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 'bija'
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 Buddhism.
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
---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
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 only non-semantic
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
-My motto is whatever works...not what some asshole said 5,000
years ago.
-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams
willy...@... wrote:
menkemeyer wrote:
Om Namah Shivaya is known as the great redeeming
mantra also known as five-syllable mantra.
Maybe so, but any word
...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' is just
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
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,
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
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... 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.
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, just words or phrases, no
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, the
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 than
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, menkemeyer menkeme...@...
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
--.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, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@...
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
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