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From: radams@cerritos.edu (Roger Adams)
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Subject: Mantras and Meditation
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Date: 9 Mar 91 01:48:27 GMT
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There is an excellent book on mantras and meditation published by the
Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy in Pennsylvania.  The
author is (I believe) Pandit Arya.  The book points out that a true mantra
must be given by a true guru but the book does go into origins of mantras
and some traditions of practice.  The Institute was founded by Swami
Rama who is a yoga master and the tradition he represents is that of giving
a personal mantra to a disciple at initiation.  I belong to another tradition
of Yoga where a pranayama technique called Kriya Yoga is given at intiation
into guru-disciple relationship (through Self-Realization Fellowship) and
personalized mantras are not given.  There are many paths up the mountain...

	Roger Adams

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