--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "shukra69" <stephen4359@> wrote: > > > > > > Does anyone know what Maharishi states is the correct sequence > > > for reading the Vedic literature? > > > > 1. Close mind. > > 2. Open book. > > > > Heh. So reading Sanskrit out loud without trying to comprehend it requires a closed mind? > Seems to me that you have to have some semblance of an open mind to bother with such a > task, unless you're so fanatical about MMY's teachings that you just assume he's correct in > the first place.
I think shukra69 is correct. If you twist your mind to, for example, understand the ninth mandala intellectually you probably get no benefit. But innocently listening to the words/sounds is a great help for growth.
