--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- jyouells2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > > <drpetersutphen@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- suziezuzie msilver1951@ wrote: > > > > > > > I called the Art of Living center in Boulder > > > > Colorado and spoke with > > > > an individual who said that the Art of Living > > > > meditation technique is > > > > different than the TM technique. He also said > > that > > > > there is an > > > > emphasis on krias (purification practices) and > > > > pranayama in > > > > conjunction with meditation. The meditation is > > > > called SaHaj in which > > > > the attention is put on the heart along with the > > use > > > > of a mantra as > > > > opposed to TM in which the mantra is > > effortlessly > > > > repeated with > > > > transcending naturally occurring. To say that > > both > > > > techniques are > > > > identical according to this individual is > > incorrect. > > > > He knows because > > > > he was a TMer and learned SaHaj as taught by the > > Art > > > > of Living also. > > > > So at this point, I've decided to go with TM for > > my > > > > daughter and hope > > > > she likes it and sticks to it. This individual > > also > > > > mentioned that > > > > there is no tension between Shankar and MMY, > > that > > > > MMY support > > > > everything Shankar is doing. He also said that > > > > prices are negotiable, > > > > students pay half the price and that there is no > > > > problem if someone > > > > cannot afford to pay at all. He said that > > Shankar > > > > was a secretary of > > > > MMY's and when he became enlightened, MMY > > encourage > > > > Shankar to go off > > > > and teach with MMY's blessing. That according to > > > > this person I spoke > > > > with, there never was a problem with MMY and > > > > Shankar. I get the > > > > impression that many of the TMers who went with > > this > > > > group were > > > > looking for a more personal relationship with a > > > > master/organization > > > > which is what it sounds like, like what the TM > > > > organization was back > > > > in the 60s early 70s, loosely conducted with a > > Guru > > > > who is very > > > > assessable. Mark > > > > > > SM is an advanced TM technique. And again, SM is > > how > > > MMY taught initiators to teach TM to Indians. > > > > > > > > > > Pete, Has SSRS trained teachers yet, or is he using > > cast-off TM teachers > > for SM? > > > > JohnY > > I was told that SSRS only allows former TM teachers to > teach SM. >
There are certainly quite a few available. Why waste a well-trained resource... I wonder if Chopra has done the same? JohnY
