A few points about the Lad article. He is primarily writing about the "sounds" that the doshas have. His mantra for the general public is "So-Hum" which he discusses in the article. The article also confirms what I am saying. I know his students recommend "Ram" to pacify vata, "Shring" to pacify pitta and "Hoong" to pacify kapha. There is a difference between pacifying an imbalance and identify what sound is association with a dosha. David Frawley also has written in some of his books about the effects of agni mantras and how they need to be treated with care.
One might also want to consider the ages in which each dosha is predominant and the TM entry level technique. Also many mantra techniques in ayurveda are meant to be practiced until balance is achieved or the constitution restored. I just find humorous that a bunch of people who practice a Saraswati mantra might wind up living in their heads. Very typically what any yogi might expect of such a practice too. :-D Sadly none of this stuff was taught to TM teachers (would have given them the tools to break off from the movement) but is often taught in other organizations. On 10/20/2011 09:01 AM, Bhairitu wrote: > I've also studied with Dr. Lad. You just don't understand what I'm saying. > > On 10/20/2011 05:05 AM, shukra69 wrote: >> debate his teacher as you have it all backwards >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/292713 >> >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu<noozguru@...> wrote: >>> No, because agni will dry you out and give rise to vata. That is why >>> the hot summer weather can make people more vata once fall rolls >>> around. My source on this was from a course I took by Dr. Robert >>> Svoboda. Would you like to debate him on it? >>> >>> On 10/19/2011 07:37 PM, shukra69 wrote: >>>> Vata is entirely COLD crackpot, Agni is not going to increase it. Not to >>>> imply that anything you are saying has any validity anyways. >>>> >>>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu<noozguru@> wrote: >>>>> On 10/19/2011 10:00 AM, turquoiseb wrote: >>>>>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine<salsunshine@> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> On Oct 19, 2011, at 3:06 AM, turquoiseb wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I, too, thank Curtis for his explanation. I do not >>>>>>>> share his fascination with either the people he gets >>>>>>>> into long-winded discussions with, or with any of >>>>>>>> their ideas, but it's probably good that someone does. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As much as I love Curtis, sometimes I see him as the >>>>>>>> Patron Saint Of The Terminally Self Important. >>>>>>> I've never understood why Curtis gets into these >>>>>>> insane drama-fests either. But I suppose it fulfills >>>>>>> some need. >>>>>> I'm going to reply to this a second time, less >>>>>> flippantly this time, because I think your ques- >>>>>> tion is a good one, and I might have some insight >>>>>> into it. >>>>>> >>>>>> In my first forays onto TM-related spiritual chat >>>>>> groups, I entered into many, many, far too many >>>>>> long, insane drama-fests myself. *At the time*, >>>>>> it seemed like fun to me, a kind of intellectual >>>>>> sparring, a way to test one's ever-changing >>>>>> theories of How It All Works against other >>>>>> people. I used to get into equally-long and >>>>>> equally-tedious discussions with Judy, and with >>>>>> Lawson, and with others back on a.m.t. And, at >>>>>> the time, it was FUN. >>>>>> >>>>> As my buddy on my TM Sidhis course said, "these people have >>>>> overstimulated intellects." Years later I found out why and that is >>>>> because agni mantras like Saraswati mantras will over stimulate the >>>>> intellect unless balancing measures are taken. People also become more >>>>> vata practicing them and will tend to ramble when they write. >>>>> >>>>> I also detect that anyone that writes pages of text here is vata >>>>> imbalanced. That is a typical trait and results in someone living in >>>>> their own cerebral world. This is something I took from MMY's >>>>> discussion on the intellect and observed with intellectuals I met since. >>>>> >>>>> FYI, just to remind you that hard coded line returns went out of style >>>>> in the 1980s. Today's email clients word wrap fine. Your posts when >>>>> viewed on a mobile email client don't wrap well not to mention how the >>>>> FFL web interface may look on phones and tablets. Leave it up to the >>>>> software. >>>>> >> >
