Harsha / guidelines

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At 09:24 AM 4/24/01 -0400, you wrote:

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Daniel Berkow

[berkowd (AT) uncwil (DOT) edu]

 

The search for liberation is itself

bondage.

It is we who

put ourselves in bondage by

making a polarity of

liberation and bondage.

Guidelines on a list are simply

guidelines on a list. Whatever

the list members, moderators,

head of the list decide. It's

up to them.

Where did Ramana

say anything at all about

what should or shouldn't be

allowed to be posted on

e-mail lists? ;-)

Namaste,

Dan

Yes. Well put

Sri Danji. The Heart is the only Guide. It is no different than the Self

and it transcends all guidelines.

 

You remind me of a

funny story. Sri Ramana insisted on following the Ashram rules just like

everyone else. One time a western lady not used to sitting cross legged

sat with her legs outstretched towards Ramana. One of the devotees went

to the lady and told her that this was disrespectful and asked her to

bring her legs in and sit cross legged, which she did immediately. Sri

Ramana seeing what was happening was annoyed and also brought his legs in

and sat cross legged even though it pained him considerably since he had

arthritis. The devotees tried to persuade Ramana to stretch out his legs

but he would not do it! His view was that if western visitors were going

to be forced to sit cross legged to their discomfort, then he would bear

his pain as well. The same rules had to apply to all! Finally, the

western lady was told to stretch out her legs. Only after that did Sri

Ramana agree to stretch out his legs.

 

Love to

all

Harsha

Well-said, Harsha, my friend.

The Heart works in ways

that may look mysterious if

there is the attempt

to view from "outside" according

to a "guidebook" ...

Yet, that doesn't mean that no

one is ever a guide ...

Sometimes even Frank Sinatra

may serve as a guide ;-)

Love,

Dan