Bhairitu wrote: > Marketing hype. > So, the Marshy's TM and the Sri Sri's Sudarshan Kryia are the most popular meditation techniques in India and both are just simple yoga methods that utilize a few bija mantras - you're the only one that seems to be shocked at this news. Maybe you should get out more. According to Vaj, there were millions of people doing this at the recent Khumba Mela. My guess is that over a billion people practice some form of mantra meditation in India. All meditation is transcendental, and there's only one Transcendental. But it's a fact that the thousands of devotees of the Swami Parbhupada Saraswati (ISKCON) DO NOT chant the 'Om' syllable when they perform the kirtan or meditate on the Vasudeva. 'Om' is to be chanted by the Vedic pujaris in the fire ceremony - 'Om' is NOT for the ordinary worldly householder. The chanting or meditating on 'Om' is for the yogis of the renounced order - it does not produce any 'kama', worldly enjoyment, one of the four aims of life. Hardly anyone in India chants 'Om', unless they are Brahmin caste priests. If you have been doing this, I would suggest that you stop this black magic, and stop with all the playing with fire and waving your hands and arms all about your head. Forget all the finger-snaping. Just stick to your basket-weaving and watching the TV - get a girl friend, enjoy.
"Transcendental meditation is centered around the extremely old practice of chanting mantra's. Sudarshan Kriya is centered around the extremely old Yoga breath exercises. In both cases, although their respective promoter-gurus claim the opposite, there's nothing new under the sun." Read more: 'How genuine is Sri Sri Ravi Shankar?' http://www.yunusnews.com/node/486 > > 'TM: Corporate India's latest stress buster' > > By Sakina Yusuf Khan > > Times of India, 17 Aug 2003 > > http://tinyurl.com/kd70 > > > > 'Art of meditation catches`em young' > > By Jaspreet Nijher > > Times of India, 25 Aug 2004 > > http://tinyurl.com/55jwk9 > >
