Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Dear Harsha: You can tell us funny stories about Gurus and money and disciples any time you want!!! I guess you just did didn't you? BTW, CAN you stop your breath like Ramakrishna? If so, for how long? Oh, and can you wrap your legs around your neck while you are stopping your breath? Do tell!!! Love, Joyce - Harsha MillionPaths ; Friday, June 10, 2005 2:59 PM Gurus and money If a guru charges money and you don't want to pay, how can someone force you?On the other hand, if someone wishes to pay for a seminar or a class or whatever, what should we do?How can we restrain people? Ultimately, it is not our problem. Ultimately, it is not a problem at all.I used to teach yoga to make a living in the late 1970s in NYC and could barely make ends meet.Fortunately, I had a place to live with modest rent and enough to eat so I could meditate most of the time I was not teaching.I could tell you some really funny stories about money and gurus and disciples, etc.There were times when people took my yoga classes and did not pay me and I was too shy to ask when I saw them.Because I felt asking for money was not spiritual. After all Sri Ramana never asked anyone for money.One time, this middle aged gentleman came and before the class started asked me to demonstrate Nirvikalpa Samadhi.He wanted to see if my breath fully stopped in Samadhi like Ramakrishna's or Yogananda's or something like that.When I refused a public performance, he walked out of the class making a scene. He had paid in full 25 dollars for 5 week sessions (I charged very little)..He never came back. I felt bad that he had paid in full in advance and often looked for him to pay it back. I never saw him again. I hope he found a good teacher that stopped the breath at his request, etc.That's how these things go sometimes. :-). Love to allHarsha /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 Dear Harsha your wonderful mail was a welcome gift this early morning in southern tuscany/Italy sharing your experiences with us i s a gift a mirror a chance to learn a n d a wonderful contribution to the ongoing endless eternal "debate" about "money" michael only is able to repeat we have live what we know inside thats all whats it about if not we are just wasting words energy and so on a n d contributing to the confusion in the "world" thank you again for being with you for learning with you please as unknown friend and one who found what he was looking for all "his life" let me wish you please enjoy all "little" "signs of GRACE" like the wonder in the eyes of children the complete trust in the eyes of pets the song of the wind everything because they all are our GURUS and what we have to "pay" is ourselves to surrender complete to the ONEANDONLY this is joy happiness freedom LOVE and all nice words in "action" in deep love in GD sincerely yours michael michael the "fool"??? wrote: If a guru charges money and you don't want to pay, how can someone force you?On the other hand, if someone wishes to pay for a seminar or a class or whatever, what should we do?How can we restrain people? Ultimately, it is not our problem. Ultimately, it is not a problem at all.I used to teach yoga to make a living in the late 1970s in NYC and could barely make ends meet.Fortunately, I had a place to live with modest rent and enough to eat so I could meditate most of the time I was not teaching.I could tell you some really funny stories about money and gurus and disciples, etc.There were times when people took my yoga classes and did not pay me and I was too shy to ask when I saw them.Because I felt asking for money was not spiritual. After all Sri Ramana never asked anyone for money.One time, this middle aged gentleman came and before the class started asked me to demonstrate Nirvikalpa Samadhi.He wanted to see if my breath fully stopped in Samadhi like Ramakrishna's or Yogananda's or something like that.When I refused a public performance, he walked out of the class making a scene. He had paid in full 25 dollars for 5 week sessions (I charged very little)..He never came back. I felt bad that he had paid in full in advance and often looked for him to pay it back. I never saw him again. I hope he found a good teacher that stopped the breath at his request, etc.That's how these things go sometimes. :-). Love to allHarsha /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Discover Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM &; more. Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 If you cannot do these simple things ... - Lady Joyce ; MillionPaths Friday, June 10, 2005 10:51 PM Re: Gurus and money Dear Harsha: You can tell us funny stories about Gurus and money and disciples any time you want!!! I guess you just did didn't you? BTW, CAN you stop your breath like Ramakrishna? If so, for how long? Oh, and can you wrap your legs around your neck while you are stopping your breath? Do tell!!! Love, Joyce - Harsha MillionPaths ; Friday, June 10, 2005 2:59 PM Gurus and money If a guru charges money and you don't want to pay, how can someone force you?On the other hand, if someone wishes to pay for a seminar or a class or whatever, what should we do?How can we restrain people? Ultimately, it is not our problem. Ultimately, it is not a problem at all.I used to teach yoga to make a living in the late 1970s in NYC and could barely make ends meet.Fortunately, I had a place to live with modest rent and enough to eat so I could meditate most of the time I was not teaching.I could tell you some really funny stories about money and gurus and disciples, etc.There were times when people took my yoga classes and did not pay me and I was too shy to ask when I saw them.Because I felt asking for money was not spiritual. After all Sri Ramana never asked anyone for money.One time, this middle aged gentleman came and before the class started asked me to demonstrate Nirvikalpa Samadhi.He wanted to see if my breath fully stopped in Samadhi like Ramakrishna's or Yogananda's or something like that.When I refused a public performance, he walked out of the class making a scene. He had paid in full 25 dollars for 5 week sessions (I charged very little)..He never came back. I felt bad that he had paid in full in advance and often looked for him to pay it back. I never saw him again. I hope he found a good teacher that stopped the breath at his request, etc.That's how these things go sometimes. :-). Love to allHarsha /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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