On Nov 29, 2006, at 2:20 PM, Bhairitu wrote:
Indeed. And before I became a teacher I read the Shrimad Bhagavatam
(the version sold by Motilal Press) and was advised by the teacher who
loaned it to me to be quiet as the TMO didn't like us reading stuff
like
this. After TTC I also read the Shiva Puranas and some of the Vishnu
Puranas. When I became a teacher I expected to:
1) Learn some mantra shastra. Nope we were only taught a formula.
2) Learn the true origins of the meditation technique. Nope and this
technique did not come from the Shankaracharya. I would be interested
in any Sanskrit texts that describe it though.
We've had almost identical experiences.
