billy jim wrote: > He was the pandit with the fan that had > various devabijakshara on the fan folds... > It would seem that the Marshy got confused - instead of extolling the Vedas, he should have been promoting the tantras. Apparently there are no 'bija' mantras memtioned in the Rig Veda. In order to establish the TM practice, the Marshy should have been explaining how TM came to use the bija mantras.
>From what I've read, TM practice and the use of bijas comes from the Sri Vidya, and not from the Rig Veda. Sri Vidya is a tantric sect, purportedly founded by Shankaracharya. Swami Brahmanand Saraswati was a member of the Sri Vidya - all the Saraswati dasnamis are headquarted at Sringeri. SBS's guru, Swami Krishanand Saraswati, was from Sringeri. The primary symbol of the Sri Vidya is the Shri Yantra with the TM bijas inscribed thereon. So, it's obvious that TM adherents should be looking to the tantras, such as the 'Saundaryalahari' for the origins of TM, not to the Vedas. The Rig Veda has little to say about yoga practices such as 'TM'. The Rig Veda is based on sacrificial rituals, dedicated to appeasing the celestial beings that control the forces of nature, such as earth, wind and fire, etc. The demi-gods, such as Krishna, Balarama, and Ramchandra are deified heros of the Gupta Age in Indian mythology. There are no 'istadevatas' and their 'bija mantras' mentioned in the Rig Veda. The use of bijas came a long time after the composition of the Rig Veda, during the tantric age in India. Bija mantras are products of the Indian alchemists, not the Vedic rishis. The Rig Veda was probably compiled before the Aryan speakers even arrived in India. TM practice is almost pure tantric practice, with a little fertilizer thrown in for good measure. Read more: Subject: TM: Rig Veda Author: Willytex Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: Thurs, Feb 5 2004 http://tinyurl.com/6stlg4 Subject: Saundaryalahari From: Willytex Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: Wed, Dec 1 2004 http://tinyurl.com/85sl64 Subject: TM in the Hindu Tantras Author: Willytex Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental, alt.meditation, alt.yoga Date: Fri, Jan 21 2005 http://tinyurl.com/7qtr78 Subject: Shree Vidya Author: Willytex Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental, alt.meditation, alt.yoga Date: Sat, Jun 28 2008 http://tinyurl.com/8mqjbz
