Guest guest Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Here is what Ribhu Gita states clearly. “The total discarding of the mind alone is victory, achievement, bliss, yoga, wisdom and liberation. The sacrifice of the mind is, in fact, the totality of all sacred sacrifices.” (Ch. 15, v. 7). In the ordinary language of the world, losing one’s mind refers to insanity. In language of the Heart, losing one’s mind means losing it to one’s beloved or absorption in the Self. There are many glamorous and sensational accounts of the so called enlightenment with much suffering and bizarre events, etc. If one starts reading the autobiographies of the “enlightened” people, each has a story better than the other. What can we ordinary people do except stick to the basics. Once my teacher said, “Never follow any guru blindly.” I was surprised (because he was my guru). I asked, “Gurudev, why not.” He smiled and said, “What if the guru goes crazy!” Whenever I think of that I smile. Love to all Harsha font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">advaitin [advaitin] bold">On Behalf Of Nathan Port Tuesday, August 23, 2005 6:50 PM advaitin U.G. Krishnamurti 12.0pt"> Dear members, I'm writing because I recently read an interview with U.G. Krishnamurti that has left me a little unsettled. In this interview, available at realization.org, U.G. Krishnamurti talks about his life events, including his so-called enlightenment. Some of his statements that are disturbing to me are the ones where he says that if people knew what enlightenment was like, they wouldn't want it. His entire account seems full of suffering and bizarre events. Even at the end, there is no mention by him of peace or anything positive. I would be interested in reading the opinions and insights of the members on this person. Regards, Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 , "Harsha" wrote: > Here is what Ribhu Gita states clearly. > > > > "The total discarding of the mind alone is victory, > achievement, bliss, yoga, wisdom and liberation. The > sacrifice of the mind is, in fact, the totality of all > sacred sacrifices." (Ch. 15, v. 7). In the ordinary > language of the world, losing one's mind refers to > insanity. In language of the Heart, losing one's mind > means losing it to one's beloved or absorption in the > Self. > > > > There are many glamorous and sensational accounts of > the so called enlightenment with much suffering and > bizarre events, etc. If one starts reading the > autobiographies of the "enlightened" people, each has a > story better than the other. What can we ordinary > people do except stick to the basics. > > > > Once my teacher said, "Never follow any guru blindly." > I was surprised (because he was my guru). I asked, > "Gurudev, why not." He smiled and said, "What if the > guru goes crazy!" Whenever I think of that I smile. > > > > Love to all > > Harsha > > thank you, dear friend, for those words of wisdom. all experiences are personal and transitory. the trans-personal, the truth/realization is not an experience nor a state (though sometimes it is refered to as turiya, the 'fourth state'). the true guru is 'within'. always. jai ramana! _()_ yosy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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