'Thanks for the Memories...' Nice to hear an authentic story, once in a while....
- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I would like to know what is the advanced > > technique number 6 !!!! > > > The sixth 'Advanced Technique' is sometimes > called the 'Night Technique' - all others up > to the sixth are just fertilizer on the > first. There is only one single bija mantra > given out in TM practice - the others are > just words from Hindi. > > The Night Technique was originally taught > by Gaudapadacharya, the guru of Shankara's > guru. > > Here is a brief outline: > > Most TMers only repeat the bija portion of > their mantra when they are asleep. However, > according to Bramhacharya Satyanand, in > dreams the entire mantra may be repeated. > > When I practice Marshy's secret Night > Technique I often fall asleep with the > bija portion of my mantra still in conscious > awareness. When practicing the Night > Technique, Satyanand advised me to be > aware of the area just above my abdomen, > and to put the bija there and let it rest. > > Then, all you have to do is babysit your > bija, right on your navel chakra. Just set > it, and forget it. > > By resting your bija at the navel chakra, > the subtle currents from your Istadevata > will permeate your entire being. For example, > my Istadevata is Saraswati, the 'Goddess of > Learning'. > > By resting the bija portion of her name, > that is, 'sring', at the navel chakra, my > intelligence will grow by leaps and bounds, > right while I'm sleeping. Then, when I awake > in the morning I will feel refreshed and > full of knowledge. > > It's that simple! > > It is recommended by Marshy that one continues > to receive advanced techniques regularly every > 18 months. > > Note: Apparently the Marshy's 'Night Technique' > is no longer available. Anyone wanting > instruction is this technique should be > contacting me privately for free instruction. > > The 'Night Technique' is really a night-time > siddhi float: > > My initiation with Satyanand took place at a > three-day residence course with Jerry Jarvis > at SIMS in Berkeley in 1968. The entire course > was truly inspiring as I recall, and the > initiation included a very deep five minute > meditation led by Satyanand and concluded with > one of the best Guru Dev TM pujas that I > have ever personally attended. > > As for the technique per se, and after much > practice, analysis, and reflection on its > meaning, I have concluded that this 'Night > Technique' is the *perfect* compliment to TM. > > Why so? > > This one siddha yoga technique, if performed > correctly, will provide many of the benefits > of TM, 20x2, while one sleeps! Therefore, it > is an intelligent way to realization. > > It should be obvious to any aspiring yogi that > what one does during the hours of sleep are > of the utmost importance. If one ascribes to > the concept of karma and kala, that is, > action and time, there is so much to do, and > yet so little time to be doing it in. It is > unfortunate that many people virtually waste > over twelve hours a day in unconscious torpor, > if not real stupor. > > However, this is one of the most subtle and > esoteric of the siddha yoga techniques. A yoga > so subtle, and so secret that, unless one is > initiated by a genuine guru, and receives the > proper instruction, mis-information can lead > to many lonely sleepless nights, not to > mention bad dreams devoid of any erotica > whatsoever. > > Read more: > > Subject: Good Night Sweetheart > Author: Willytex > Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental > Date: Wed, Nov 20 2002 > http://tinyurl.com/5o6sjz >
