Sri Subramanian, thank you for that. I have no experience of TM myself. But I'm sure that the many TM meditators would be relieved to her that Bhagavan didn't forbid mantra meditation to Ganapathi or say that it was useless -- just that he should listen for the source of the mantra.But I follow the implicit message of your answer. Surrender is 'safer' than 'inspection', which could be simply perpetuating the dualistic actions of the mind 'analyzing' the mind. Or mind could be used as the thorn to remove the thorn of mind !I guess all would depend, as always, on the purity of devotion !mikroth