RE: U.G. Krishnamurti

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dale 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

advaitin [advaitin] On

Behalf Of Nathan PortTuesday, August 23, 2005 6:50 PMTo:

advaitinSubject: U.G. Krishnamurti

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

Only when the soul is still you will hear the singing