--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 11/15/06 11:09:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > 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 > > > > Mark, have you ever gotten any TM advanced techniques? >
A couple of points: the description of advanced techniques I see is verbotten by MMY because it destroys innocence. The specific description of something having to do with the heart has been discredited by several people, and I remember the exact words used by my advanced techniquesteacher and it isn't what everyone says it is anyway. While it is possible that different people were taught in different ways by advanced techniques teachers, this seems less than likely given how rigid MMY's teacher-teaching methods have been over the years.
