Rick Archer wrote: > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Richard J. Williams > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 12:37 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Bhairitu on OM, was: Your replies > to my inquiries about TM tech > > > > Bhairitu wrote: > >> There are many Indian billionaires and millionaires >> who practice techniques with OM. >> >> > Apparently one of the richest men in India was Mr. Birla and > he did not chant OM; he used the TM bija mantra of Saraswati, > the Goddess of Wealth. From what I have read, there are many > more millionaires who follow the teachings of Sri Sri Ravi > Shankar, who agrees with Marshy, that the use of OM is not > to be undertaken, since Om is not a bija mantra. The mystic > syllable OM is the *symbol* for the pranava, but it is not > the pranava itself. If Om was to be used in meditation, then > I guess Patanjali would have mentioned it. In fact, if a > person chants Om they may go broke and wind up penniless, > just like the majority of people who live in India today. > > My mantra starts with OM but also has a bija mantra in it. Yup, a lot of mantras are like that. Apparently people who live under bridges want things black and white. :)
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