On Sep 27, 2009, at 11:27 AM, WillyTex wrote:
> > All the Saraswati Advaitins are Siddhas > > and they worship the Tripurasundari. > > They are Tantric Siddhas. They go to > > Siddhaloka, not because they are > > Vedantins, but because they follow the > > Siddha Tradition of the Sri Vidya. > > Vaj wrote: > Marshy wasn't a Saraswati Advaitin Willy, > he was a secretary to one! > Secretaries can be Saraswati Advaitins, Vaj. Maharishi was a Saraswati Advaitin, he initiated me in a diksha with the Saraswati bija. His Master, Brahmanand Saraswati, was also a Saraswati Advaitin. This has also been established by Premanand and by James Duffy. Maharishi is a 'Neo-Advaitin' who taught the 'Direct Path' teachings. All the Saraswati Advaitins are tantrics because they ascribe to the Sri Vidya.
Don't be silly Willy, the Marshy was not a member of the Saraswati order, he was not a Brahmin. And although he talked about Advaita Vedanta vaguely, he did not teach the techniques of Advaita Vedanta. You have to go to one of the Neo-advaitic satsangarians if you wanted the 'highest first'. Marshy taught tantric mantra meditation but liked to call it Vedic.
No wonder you're so confused! I'd be confused too if I took tantric mantra meditation as the highest first! Sheesh, if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'. Not our Marshy! He just kept diggin'.
