Thanks for writing this Ranchy. It is archival in perspective and explains a lot by context. Saha Nav Avatu
Never shall we denounce anyone. Never entertain negativity. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Om, you Sanskrit scholars here, > > > > > did this get transliterated right? > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > -Buck > > > > > > > > > > Saha Nav Avatu > > > > > Saha Nav Bhunaktu > > > > > Saha Viryam Narava Yanhai > > > > > Tejasvi Na Vadhitam A Stu > > > > > Ma Vidisavahai > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sanskrit scholars here, > > > > what does this prayer translate to? > > > > Anybody know? > > > > > > > > > > The translation that the TM movement recites > > > is a couple of lines longer than the stanza has. > > > The two added lines don't seem to go with the stanza. > > > When did this come about and first come to be used? > > > I have in front of me someone's hand written > > > note card with this that references 1/8/81 > > > MIU 2nd Christmas WPA > > > > > > > It seems the two added lines are, > > "Never shall we denounce anyone > > Never entertain negativity." > > > > Where did these come from? > > Anybody know the context > > that these were coined > > and tacked these on? > > > > Before completion of the domes, when the women did program in the field > house, I vaguely remember learning Saha Nav Avatu some time between October > '79 when I first arrived from Amherst and the following late summer when we > formed Vedic Atoms. > > Most of the people who came from Amherst were old-time TM teachers. I had > been on the Rhode Island Ideal Society Campaign the year before. When > Amherst came along, I felt like I had become one of Maharishi's foot-soldiers > being deployed where ever he needed me. Our mission from Amherst was to > continue creating coherence at MIU. > > Between arriving at MIU from Amherst and the Vedic Atom, we started reciting > Saha Nav Avatu aloud before program. Also, hearing a recitation of Jaimini > Sutras became part of our morning program, which included two full rounds, > morning and evening. Looking back on it, I think Maharishi started the Vedic > Atom program to ready us for the Mother Divine and Purusha programs that > started after Vedic Atom ended Fall '81. > > We had been on the Atom about two months when, Maharishi invited us to his > Vedic Science course in India. We arrived November 7, 1980 on the evening of > Diwali. I was in India four months, rounding, seeing Maharishi almost > everyday, and all the while, the Atom continued to strip away layer upon > layer of my ego. By the time the Vedic Atom ended, I had been doing long > program for almost 2-1/2 years. When I had an opportunity to join Mother > Divine after the Atom, I declined. I decided I'd had enough of being flat > broke. > > I googled Vedic Atom to see if I could find an answer to your question. I > found a link to FFLife. I read the first paragraph of a post about the Atom > and thought, "Wow! Someone had an experience of the Atom just like mine." > Well, it was mine. I'd completely forgotten that I had written about the > Atom. http://www.mail-archive.com/fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com/msg163058.html > > I don't know if this helped answer your question, but it has certainly > stirred a few old memories. Anyway, thanks for the memories. >
