It's one of the things I really like about FairfieldLife is that people show up 'who were there' and render the story more directly. -Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > 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. > > >
