on 6/21/05 11:06 AM, Bhairitu at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm curious because in the early 1960's Maharishi was not allegedly > using the set of mantras used now for first level TM. The "alleged" > mantras were "Ram" and "Shree Ram" and would probably be considered > Shiva mantras and also more traditional for yogic meditation. If that > is what you were doing long meditations with they may not have caused as > much problem as the ones used now. > > The bijas used now are mostly shakti mantras or "agni" mantras and > considered "hot." My theory from an ayurvedic perspective is that they > can be tolerated better by Indians than by westerners because Indians > mostly have kapha primary constitutions (balances with hot and dry > weather) whereas westerners mostly have pitta primary constitutions as > our ancestors with that constitution were able to survive cold harsh > winters. Since we are already by nature "hot" the shakti bijas add more > heat. The short periods that MMY prescribes for TM usually won't make > that a problem.
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