaplans accusing Maharishi of sucking energy from his meditators, but dismissed it as a rant. Still, the accusation comes to mind again in the context of this thread. > The TM mantras are NOT Vedic, this is just TMO misinformation. The TM > mantras are tantric. They should give you energy, not take it away. Thanks for once again making the distinction, and yes, more energy has been my experience. > A tantric might also argue that before you use such a mantra, you have > to "prepare the field" by a process called bhuta-shuddhi or > purification of the elements. Doing mantra japa without it can > exacerbate imbalances. Yeah, and driving to the store can get you killed. I'm glad MMY didn't insist I do pranayam for six months before I could learn to meditate, which was the case for a neighbor doing some other practice. 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/
