Guest guest Posted August 21, 2002 Report Share Posted August 21, 2002 Dear Robert & Mazie, Shawn, Wim, Eric, Eric, Jan, David, Mace, Al, Gabriele, Kheyala, Big Bob, Jody, Dan, SAHAJ MAN (yeah!) and especially you, Harsha, such a kind and gentle soul, I love you all so much. Since joining this list many months ago, you have all given me so much on a daily basis that sometimes I feel like a little squirrel who has been given a bag of nuts and is peeing all over himself from excitement. I see you all as God in various little disguises (although your handwriting all looks the same....LOL) doing and saying all the things I need to hear to inquire within myself to find my own truth and I love each and every one of you for loving me enough to have accepted that role. Joel Goldsmith was my introduction into the world of paths and awarenesses and the first of many teachers whose words actually resonated within me. I have read much of the work of Ramana, some of Papaji, a lot of Gangaji, and now thanks to Robert, I have become acquainted with Byron Katie, whom I dearly love. (And Little Brother, thank you so much for brining her into my awareness) I am also familiar with Ken Wilber and Alan Watts. But as I read or listen to each, any or all of them, I only hear different words telling the same story. Though I practice no Eastern philosophies, would have trouble spelling Advaita Vedanta on a good day and never even heard of Hafiz until Mazie blessed me with him...for some reason I am feeling this incredible love for all of you and just wanted to acknowledge that. And it feels good to say it. Thanks for the incredible wealth of information you have so freely given. Forgive me for waiting so long to express this but I still doubt my motivations as to whether they are genuine or manipulative. Anyway, thanks for being part of my life. Greetings from Oakhurst, California. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2002 Report Share Posted August 21, 2002 Beneath your mind And watching you fall upon God - What else is there For Hafiz to do That is any fun in this world! ("I Heard God Laughing -- Renderings of Hafiz" by Daniel Ladinsky) "Vasanas are habits of the mind. Effort must be made to eradicate the mental tendencies. Knowledge can only remain unshaken after all mental tendencies are rooted out. If the mind becomes introverted through enquiry into the source of the "I" - thought, the mental tendencies become extinct. The light of the Self falls on the mental tendencies and produces the phenomenon of reflection we call the mind. Thus, when the mental tendencies become extinct the mind also disappears, being absorbed into the light of one reality, the heart. The divine gives light to the mind and shines in its interior. Except by turning the mind inward and fixing it in the divine how else to know him through the mind? When the mind melts with love and reaches the cave of the heart in which the benign supreme dwells, the eye of consciousness will open and you will know truth, for it will become manifest." ~Sri Ramana LoveAlways, Mazie & b HotJobs, a service - Search Thousands of New Jobs Attachment: (image/pjpeg) Laughter.jpg [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2002 Report Share Posted August 22, 2002 on 8/21/02 11:14 AM, John Swafford at buddy wrote: > Dear Robert & Mazie, Shawn, Wim, Eric, Eric, Jan, David, Mace, Al, Gabriele, > Kheyala, Big Bob, Jody, Dan, SAHAJ MAN (yeah!) and especially you, Harsha, > such a kind and gentle soul, I love you all so much. Since joining this list > many months ago, you have all given me so much on a daily basis that sometimes > I feel like a little squirrel who has been given a bag of nuts and is peeing > all over himself from excitement. > > I see you all as God in various little disguises (although your handwriting > all looks the same....LOL) doing and saying all the things I need to hear to > inquire within myself to find my own truth and I love each and every one of > you for loving me enough to have accepted that role. > > Joel Goldsmith was my introduction into the world of paths and awarenesses and > the first of many teachers whose words actually resonated within me. I have > read much of the work of Ramana, some of Papaji, a lot of Gangaji, and now > thanks to Robert, I have become acquainted with Byron Katie, whom I dearly > love. (And Little Brother, thank you so much for brining her into my > awareness) I am also familiar with Ken Wilber and Alan Watts. But as I read or > listen to each, any or all of them, I only hear different words telling the > same story. Though I practice no Eastern philosophies, would have trouble > spelling Advaita Vedanta on a good day and never even heard of Hafiz until > Mazie blessed me with him...for some reason I am feeling this incredible love > for all of you and just wanted to acknowledge that. And it feels good to say > it. > > Thanks for the incredible wealth of information you have so freely given. > Forgive me for waiting so long to express this but I still doubt my > motivations as to whether they are genuine or manipulative. Anyway, thanks for > being part of my life. > > Greetings from Oakhurst, California. > John > Hi John! Wow thanks for the kind words. "Tis a lovely bunch of coconuts on this list and I am saddened a bit to think we might of lost one due to arguement over preferences, and the kind words are sure welcome. I for one, will try and temper my words just in case criticising the seemingly silly act of buttering a statue is the one little thing needed to "push" someone over the edge into psycosis or enlightenment. I am happy to oblige on the latter, but the former might cause grief! BTW, I just did some self flagellation to put the ego in check for thinking itself so powerful! :>))) Am I taking things too personal? Naaaa, just kidding. Love Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2002 Report Share Posted August 22, 2002 Hi John, Thank you so much for you warm hello. Over the years, I have learned a lot from this bunch... not so much the enlightenment part, we are that already aren't we? :-) but the realization part. Enlightenment is easy, that comes in a jiffy... To realize and keep realizing, to make it bodily real, one is helped very much by compassionate fellowship. I have seen a guru or two who still had to work at that... It was very good to hear from you; yes we are of good help to each other... Come to think of it, "bodhisattva-hood" has become a mutual thing nowadays... so we reciprocate... that is definitely something else than mirroring and projecting flaws onto each other... Love, Wim --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release 8/2/2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2002 Report Share Posted August 22, 2002 What a beautiful letter, John! Thank you for your loving hello. Delicious. Love, Kheyala , "John Swafford" <buddy@s...> wrote: > Dear Robert & Mazie, Shawn, Wim, Eric, Eric, Jan, David, Mace, Al, Gabriele, Kheyala, Big Bob, Jody, Dan, SAHAJ MAN (yeah!) and especially you, Harsha, such a kind and gentle soul, I love you all so much. Since joining this list many months ago, you have all given me so much on a daily basis that sometimes I feel like a little squirrel who has been given a bag of nuts and is peeing all over himself from excitement. > > I see you all as God in various little disguises (although your handwriting all looks the same....LOL) doing and saying all the things I need to hear to inquire within myself to find my own truth and I love each and every one of you for loving me enough to have accepted that role. > > Joel Goldsmith was my introduction into the world of paths and awarenesses and the first of many teachers whose words actually resonated within me. I have read much of the work of Ramana, some of Papaji, a lot of Gangaji, and now thanks to Robert, I have become acquainted with Byron Katie, whom I dearly love. (And Little Brother, thank you so much for brining her into my awareness) I am also familiar with Ken Wilber and Alan Watts. But as I read or listen to each, any or all of them, I only hear different words telling the same story. Though I practice no Eastern philosophies, would have trouble spelling Advaita Vedanta on a good day and never even heard of Hafiz until Mazie blessed me with him...for some reason I am feeling this incredible love for all of you and just wanted to acknowledge that. And it feels good to say it. > > Thanks for the incredible wealth of information you have so freely given. Forgive me for waiting so long to express this but I still doubt my motivations as to whether they are genuine or manipulative. Anyway, thanks for being part of my life. > > Greetings from Oakhurst, California. > John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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