--- jyouells2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > --- In [email protected], Peter > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- 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. > > > > > > Pete, Has SSRS trained teachers yet, or is he using > cast-off TM teachers > for SM? > > JohnY I was told that SSRS only allows former TM teachers to teach SM. > > > > > > 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 Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $420k for $1,399/mo. Calculate new payment! www.LowerMyBills.com/lre
