> Longer mantras (e.g. the Great Compansion
> Mantra of Kwan Yin, the Surangama Sutra
> mantra,...etc) ime, are more suitable for
> chanting...
>
In Buddhist practice, some longer mantras
are called 'dharanis', but you don't really
need to memorize long dharanis or sutras - a
short tantric 'b
---Longer mantras (e.g. the Great Compansion Mantra of Kwan Yin, the
Surangama Sutra mantra,...etc) ime, are more suitable for chanting;
and creating certain effects in relative existence.
That's one side of the coin in regard to the long mantras. The
chanting of Sutras is a standard Buddhist pr
Bhairitu wrote:
> Because the longer mantras and siddhi
> mantras are very powerful having been
> passed down by an age old tradition.
>
For what purpose would I be wanting a
long nonsense syllable, enlivened or not?
"It is a fraud that overtly and covertly
attempts to replace God-given human
boo wrote:
> To sum up Willy's wisdom today:
>
> There are no mantras used in TM.
> There are certain mantras used in TM.
> There are no multi-word mantras used in TM.
> There are certain multi-word mantras used
> in advanced TM.
> Now I'm so confused, I'm going to make up some
> BS about Buddhis
Richard Williams wrote:
>>> ...there are no mantras used in TM practice
>>> - we use only non-semantic tantric 'bija'
>>> mantras.
>>>
>>>
> Bhairitu wrote:
>
>> What about the advanced techniques?
>>
>>
> You get only one 'bija' mantra with TM - in the
> advanced techniques, jus
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
>
> I have an Indian friend who is an MD and learned ayurveda as he was
> growing up from his grandfather who practiced in Indian villages.
His
> method of ayurveda, being simplified for villagers, is very easy to
> grasp. Unfortunately,
I have an Indian friend who is an MD and learned ayurveda as he was
growing up from his grandfather who practiced in Indian villages. His
method of ayurveda, being simplified for villagers, is very easy to
grasp. Unfortunately, due to having a family, he could not afford to
take the time to d
To sum up Willy's wisdom today:
There are no mantras used in TM.
There are certain mantras used in TM.
There are no multi-word mantras used in TM.
There are certain multi-word mantras used in advanced TM.
Now I'm so confused, I'm going to make up some
BS about Buddhism.
--- In FairfieldLife@yaho
> > ...there are no mantras used in TM practice
> > - we use only non-semantic tantric 'bija'
> > mantras.
> >
Bhairitu wrote:
> What about the advanced techniques?
>
You get only one 'bija' mantra with TM - in the
advanced techniques, just words or phrases, no
more bijas. For example, 'namah'
-My motto is "whatever works"...not what some asshole said 5,000
years ago.
-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams"
wrote:
>
> menkemeyer wrote:
> > Om Namah Shivaya is known as the great redeeming
> > mantra also known as five-syllable mantra.
> >
> Maybe so, but any word
Richard J. Williams wrote:
> menkemeyer wrote:
>
>> Om Namah Shivaya is known as the great redeeming
>> mantra also known as five-syllable mantra.
>>
>>
> Maybe so, but any word or phrase can be considered
> a 'mantra'.
>
> However, there are no mantras used in TM practice
> - we use onl
yifuxero wrote:
> ...one should follow Shiva's own words, and
> the words of Shankara.
>
Apparently all of the words uttered by the Lord
Shiva to his wife are not available to the
general public - they are esoteric and can only
be accessed through an initiation by a guru.
>From what I've read,
menkemeyer wrote:
> Om Namah Shivaya is known as the great redeeming
> mantra also known as five-syllable mantra.
>
Maybe so, but any word or phrase can be considered
a 'mantra'.
However, there are no mantras used in TM practice
- we use only non-semantic tantric 'bija' mantras.
If you insist
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine
wrote:
>
> On Jan 4, 2009, at 4:30 PM, menkemeyer wrote:
>
> I think your understanding of " Om Nama Shiva " is somewhat preverted
> > from it's true meaning and power. see the following.
> > Chris
> >
> > Om Namah Shivaya is known as the great r
--.Benefits from the mantra will be minimal unless Shakti is part of
the picture. The Shiva/Shakti Principle is superior to either alone.
(indeed, one should follow Shiva's own words, and the words of
Shankara).
Shakti may be obtained from association with a long-standing lineage
of Gurus in
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "menkemeyer"
wrote:
>
> I think your understanding of " Om Nama Shiva " is somewhat
preverted
> from it's true meaning and power. see the following.
> Chris
>
> Om Namah Shivaya is known as the great redeeming mantra also known
as
> five-syllable mantra.
On Jan 4, 2009, at 4:30 PM, menkemeyer wrote:
I think your understanding of " Om Nama Shiva " is somewhat preverted
> from it's true meaning and power. see the following.
> Chris
>
> Om Namah Shivaya is known as the great redeeming mantra also known as
> five-syllable mantra.
Is it more powerful
I think your understanding of " Om Nama Shiva " is somewhat preverted
from it's true meaning and power. see the following.
Chris
Om Namah Shivaya is known as the great redeeming mantra also known as
five-syllable mantra.
The meaning
It means "I bow to Shiva." Shiva is the supreme reality, th
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