Kirk wrote: > TM is ultimately a Vaishnava methodology... > Most Vaishnava' don't have anything to do with 'mantra lore', Kirk. In fact, most Vaishnavas are opposed to the enlightenment tradition. Vaishnavas are monotheists - they don't take very well to tantric yoga, which uses the bija mantras and the sex magic. Vaishnavas worship the Transcendental Person - they are Puranic literalists.
Vaishnavas do chant the names of Vishnu, but most of the time they are just Sanskrit words of praise, not true bija mantras. Vaishanavas don't practice very much meditation using bijas. A Vaishnava wants to taste honey, not to be honey. A Vaishnava is a bhakta, not a siddha. The TM bija mantras are derived from the tantric Sri Vidya tradition of Karnataka, not from the Vaishnava tradition. All the Saraswati gurus follow the Sri Vidya tradition. Read more: Auspicious Wisdom: http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/srividya.htm
