Guest guest Posted June 30, 2001 Report Share Posted June 30, 2001 As regards Satsanga , since we obviously take on the color of the company we keep , the ideal is to live with a Realized Sage ; but if that is not possible , then we should choose our company in the best way we can , avoiding undesirable company. He never taught morals , and had no special abhorrence of sex . He once said in answer to a troubled disciple in my hearing , "it is better to do it than to be always thinking about it." This reminds one of the Gita , "Thoughts are acts in fancy." Always thinking of it is repeatedly doing it. He naturally expected Sadhus to lead a descent life and set an example to others. In any case we should practice moderation in all things , even in those that we consider good ,and , strange though it may seem , a moderation in our Sadhana also is recommended . Overdoing of austerities and prolonged and unnaturally forced meditation may eventually lead to madness , unless we do such under proper guidance. ----------- A Sadhu's Reminiscenses on Ramana Maharshi By Sadhu Arunachala --------------------- Get personalized email addresses from Mail http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2001 Report Share Posted June 30, 2001 Hi Vicky: "He never taught morals , and had no special abhorrence of sex . He once said in answer to a troubled disciple in my hearing , "it is better to do it than to be always thinking about it." This reminds one of the Gita , Always thinking of it is repeatedly doing it. My wife cant have sex as she did not take hormones, because her mother died of cancer at an early age. I think of sex all the time. I wonder if Ramana would advise me to destroy a wonderful loving marriate by having sex outside of my marriage, or would he advise me to be castrated". "Overdoing of austerities and prolonged and unnaturally forced meditation may eventually lead to madness , unless we do such under proper guidance". I cant wait to go mad if that is what the universe has in store for me. The whole trip is surrender. Love, Alton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2001 Report Share Posted June 30, 2001 On Sat, 30 Jun 2001 18:27:47 -0000 "ALTON A ALTON" <lostnfoundation writes: > > Hi Vicky: > [snip] > > I cant wait to go mad if that is what the universe has in store for > me. Then again, "what the universe has in store for" you may well be the waiting! :-) > The whole trip is surrender. Now *that* is clear teaching, thank you! > > Love, > Alton > Right back atcha -- Bruce http://come.to/realization http://www.atman.net/realization http://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucemrg.htm http://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucsong.htm ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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