The Shankara quote appears to be from 'Bhaja Govindam', verse 20:- 'Let a man read but a little from Gita, drink just a drop of water from the Ganges, worship muraari (Govinda) but once. He then will have no altercation with Yama (Death).' - Stanza attributed to dRiDhabhakta.
The full translation of 'Bhaja Govindam' is on:- http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/bhajaGovindam.htm Guru Dev singing 'Bhaja Govindam' is to be found at:- http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/recordings.htm --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 7/2/06 9:24:25 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >> Obviously, MMY just doesn't "get" it while the ones that > > >> advocate subtle effort and control do. > > > > > > Either that or they are teaching two different techniques, > > > one for people with lazy minds, and one for people who > > > have no problem controlling theirs. > > > > > > Ever see the picture from Willytex's website of hardcore TMers > > meditating in Dome? They have horrible posture, most slouching, one > > in a lazy boy chair! > > > > Compare to almost any other meditation class. TMer's are known in the > > broader meditational world for their bad posture. > > > > The horror of it all... > > > > Actually M does get it. He told us that none of these things like Asanas and > mudras and what have you ever needed to be performed perfectly. The intent > and practice to the best of one's ability is good enough. M recited a poem by > Shankara to illustrate this. It was something like, A little understanding of > the Gita, a taste of the Ganges, a pilgrimage to a Holy site, a little > asanas and so forth was the key. Never did Shankara expect everyone to become > great Vedic Scholar, or live off of the Ganges, go to all Holy places, or do all > the asanas perfectly. But one should show the intent and do what he could and > consider it done. M said there are teachers out there that demand everything > be done perfectly, if one uses Chin Mudra, they expect the finger tips of > index and thumb be placed perfectly and form a perfect circle and the other > three fingers held perfectly straight away. For us, he said, it is enough that > the index finger and thumb touch. Transcending is what we pay attention to, not > all the other stuff. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
