On Feb 14, 2010, at 10:25 PM, WillyTex wrote: > > > > > Patanjali doesn't say anything about the > > > 'bija mantras' used in TM, and where the > > > bija mantras come from... > > > > nadarrombus: > > patanjali states the bija om is the mantra > > which is used... > > > Patanjali mentions the 'pranava', but does not > state that it is 'om'. AUM is not, stictly > speaking, a 'bija' mantra. AUM isn't mentioned > in the Yoga Sutras nor in the Rig Veda.
According to bija-mantra dictionaries, AUM is a bija mantra. > > So, Patanjali doesn't say anything about the > 'TM' bija mantras and where they came from. Duh. The YS is not a text on mantra, it's a Nath text on yoga, maybe that's why! > > <snip> > > > maharishi translated and made commentaries > > changing the sanskrit to english according > > to his preference > > > Vernon Katz made the translation and they seem > to be pretty standard. I've compared Katz's > translation with Swami Prabhupada's word for > word translations and they are near the same. Actually according to the MUM download on the Gita, Marshy translated it. Interesting for someone who couldn't read Sanskrit!
