Guest guest Posted July 11, 2001 Report Share Posted July 11, 2001 Dearest Papa Swan, How I like that name! My Guru's name, Paramahansa Yogananda, with the Paramahansa meaning "highest swan," is always brought to mind whenever I see your name. You mentioned Kriya Yoga in an earlier post, so I did visit the site on Kriya Yoga that you posted. I received initiation in 1980 from Brother Bhaktananda, at the Hollywood temple of Self-Realization Fellowship. No words can express what this beautiful relationship with my Beloved has given me. For myself, Kriya Yoga has been everything that Master promised it would be. Are you then, a Kriyaban? I take it that you are. Please, if you wouldn't mind, could you share more with me about your experience with Kriya Yoga. Love, Always Love, Mazie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 Dear Mazie: If you address me with Dearest, I will gladly become a Kriyaban too. Do they give you the technique right at initiation and do you have to take strict vegetarian vows? Thanks in advance. Love, Alton , sraddha54@h... wrote: > Dearest Papa Swan, > > How I like that name! My Guru's name, Paramahansa Yogananda, with the > Paramahansa meaning "highest swan," is always brought to mind > whenever I see your name. You mentioned Kriya Yoga in an earlier > post, so I did visit the site on Kriya Yoga that you posted. I > received initiation in 1980 from Brother Bhaktananda, at the > Hollywood temple of Self-Realization Fellowship. No words can express > what this beautiful relationship with my Beloved has given me. For > myself, Kriya Yoga has been everything that Master promised it would > be. Are you then, a Kriyaban? I take it that you are. Please, if you > wouldn't mind, could you share more with me about your experience > with Kriya Yoga. > > Love, Always Love, > Mazie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 , "ALTON A ALTON" <lostnfoundation> wrote: > > Dear Mazie: > > If you address me with Dearest, I will gladly become a Kriyaban too. > Do they give you the technique right at initiation and do you have to > take strict vegetarian vows? Thanks in advance. > > Love, > Alton My Dearest Alton, My addressing you as dearest doesn't require you to become a Kriyaban, it is just my heart speaking to yours in the language of the soul. At least it the language that is most comfortable to me. If you desire to become a Kriyaban, vows of loyalty to the Guru are taken and promised. It is a sacred bond. The technique is learned before one takes initiation. It is practiced for a year before the sacred vows are taken. Vegetarianism is advised for all of the SRF devotees, but it is something that is the devotees own decision. We do not take vows to adhere to this practice. The practice of vegetarianism is beneficial to the meditational techniques I practice, but whether one is or isn't a vegeatarian is of no consequence to me. What I do is what is important. I have no desire to change others or sway them to my way of thinking. The only way I can effect a change in anyone is to change myself. To criticize a meat-eater is somewhat a violation of ahimsa, it is a form of violence. Perhaps I am violating ahimsa by even saying this to those who criticize meat-eaters. In my vows of loyalty, I have avoided spiritual indigestion by not flitting everywhere and filling up with every offer that appeals to me at that moment. I feel blessed that I did find what I was searching for at such an early age. I found my Guru, or rather he found me when I was twenty-one, in 1975. This does not mean to imply that I don't read and find joy in the teachings of others. I just have no desire to leave my chosen path and look elsewhere to find my answers. I have found what I am looking for in my Gurudeva. I am in love with Love. This group has shown me another side of the coin, one which balances well with my Bhakti Yoga. Tim/Omkara answered my query of how do I reconcile Bhakti-Yoga with Non-duality when he explained that to become one with the One is the same thing. To become that Love. With Love, Always Love, Mazie > > > , sraddha54@h... wrote: > > Dearest Papa Swan, > > > > How I like that name! My Guru's name, Paramahansa Yogananda, with > the > > Paramahansa meaning "highest swan," is always brought to mind > > whenever I see your name. You mentioned Kriya Yoga in an earlier > > post, so I did visit the site on Kriya Yoga that you posted. I > > received initiation in 1980 from Brother Bhaktananda, at the > > Hollywood temple of Self-Realization Fellowship. No words can > express > > what this beautiful relationship with my Beloved has given me. For > > myself, Kriya Yoga has been everything that Master promised it > would > > be. Are you then, a Kriyaban? I take it that you are. Please, if > you > > wouldn't mind, could you share more with me about your experience > > with Kriya Yoga. > > > > Love, Always Love, > > Mazie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 My Dearest Mazie: You have so much love eminating from your self that it brings tears to my eyes when I read you posts. My wife allows me to have virtual relationships but she watches me like a hawk and can get quite jealous as she is a LEO. She does not have to be concerned as we have an unusually fantastic marriage and I have been faithful in deed by not necessarily in thoughts. So I dont get a 100 percent rating but since I am not my thoughts I dont put myself down for what my mind does non- volitionally. I have as vegetarian consciousness but have failed at it with much suffering. I plan to go out as a vegetarian after I complete my duties with my wife and 91 year old mother. Both would freak out and suffer much if I left my vehicle. One last question? Before you take the vows of committment to the Guru do they give you the final technique or do you just get a sample of the technique? Thanks in advance. Loving you loving me loving you, Alton , sraddha54@h... wrote: > , "ALTON A ALTON" <lostnfoundation> > wrote: > > > > Dear Mazie: > > > > If you address me with Dearest, I will gladly become a Kriyaban too. > > Do they give you the technique right at initiation and do you have > to > > take strict vegetarian vows? Thanks in advance. > > > > Love, > > Alton > > My Dearest Alton, > > My addressing you as dearest doesn't require you to become a Kriyaban, > it is just my heart speaking to yours in the language of the soul. At > least it the language that is most comfortable to me. If you desire > to become a Kriyaban, vows of loyalty to the Guru are taken and > promised. It is a sacred bond. The technique is learned before one > takes initiation. It is practiced for a year before the sacred vows > are taken. Vegetarianism is advised for all of the SRF devotees, but > it is something that is the devotees own decision. We do not take > vows to adhere to this practice. The practice of vegetarianism is > beneficial to the meditational techniques I practice, but whether one > is or isn't a vegeatarian is of no consequence to me. What I do is > what is important. I have no desire to change others or sway them to > my way of thinking. The only way I can effect a change in anyone is > to change myself. To criticize a meat-eater is somewhat a violation > of ahimsa, it is a form of violence. Perhaps I am violating ahimsa by > even saying this to those who criticize meat-eaters. In my vows of > loyalty, I have avoided spiritual indigestion by not flitting > everywhere and filling up with every offer that appeals to me at that > moment. I feel blessed that I did find what I was searching for at > such an early age. I found my Guru, or rather he found me when I was > twenty-one, in 1975. This does not mean to imply that I don't read > and find joy in the teachings of others. I just have no desire to > leave my chosen path and look elsewhere to find my answers. I have > found what I am looking for in my Gurudeva. I am in love with Love. > This group has shown me another side of the coin, one which balances > well with my Bhakti Yoga. Tim/Omkara answered my query of how do I > reconcile Bhakti-Yoga with Non-duality when he explained that to > become one with the One is the same thing. To become that Love. > > With Love, Always Love, > Mazie > > > > > > , sraddha54@h... wrote: > > > Dearest Papa Swan, > > > > > > How I like that name! My Guru's name, Paramahansa Yogananda, with > > the > > > Paramahansa meaning "highest swan," is always brought to mind > > > whenever I see your name. You mentioned Kriya Yoga in an earlier > > > post, so I did visit the site on Kriya Yoga that you posted. I > > > received initiation in 1980 from Brother Bhaktananda, at the > > > Hollywood temple of Self-Realization Fellowship. No words can > > express > > > what this beautiful relationship with my Beloved has given me. > For > > > myself, Kriya Yoga has been everything that Master promised it > > would > > > be. Are you then, a Kriyaban? I take it that you are. Please, if > > you > > > wouldn't mind, could you share more with me about your experience > > > with Kriya Yoga. > > > > > > Love, Always Love, > > > Mazie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 Dearest Mazie: I just reread your post and I might be confusing the Sacred Vows with the vow to the guru. What are the the sacred vows? Love, Alton , sraddha54@h... wrote: > , "ALTON A ALTON" <lostnfoundation> > wrote: > > > > Dear Mazie: > > > > If you address me with Dearest, I will gladly become a Kriyaban too. > > Do they give you the technique right at initiation and do you have > to > > take strict vegetarian vows? Thanks in advance. > > > > Love, > > Alton > > My Dearest Alton, > > My addressing you as dearest doesn't require you to become a Kriyaban, > it is just my heart speaking to yours in the language of the soul. At > least it the language that is most comfortable to me. If you desire > to become a Kriyaban, vows of loyalty to the Guru are taken and > promised. It is a sacred bond. The technique is learned before one > takes initiation. It is practiced for a year before the sacred vows > are taken. Vegetarianism is advised for all of the SRF devotees, but > it is something that is the devotees own decision. We do not take > vows to adhere to this practice. The practice of vegetarianism is > beneficial to the meditational techniques I practice, but whether one > is or isn't a vegeatarian is of no consequence to me. What I do is > what is important. I have no desire to change others or sway them to > my way of thinking. The only way I can effect a change in anyone is > to change myself. To criticize a meat-eater is somewhat a violation > of ahimsa, it is a form of violence. Perhaps I am violating ahimsa by > even saying this to those who criticize meat-eaters. In my vows of > loyalty, I have avoided spiritual indigestion by not flitting > everywhere and filling up with every offer that appeals to me at that > moment. I feel blessed that I did find what I was searching for at > such an early age. I found my Guru, or rather he found me when I was > twenty-one, in 1975. This does not mean to imply that I don't read > and find joy in the teachings of others. I just have no desire to > leave my chosen path and look elsewhere to find my answers. I have > found what I am looking for in my Gurudeva. I am in love with Love. > This group has shown me another side of the coin, one which balances > well with my Bhakti Yoga. Tim/Omkara answered my query of how do I > reconcile Bhakti-Yoga with Non-duality when he explained that to > become one with the One is the same thing. To become that Love. > > With Love, Always Love, > Mazie > > > > > > , sraddha54@h... wrote: > > > Dearest Papa Swan, > > > > > > How I like that name! My Guru's name, Paramahansa Yogananda, with > > the > > > Paramahansa meaning "highest swan," is always brought to mind > > > whenever I see your name. You mentioned Kriya Yoga in an earlier > > > post, so I did visit the site on Kriya Yoga that you posted. I > > > received initiation in 1980 from Brother Bhaktananda, at the > > > Hollywood temple of Self-Realization Fellowship. No words can > > express > > > what this beautiful relationship with my Beloved has given me. > For > > > myself, Kriya Yoga has been everything that Master promised it > > would > > > be. Are you then, a Kriyaban? I take it that you are. Please, if > > you > > > wouldn't mind, could you share more with me about your experience > > > with Kriya Yoga. > > > > > > Love, Always Love, > > > Mazie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 Hi Mazie In the mid 50`s originally read Yoganandas Autobiography and from there met a guru in Raja yoga. I Was in a prison within a prison and there were no tools for self realization in the wonderful biography so was a mixed course for me but led to sat cit ananda. As resonated much to Babaji.. in later years took the SRF course from the Los Angeles ashram and was invited into the ignitiation to be a kriyaban But when was thru the ignitial course saw it was not going to be any different from what I was already doing and already knew. I did question myself however concerning it and came back affirmed it was my love for Babaji. Papa swan came from some undeliberate folly but has since spoken it came from nowhere. I kind of had a chuckle about it recently when telling someone I preferred to avoid ripples on my pond and saw a darshan or vision of some swan floating somewhere on a smooth lake. LOL! You probably already have it but could send you Yoganandas last smile 1 hour before his mahasamadhi. Btw there is one still living Paramahamsa embodied now for 93 years with a kriya ashram in Florida. Guru was Shri Yuketeshwar. Yoganandas guru. Well hopefully it`s not disapointing I`m not a kriyaban but see myself sort of as a Heinze 57 X ? since a day long ago. Love, always love, so true when known and realized. Namaste Dear Mazi --- sraddha54 wrote: > Dearest Papa Swan, > > How I like that name! My Guru's name, Paramahansa > Yogananda, with the > Paramahansa meaning "highest swan," is always > brought to mind > whenever I see your name. You mentioned Kriya Yoga > in an earlier > post, so I did visit the site on Kriya Yoga that you > posted. I > received initiation in 1980 from Brother > Bhaktananda, at the > Hollywood temple of Self-Realization Fellowship. No > words can express > what this beautiful relationship with my Beloved has > given me. For > myself, Kriya Yoga has been everything that Master > promised it would > be. Are you then, a Kriyaban? I take it that you > are. Please, if you > wouldn't mind, could you share more with me about > your experience > with Kriya Yoga. > > Love, Always Love, > Mazie > > ===== Cognosce Te Ipsum Get personalized email addresses from Mail http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 Dear Papa: Would you mind emailing me the aforesaid picture? Thanks in advance. Love, Alton , papa swan OM <papa_swan> wrote: > Hi Mazie > > In the mid 50`s originally read Yoganandas > Autobiography and from there met a guru in Raja > yoga. I Was in a prison within a prison and there > were no tools for self realization in the wonderful > biography so was a mixed course for me but led to > sat cit ananda. > > As resonated much to Babaji.. in later years took > the SRF course from the Los Angeles ashram and was > invited into the ignitiation to be a kriyaban > > But when was thru the ignitial course saw it was not > going to be any different from what I was already > doing and already knew. I did question myself however > concerning it and came back affirmed it > was my love for Babaji. > > Papa swan came from some undeliberate folly but > has since spoken it came from nowhere. > > I kind of had a chuckle about it recently when > telling someone I preferred to avoid ripples on my > pond and saw a darshan or vision of some swan floating > somewhere on a smooth lake. LOL! > > You probably already have it but could send you > Yoganandas last smile 1 hour before his mahasamadhi. > > Btw there is one still living Paramahamsa embodied > now for 93 years with a kriya ashram in Florida. > Guru was Shri Yuketeshwar. Yoganandas guru. > > Well hopefully it`s not disapointing I`m not a > kriyaban but see myself sort of as a Heinze 57 X ? > since a day long ago. > > Love, always love, so true when known and realized. > > Namaste Dear Mazi > > > --- sraddha54@h... wrote: > > Dearest Papa Swan, > > > > How I like that name! My Guru's name, Paramahansa > > Yogananda, with the > > Paramahansa meaning "highest swan," is always > > brought to mind > > whenever I see your name. You mentioned Kriya Yoga > > in an earlier > > post, so I did visit the site on Kriya Yoga that you > > posted. I > > received initiation in 1980 from Brother > > Bhaktananda, at the > > Hollywood temple of Self-Realization Fellowship. No > > words can express > > what this beautiful relationship with my Beloved has > > given me. For > > myself, Kriya Yoga has been everything that Master > > promised it would > > be. Are you then, a Kriyaban? I take it that you > > are. Please, if you > > wouldn't mind, could you share more with me about > > your experience > > with Kriya Yoga. > > > > Love, Always Love, > > Mazie > > > > > > > > > ===== > Cognosce Te Ipsum > > > > Get personalized email addresses from Mail > http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 Stand by.. will go dig it out of files. --- ALTON A ALTON <lostnfoundation wrote: > Dear Papa: > Would you mind emailing me the aforesaid picture? > Thanks in advance. > Love, > Alton > > > , papa swan OM > <papa_swan> wrote: > > Hi Mazie > > > > In the mid 50`s originally read Yoganandas > > Autobiography and from there met a guru in Raja > > yoga. I Was in a prison within a prison and there > > were no tools for self realization in the > wonderful > > biography so was a mixed course for me but led to > > sat cit ananda. > > > > As resonated much to Babaji.. in later years took > > the SRF course from the Los Angeles ashram and was > > invited into the ignitiation to be a kriyaban > > > > But when was thru the ignitial course saw it was > not > > going to be any different from what I was already > > doing and already knew. I did question myself > however > > concerning it and came back affirmed it > > was my love for Babaji. > > > > Papa swan came from some undeliberate folly but > > has since spoken it came from nowhere. > > > > I kind of had a chuckle about it recently when > > telling someone I preferred to avoid ripples on my > > pond and saw a darshan or vision of some swan > floating > > somewhere on a smooth lake. LOL! > > > > You probably already have it but could send you > > Yoganandas last smile 1 hour before his > mahasamadhi. > > > > Btw there is one still living Paramahamsa embodied > > now for 93 years with a kriya ashram in Florida. > > Guru was Shri Yuketeshwar. Yoganandas guru. > > > > Well hopefully it`s not disapointing I`m not a > > kriyaban but see myself sort of as a Heinze 57 X ? > > since a day long ago. > > > > Love, always love, so true when known and > realized. > > > > Namaste Dear Mazi > > > > > > --- sraddha54@h... wrote: > > > Dearest Papa Swan, > > > > > > How I like that name! My Guru's name, > Paramahansa > > > Yogananda, with the > > > Paramahansa meaning "highest swan," is always > > > brought to mind > > > whenever I see your name. You mentioned Kriya > Yoga > > > in an earlier > > > post, so I did visit the site on Kriya Yoga that > you > > > posted. I > > > received initiation in 1980 from Brother > > > Bhaktananda, at the > > > Hollywood temple of Self-Realization Fellowship. > No > > > words can express > > > what this beautiful relationship with my Beloved > has > > > given me. For > > > myself, Kriya Yoga has been everything that > Master > > > promised it would > > > be. Are you then, a Kriyaban? I take it that you > > > are. Please, if you > > > wouldn't mind, could you share more with me > about > > > your experience > > > with Kriya Yoga. > > > > > > Love, Always Love, > > > Mazie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > Cognosce Te Ipsum > > > > > > > > Get personalized email addresses from Mail > > http://personal.mail./ > > ===== Cognosce Te Ipsum Get personalized email addresses from Mail http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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