Mouni Sadhu - Let us not be misguided

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Dear Vicki,

 

you are right that sometimes human greed is connected with organizations.

But the problem is the greed, not the organization! An organization as such

is neutral; it can be used for good or for bad. Just like a knife - should

we say a knife is unspiritual, because it can be connected with murder? And

therefore you would never see a Master use a knife? Ridiculous! A knife is

just a tool, a means to an end, useful when used well, harmful when used

with negative motive. So also with organizations. They are a means to an

end, too, and when used well, they can bring untold good to many people.

 

Just think of Mother Teresa's order, or of the Red Cross, etc. And

organizations founded by true Masters can do even more. Often they go on for

thousands of years, like Swami Shankara's Swami Order. He did tremendous

organizational work, which lives on and continues to inspire to this day.

Does this mean he was not a Master?

 

Jesus, too, came on Earth not only to meditate in a cave with a handful of

disciples. His divine purpose was also to build an organization, a church,

as he himself said: "And I say also unto thee, that thou art Petrus, which

means rock, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell

shall not prevail against it." (Matthew 16, 18) Jesus' teachings of love for

God and for one's fellow man, of turning the other cheek, were there as a

guiding light for the past two thousand years, kept alive through the

Christian Church - the organization that he had founded.

 

Mouni Sadhu should have said, "I have never seen a true Master who is

greedy." THIS would have been true.

 

Vicki, please be assured that it was not my intent to get into any

controversy with you. Just trying to clarify a point.

 

Have a great Passover!

 

Michael

 

PS. Though I come from a Christian background, I have always loved the way

the Jews celebrate Passover. I have some friends who do. When the child

says, "How is this night different from all other nights?", and then they

say how they had been slaves to the Pharaoh, and how they were finally

liberated - it is such a wonderful parable for the liberation of the soul in

God. Very beautiful and moving.

 

 

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Von: viorica weissman [viorica]

Gesendet: Thursday, March 28, 2002 15:59

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Betreff: Re: Mouni Sadhu - Let us not be misguided

 

 

Dear Michael ,

 

these so called 'contradictory' talks are something that

I actually don't wish to let them come in my life ;

Thinking why I let myself engaged in this dialog ,

is that I fail to see any connection between these so called

'organization and business' and Jesus or Budha or others alike.

'Organization and business' belong to the physical world

and in many cases - not in all - human greed is there strongly

connected to this. What is called Christ Consciousness or

Buddha within or kingdom of God within or Brahman or Self has nothing

to do with organizations and business. We are all here together gathered by

our Self , with love for truth in our hearts which again I fail to see that

has

any connection with organizations and business.

In truth there are no organizations and business,

 

vicki.

 

 

 

 

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