Comment below: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, a_non_moose_ff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <reavismarek@> > wrote: > > > > > Vak is Ma Saraswati. Maharishi said to whisper Vak into the newborn's > > ear three times so that the person would be reminded of where they had > > just come from and thereby re-orient them towards the Transcendent. > > As I remember it, he wasn't commenting about an Indian custom but > > precribing a specific action at a specific juncture. > > > I strongly disagree that he was prescribing a technique to use. > Were you on that course? (Mallorca spring 71) . As I recall it was > not given as a "technique" -- it was a comment on an ancient practice. > As I said, on a later course, he definately said it was not a > "technique". I heard both comments live. > > > A few years later, I was on a course where someone asked M about "the > > baby technique" -- what to whisper in a new born's ear. M was > > "furious". Going on and on about there is no baby technique and what > > he had said about a practice in ancient India was not a technique to > > use .... and how could people be so stupid .." paraphrasing > > > > I followed his > > instructions > > You received specific personal instructions from him? Did he or you > do a puja? I can't remember any specific techniques he ever gave when > a puja was not done. He even had us do a puja for a breathing > technique we gave to initial flying block students. > **END**
I was on the Mallorca/Fiuggi course. My memory, however, places his comments at Humboldt in 1971. Regardless as to exactly where and exactly when he made the comments I heard him give re whispering "Vak" to a newborn, it was clear to me at that time that he was "prescribing" a specific action and not merely commenting on some traditional practice. It was said in a lecture context, and neither Devaraat nor any other pandit was present. I cannot comment on what you heard on the two occassions you mention above but only on what I heard (or, more exactly, my memory of what I heard). He did not say anything about doing puja for the newborn either before or after. For what it's worth, I have received one technique from Maharishi without either one of us doing puja and he did not direct me to perform one afterwards. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
