I'm no longer involved with the TM movement, but I still have lots of friends that are still in it. I was at a TM party recently, and clearly felt that most of them can't think for themselves, and are very ungrounded!
I often wonder if this is because of all those years of meditating on a pure bija mantra! Check this link - http://books.google.com/books?id=78HRnC_- 1SIC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=bija+mantra+are+pure+energy&source=web&ots=g rTOmWNq7Y&sig=PnbUYgD2KbWyQym5VkYd9ankmCo#PPA97,M1 In Chopra's technique each mantra has `Om' at the beginning and `Namah' at the end, with your personal syllable in the middle. Namaste, Billy --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > biosoundbill wrote: > > Thanks Bhairitu, > > > > I guess at the end of the day learning TM is a very good way of > > learning to meditate effortlessly. It has certainly become a big > > business, and one is never quite sure as to whether MMY's motives > > are noble or otherwise! > > Once one has the technique, it makes sense to me that one should be > > working with energy that's missing in their lives, rather than > > meditating with just that one bija for the rest of one's life, > > despite the claims from some Gurus that one stay with one mantra > > only! > > > > Namaste, > > > > Billy > > > > > Some traditions believe that only one mantra will create an imbalance > and that balancing mantras should be given. >
