--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], MDixon6569@ wrote:
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 11/15/06 11:09:19 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> > msilver1951@ 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.
>
Spair,
You're talking about stuff you know very little about.
'nuff said.
