of course it sounds better in "modern context" - he was able to sell it so
religious people, and it sat better with secular people too - he was a liar and
a con artist whether you like it or not
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On Sat, 5/3/14, lengli...@cox.net <lengli...@cox.net> wrote:
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Harris is a practicing transcending MEDITATOR
afterall
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2014, 1:20 AM
Maharishi, in later life, tried to clarify what he
means by devas (Hindu gods and goddesses).
A claim that he was lying because he
attempted to use less confusing/procative terms when dealing
with Westerners (e.g. devas are "fundamental
impulses/vibrations of pure consciousness") is
unwarranted.
The
term "deva" literally translates as "shining
one" from Sansrkit, and in the context of dhyan and the
Yoga Sutras, where
it says that any attractive object of attention can be used
as an "ishtadeva" [cherished shining one], to say
that TM mantras are sounds chosen for their attractive
effect during meditation captures the intent of the Yoga
Sutras better in a modern context than saying that mantras
"fetch us the grace of personal
gods."
Otherwise, you're insisting that
using the word "booyah" or some random visual
image as your ishtadeva during meditation is to make
"booyah" or the random visual image a sacred
deity because that is literally what the Yoga Sutra says if
you insist that "deva" is a deity in all
contexts.
L
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