--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> --- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason"
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> > > Basically, japa is the repetition of a mantra, and
> > dhyaana is the act
> > > of contemplation
I have been instructed in japa technique by Dandi Swami Narayanand
Saraswati, a direct disciple of Guru Dev. He practises japa silently,
(however, by lip reading it is not difficult to ascertain the mantra
he is using).
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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--- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Basically, japa is the repetition of a mantra, and
> dhyaana is the act
> > of contemplation.
> > Best thing to do is quote the dictionary, then you
> have something
So Japa is not necessarily synonymous with transcendental meditation
I gather? It seems to be ORAL repetition of a mantra, but not
necessarily chanting as do the Hare Krishnas?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason"
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> Basically, japa is the repetition
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Basically, japa is the repetition of a mantra, and dhyaana is the act
> of contemplation.
> Best thing to do is quote the dictionary, then you have something
> more reliable than hearsay.
>
> jaapa n.mas. same as
Basically, japa is the repetition of a mantra, and dhyaana is the act
of contemplation.
Best thing to do is quote the dictionary, then you have something
more reliable than hearsay.
jaapa n.mas. same as japa, a rosary for counting Mantras.
japa n.mas. the silent repetition of a Mantra, mutter
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Please clarify:
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> What is Japa and how does it differ from:
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> - meditation
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> - Transcendental Meditation
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Far beit from me to criticize MMY's teacher, but I suspect he's wrong here. The
fact that it
Please clarify:
What is Japa and how does it differ from:
- meditation
- Transcendental Meditation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> After translating the Guru Dev's quotations on Japa Yoga, I have put
> some of the most relevant quotes toge
