--- suziezuzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I called the Art of Living center in Boulder > Colorado and spoke with > an individual who said that the Art of Living > meditation technique is > different than the TM technique. He also said that > there is an > emphasis on krias (purification practices) and > pranayama in > conjunction with meditation. The meditation is > called SaHaj in which > the attention is put on the heart along with the use > of a mantra as > opposed to TM in which the mantra is effortlessly > repeated with > transcending naturally occurring. To say that both > techniques are > identical according to this individual is incorrect. > He knows because > he was a TMer and learned SaHaj as taught by the Art > of Living also. > So at this point, I've decided to go with TM for my > daughter and hope > she likes it and sticks to it. This individual also > mentioned that > there is no tension between Shankar and MMY, that > MMY support > everything Shankar is doing. He also said that > prices are negotiable, > students pay half the price and that there is no > problem if someone > cannot afford to pay at all. He said that Shankar > was a secretary of > MMY's and when he became enlightened, MMY encourage > Shankar to go off > and teach with MMY's blessing. That according to > this person I spoke > with, there never was a problem with MMY and > Shankar. I get the > impression that many of the TMers who went with this > group were > looking for a more personal relationship with a > master/organization > which is what it sounds like, like what the TM > organization was back > in the 60s early 70s, loosely conducted with a Guru > who is very > assessable. Mark SM is an advanced TM technique. And again, SM is how MMY taught initiators to teach TM to Indians. > > > > > 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 > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Rates near historic lows - $200,000 mortgage for $660/ month - http://yahoo.ratemarketplace.com
