> > What you need to understand, Zoran, is that we are > > talking about non-theistic Vedanta. In non-dualistic > > (Adwaita) Vedanta, the Creator is not the ultimate > > reality, so TMers aren't very concerned with the > > names or nicknames of the Devas, Gods or deified > > heroes of Hindu mythology. > > Vaj wrote: > You seem really confused. TM is not nondual Vedantic > contemplation (nididhyanasana). > You're the confused one, Vaj, you have not even offered up a definition of 'Vedanta'.
According to David Frawley, "Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Transcendental Meditation follows a Vedantic view of consciousness and cosmic evolution" (Frawley 4). > In fact the four levels of nididhyanasana are not > even taught in the TM movement Willy. Didn't you > know that you were to question what the guru says? > Otherwise confusion like this ends up making you > look like a babbling idiot... > Well, I don't think Pandit David Frawley is a 'babbling idiot' and I dare say he knows more about Adwaita Vedanta. > Didn't you realize that TM is a dualistic form of > meditation? That's why it produces a > witness-consciousness. It's a shame when this kinda > thing happens to poor TMers, but I gotta tell you, > it is pretty funny! > Yeah, it's funny all right, but I wonder how funny you'd sound to David Frawley! "An acknowledged Vedantin, Frawley is an expert in ayurveda, Vedic astrology, yoga, and tantra, all of which, he says, have their basis in Vedanta..." Read more: 'Indology' by Suma Varughese Life Positive, May 2002 http://tinyurl.com/me2uwl <http://tinyurl.com/me2uwl> Work cited: 'Vedantic Meditation: Lighting the Flame of Awareness' by David Frawley North Atlantic Books, 2000 Other comments of interst: "The TM bija mantras are found in the Vedic literature, revealed to the rishis by Lord Dhanvantari, then Acharya Shree, Brahmanand Saraswati, gave all the bija mantras to Marshy for our enjoyment. Then the sage Vedavyasa attached the Mân.d.ûkya Upanis.ad. to the Atharva Veda and the Brahma Sutras to the Vedanta. Our root guru, Sri Gaudapada then made comments on the Omkara in Mandukhyakarika. And, we have the Soundaryalahari, which was composed by the Adi, for our understanding..." Read more: From: Willytex Subject: The TMer Tradition Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: January 6, 2006 http://tinyurl.com/l2bwnx <http://tinyurl.com/l2bwnx> "In fact, the origin of TM is none other than the Adi Shankara himself, as stated by Acharya Sri in his Sutrabhyasa, in his Soundaryalahari, and in his sub-commentary on the Vivarna of Veda Vyasa on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras..." Read more: From: Willytex Subject: The TMer Point of View Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: October 22, 2005 http://tinyurl.com/ls4nlo <http://tinyurl.com/ls4nlo>
