--- 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. > >
Not according to OTHER TM teachers I've heard make reference to this, including MMY himelf, by implication.
