Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] OMG: madhusuudana's definition of dhaaraNaa??

2013-12-01 Thread Richard Williams
According to MMY, the TM is based on selecting a suitable support for meditation, called in India a "mantra", specifically a "bija" mantra. The term bija in Sanskrit means "seed" and mantra is from the Sanskrit root "man", to think, and "tra" a tool - so a mantra is a "tool for thinking". The word

Re: [FairfieldLife] OMG: madhusuudana's definition of dhaaraNaa??

2013-11-26 Thread Richard J. Williams
Sorry I can't talk now - busy with clients. Will get back to you later. On 11/26/2013 10:16 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: *Richard is lying. I never said anything about "the technique," whatever it is, or was. Nor did I say the bijas weren't "nicknames" of the deities (whatever "nicknames"

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] OMG: madhusuudana's definition of dhaaraNaa??

2013-11-26 Thread authfriend
Richard is lying. I never said anything about "the technique," whatever it is, or was. Nor did I say the bijas weren't "nicknames" of the deities (whatever "nicknames" means in this context). ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: It looks like we reached the point where Judy won't

Re: [FairfieldLife] OMG: madhusuudana's definition of dhaaraNaa??

2013-11-26 Thread Richard J. Williams
It looks like we reached the point where Judy won't even admit ownership of her own words. It just doesn't get much better than this! Go figure. So, let's look it up: "In 30 years, I've never heard a TMer say anything about repeating the mantra when they are asleep, nor have I ever heard a TM

RE: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] OMG: madhusuudana's definition of dhaaraNaa??

2013-11-25 Thread authfriend
Richard is lying. I never said anything about "the technique," whatever it is, or was. Nor did I say the bijas weren't "nicknames" of the deities (whatever "nicknames" means in this context). I will say that the sight of, er, certain people telling Richard admiringly how "wonderful" his know

RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] OMG: madhusuudana's definition of dhaaraNaa??

2013-11-25 Thread punditster
Well, I guess we could look it up: "Note to newbies: Willytex, aka pundit, punditster, punditmoderator, etc., spouts a great deal of absolute nonsense. Nothing he says about TM (or about much of anything else, but especially* TM) is to be taken seriously. Just for example, the TM mantras are *

RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] OMG: madhusuudana's definition of dhaaraNaa??

2013-11-25 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Yea, M was also teaching laya yoga all along the way. People just did not appreciate it. It was where he was going again in the end with his Ved and Physiology teachings. He was getting to the heart of a matter in that. Laya's very powerful stuff as finishing the whole subtle nervous system

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] OMG: madhusuudana's definition of dhaaraNaa??

2013-11-25 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Richard don't need no stinking jyotishi to tell him. He resonates it. -Buck ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Richard, it makes sense to me that Saraswati is your ishta devata but I am curious about how you know that. If it's not too private. Did a jyotishi tell you or did yo

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] OMG: madhusuudana's definition of dhaaraNaa??

2013-11-25 Thread authfriend
Richard is lying. I never said anything about "the technique," whatever it is, or was. Nor did I say the bijas weren't "nicknames" of the deities (whatever "nicknames" means in this context). I will say that the sight of, er, certain people telling Richard admiringly how "wonderful" his know

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] OMG: madhusuudana's definition of dhaaraNaa??

2013-11-25 Thread dhamiltony2k5
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Richard, it makes sense to me that Saraswati is your ishta devata but I am curious about how you know that. If it's not too private. Did a jyotishi tell you or did you have an experience? BTW, wonderful knowledge in this post, thank you. Sarasw

Re: [FairfieldLife] OMG: madhusuudana's definition of dhaaraNaa??

2013-11-25 Thread Share Long
Richard, it makes sense to me that Saraswati is your ishta devata but I am curious about how you know that. If it's not too private. Did a jyotishi tell you or did you have an experience? BTW, wonderful knowledge in this post, thank you. Saraswati was obviously by your side when you wrote it (-:

Re: [FairfieldLife] OMG: madhusuudana's definition of dhaaraNaa??

2013-11-24 Thread Richard J. Williams
It's a reference to the 'Night Technique', once taught by MMY, otherwise known as 'Laya Yoga' or 'Kundalini Yoga' which is a synthesis of Hatha Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, and Raja Yoga, first mentioned apparently by Swami Sivananda Saraswati back in 1935 in his book 'Kundalini Yoga'. Swami Sivananda R