Vaj wrote: > Wrong. TM does not require that you know the > meaning of your mantra, in fact they want you > to believe it's a "meaningless sound". > Wrong. In no TM introductory lecture have I ever heard of the TM mantra referred to as a "meaningless sound". In fact, the TM bija mantras are always described as sounds "without semantic meaning" or "sounds whose effects are known." That's not the same as a "meaningless sound". Bija mantras are not words found in any Sanskrit lexicon, so any meaning ascribed to them would be purely arbitrary based on the guru's instructions.
Obviously, any bija mantra given in initiation will have meaning to the recipient, but not necessarily a semantic meaning. You are confused or either trying to start another argument. At first, your misinformation was amusing - I assumed you had some knowledge of these matters - not you're just trying to inflame - for what purpose? > But it's simply not true. > In TM you are only given one bija mantra. In fact, no "mantras" are given in TM. Mantras are the words found in the Rig Veda - there are no bija mantras mentioned in the Rig Veda. > Why spread lies when we don't have to? > Yeah, why are you spreading lies, Vaj? Have you not ever been to a TM introductory lecture?
