> Later on the course she was attacked by a constrictor which manage to > coil itself up to her throat, while wandering on the banks of the > Ganges and was rescued by an indian man who cut her loose with a > machete. > > When Maharishi heard this he laughed
He laughed? What a dick. and said: "Even snakes do not > like OM" (Not verbatim) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" > <willytex@> wrote: > > > > > > The most popular mantra in India has no 'OM' and > > > > the most popular meditation techniques do not use > > > > 'OM' - neither the Marshy or the Sri Sri say to > > > > chant the 'OM'. > > > > > > yifuxero wrote: > > > Millions of people chant the amended Gayatri mantra > > > with the preamble: "OM Bhur Bhuvah Svah..." > > > > > Maybe so, but most people in India do not chant the > > Gayatri mantra, with or without the 'OM'. The Gayatri > > is for the 'twice-born' according to the Vedas. Chanting > > the 'OM' is for the monks and priests, the Brahmins. > > > > Ordinary householders aren't even concerned with chanting > > the 'OM' or reading the Vedas. When was the last time you > > saw someone standing on the corner and chanting the > > OM' or reading the Vedas? Most people who meditate do > > not use 'OM' as a mantra. It wouldn't make any sense > > to meditate on the 'OM' mantra when you could be > > meditating on the nickname of a Goddess like Saraswati > > or Tara, that could bring you properity and knowledge. > > > > > Besides, what point are you trying to make besides > > > being a nitpicking idiot? > > > > > Hey, feller, I'm just warning you: don't be chanting > > or meditating on the 'OM' - if you insist, watch out > > for the 'shrinkage'. This is no small matter for > > males who think the world revolves around their > > thrusting. Look what happened to Muktananda, and > > Nityananda, and his sister, the Gurumayi! > > In a fist of uncontrolled devotion my TM-teacher, half indian as she > was, started reciting a verse from the Vedas, exposing the glories of > Maharishi, starting with OM, and with repeated OM's in the verses, > during the first ever Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh. Maharishi > calmy cut her off on the mike saying; Do you not want to get > married ? Puzzeled she answered "Yes I do". > "Then do not utter OM !" > > Later on the course she was attacked by a constrictor which manage to > coil itself up to her throat, while wandering on the banks of the > Ganges and was rescued by an indian man who cut her loose with a > machete. > > When Maharishi heard this he laughed and said: "Even snakes do not > like OM" (Not verbatim) >
