Guest guest Posted April 23, 2001 Report Share Posted April 23, 2001 Hello Sri Lobster (Ed) and Sri Angelique, It is nice to see our old friends posting here. moderator Sri Gloria Lee has made some important points. Please avoid any disparaging remarks about other religions. Further, discussions regarding adult matters is not appropriate for this list and would be better suited elsewhere. We are all just kids at heart here and believe in Freedom! Here is the list description. This spiritual discussion group is an open Satsang and is blessed by Sri Ramana Maharshi, the great Jnani Sage of Arunachala. a is in the best tradition of a joyous spiritual fellowship for facilitating the Recognition of the Eternal Reality that is One's Own Self. "I Am That!" This is the uncompromising, simple, and yet Radical Truth proclaimed in a variety of ways by the ancient and modern Sages of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Taoism. In Advaita Vedanta, the highest teaching emphasizes the complete identity of the Individual Soul with the Supreme Soul. In Tibetan Buddhism, Dzogchen is considered the supreme teaching and represents the nondual focus on one's innate wakefulness. How beautiful the variety of expressions in so many different traditions! We embrace this variety with great joy and in fellowship in a. No religion or teacher or tradition has a monopoly on the Essential Truth of Reality which is Our Own Nature. In this context, a focuses on the aspirations and experiences of individuals on the spiritual path. Everyone interested in any of the Shiva and Shakti traditions, and the related yogic and tantric paths as well as those practicing primarily the cognitive methods of the pure nondual teachings of great Jnanis such as Ramana Maharshi are welcome to join. The discussions are typically expected to focus on Self-Realization, Kundalini Shakti and Its Manifestations, God-Realization, the Goddess, Enlightenment, and various types of Samadhis (Savikalpa and Nirvikalpa). Discussion of various teachers and teachings can also be enriching as long as there is mutual respect and a feeling of amity in the conversation. Humor and poetry and other artistic expressions of the spiritual life are encouraged and supported. May God Bless everyone with Peace, Joy, and Understanding. May we all nourish and heal each other in the spirit of Compassion, Wisdom and Love. OM Shanti, Shanti, Shanti. Peace to all living beings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2001 Report Share Posted April 24, 2001 At 12:02 PM 4/23/01, you wrote: > Thu, 12 Apr 2001 10:57:24 -0700 > Lobster <lobster >A religion that makes sense . . . > > > ROTFLOL!! I love Sufi stories.. > > Someone once told me, "Muslim religion makes sense, once you realize > >Allah is female". > > Muslim women and the temple at Mecca both wear the same black veil... > >A religion that makes sense . . . >m m m . . . >and you think it is Islam >. . . perhaps . . . Uh.. Sufi is part of Islam, is it not? What I know of Sufi stories, I like. I am not a big fan of Islam, but it made more sense when I contemplated Allah as female, than before. In other ways it makes less sense.. does any religion really make sense? It does, to the people who believe it. >LOL >. . . maybe it makes you more compassionate . . . >In many ways it depends what your reason and outcome is. >For example if you wish to reinforce behaviour that is of spiritual benefit >to yourself and others then it would be an act of compassion. >If you wish to bind people to their and your passions this might be >considered compassion - I am not so sure though. A bit like always giving a >child sweets whenever it asks, because one enjoys the delight of the child. I think it depends on your beliefs. There are ascetic paths that espouse denial and control, and then there are Gurus like Osho who suggest the way to deal with desire is to fulfill it, so you can put it behind you. I tend toward the latter, as it is backed up by my experience. "What you resist, persists." Some indulgence is beneficial. >I suppose you just need to be aware of what is going on. >Anyway as some children are being corrupted by the idea of adults playing >strange games that involve whipping and hugging (I suggest they return to >playing Quake) I suppose we might continue this conversation on the new list. I guess so. I wrote a lengthy, thoughtful post on my own experience of this.. which I am now am uncertain is appropriate. Ouch. Perhaps I will send it to Gloria, and she can decide if it is appropriate. Ouch. Ouch. My first experience of my sexual orientation was in a Shamanic time travel dream, age 9.. as I had no educational background on alternate forms of expression, so it was traumatic to think my adult self had gone insane.. some education would have been beneficial, in hindsight.. but I look for perfection in what Is. >Perhaps Harsha, Gloria or someone might choose a name? >Here are some suggestions . . . > >Spiritual_Bondage >Slaves_of_the_Divine >eXodus >or of course we could make it >paradise > >Lobster I think any of those names would be delightful. BTW, thank you for the candida page. I have been dealing with it, for the past several months. It was gone for years, then it came back.. probably something I ate.. Karma vampire. Since I did the page, no more sugar cravings! What a relief! Blessings.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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