on 6/19/05 2:08 AM, bbrigante at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert Gimbel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> >>> I'm not sure what Maharishi has said about the AUM sound; >>> > > > OM is the first sound of creation, it contains all the energy in an > undifferentiated form that is later structured by the hymns of the > Vedas. So if you are living in a cave, using OM as a mantra, which > aligns one with the undifferentiated, is OK, since a cave dweller does > not need to function in society. But OM (used a mantra for meditation, > not just the occasional use in saying a prayer or whatever) is a > problem for a householder who needs to function in many differentiated > ways, that's why there are householder mantras (derived from the Rig > Veda). As far as ladies not using OM as a mantra, I have read a lot of > Vedic literature and I don't recall any (human) ladies following the > recluse path
Ammachi, Shree Maa, Karunamayi, Mirabai, Mother Meera, etc. etc. > > > Maharishi on sanyasi mantra (OM): > > http://www.trancenet.org/secrets/beacon/beacon2.shtml Sounds reasonable but I know a lot of people who have been meditating with OM for years and are wealthy, successful, and happy. So I guess a controlled study is in order. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
