> The TM mantras, on the other hand, are entirely dependent on the Hindu/Tantra > traditions of India and have no independant utility outside those traditions. > To the extent that TM represents the first use of mantras "independent" of > that religious tradition, it's a weak example since the only argument is that > the TMO maintains that it isn't despite most other indications to the > contrary.
************ MMY always ascribed the source of TM as being the Veda: Veda: The Vedas, Source of the Subtle Science - by Maharishi, SRM Foundation, LA, 1967 end of page: http://dns.org.uk/TMCafe/Quotes.htm
