Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 (giggle) So, Mary Ann, the Bible is for you a Chamara Veda? (That would be Sanskrit for "fly-whisk text.") "Jesus loves me, this I know, 'cause the Bible tells me so. If that's not enough for you, wave it and the flies go 'shoo'." Get an edition with large pages! -- Len/ Kalipadma --- Mary Ann <buttercookie61 wrote: > Well, it depends. Was it really hot out? Were they > fanning the > person? Were they waving away flies? The Bible can > be good for > some practical things, too :-P > > , > swastik108... writes: > > > ...if you really loved humanity and wanted to help > people why must you feed them > > with one hand and wave the bible at them with the > other, it is just a lowly strategy. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Hi kalipadma: I was thinking that it could be fun to create contents for the Chamara Veda here at Shakti Sadhana from our own homespun wisdom. Possibly the Rogers message you posted should be in there. It was so funny! And Len, maybe you could earn some bucks going on the guru comedian circuit tour -- creating such a tour! "A funny thing happened to me on the way to see Amma..." , Len Rosenberg <kalipadma108> wrote: > > (giggle) > So, Mary Ann, the Bible is for you a Chamara Veda? > (That would be Sanskrit for "fly-whisk text.") > > "Jesus loves me, this I know, > 'cause the Bible tells me so. > If that's not enough for you, > wave it and the flies go 'shoo'." > > Get an edition with large pages! > > -- Len/ Kalipadma > > > --- Mary Ann <buttercookie61> wrote: > > > Well, it depends. Was it really hot out? Were they > > fanning the > > person? Were they waving away flies? The Bible can > > be good for > > some practical things, too :-P > > > > , > > swastik108... writes: > > > > > ...if you really loved humanity and wanted to help > > people why must you feed them > > > with one hand and wave the bible at them with the > > other, it is just a lowly strategy. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 I would also add a book called the Chimera Veda, or maybe have the Chamara Veda be known by both names, because "Chamara" made me think of the word "chimera" which means, according to the dictionary I have: "1) Greek myth - a firebreathing monster with a goat's head, a lion's body and a serpent's tail killed by Bellerophon; 2) Archaic - a grotesque monster (1634); 3) Figurative - a mere wild fancy, an unfounded conception (the ordinary modern use, from 1587). , "Mary Ann" <buttercookie61> wrote: > Hi kalipadma: > > I was thinking that it could be fun to create contents for the > Chamara Veda here at Shakti Sadhana from our own homespun wisdom. > Possibly the Rogers message you posted should be in there. It was so > funny! And Len, maybe you could earn some bucks going on the guru > comedian circuit tour -- creating such a tour! "A funny thing > happened to me on the way to see Amma..." > > > , Len Rosenberg > <kalipadma108> wrote: > > > > (giggle) > > So, Mary Ann, the Bible is for you a Chamara Veda? > > (That would be Sanskrit for "fly-whisk text.") > > > > "Jesus loves me, this I know, > > 'cause the Bible tells me so. > > If that's not enough for you, > > wave it and the flies go 'shoo'." > > > > Get an edition with large pages! > > > > -- Len/ Kalipadma > > > > > > --- Mary Ann <buttercookie61> wrote: > > > > > Well, it depends. Was it really hot out? Were they > > > fanning the > > > person? Were they waving away flies? The Bible can > > > be good for > > > some practical things, too :-P > > > > > > , > > > swastik108... writes: > > > > > > > ...if you really loved humanity and wanted to help > > > people why must you feed them > > > > with one hand and wave the bible at them with the > > > other, it is just a lowly strategy. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Some funny gems to be included in the Chimera Veda: Supernatural Power, Buddhist and Hindu (Chapter 17 of "Discriminations Between Buddhist and Hindu Tantras") Yogi C. M. Chen "The root of sorrow is ignorance and the root of ignorance is the inner self. The Tantric Hindu, holding tightly to the higher self, limits his wisdom and power while the Buddhist, being free of even this, attains unlimited wisdom and power. Enough of theory. Let us look at some actual comparisons. We can begin with the scriptures. In Hinduism, in the book Mysterious Kundalini by Vasant G. Rele, on page 68, eight Ashta siddhis are written of: 1) "Anima--A yogi concentrating, meditating and fixing his attention on this quality of the soul during forced exhalation, draws together his entire energy to a point which is then made to penetrate into all bodies so as to make them vibrate according to the will of the Yogi." But he cannot again draw his energy from this little point into the voidness nature which is the final truth of Buddhism. He does not believe in that. 4) "Garima--A yogi increases specific gravity of the body thus making it as heavy as a mountain by swallowing large draughts of air and compressing them in the tissues of the body." The quantities of air swallowed cannot compare with that of the tantric Buddhist. 5) "Prapti--When in Samadhi the yogi acquires the power of predicting future events, of understanding unknown languages, of curing disease and of divining the unexpressed thoughts of others." The time of the future is limited by the kapla of Brahma's creation and destruction, but a Buddhist is free from it. 7) "Vasitva--It is the power of taming living creatures and bringing them under control." This occurs in Tantric Buddhism also. Even in Ch'an there are disciples who were tigers Once Buddha knew by his parocitta-jnana (ability to know the thoughts of all other minds) that the perverse view (Mithya) had arisen in Brahma's mind that all is permanent. Buddha flew to Brahma's heaven and after explaining that everything is impermanent, converted Brahma. I don't know what Tantric Hindus of today think of this story. Would they have more power than Brahma? Your Lord Brahma has already been converted, so what are you waiting for now? My good readers, I must beg your pardon. It is not that I really wanted to write such a long chapter on supernatural powers, but only that I know you are so interested. Buddha's powers were so many that even those magic verses of his "Retractable Penis Sutra" are greater than those found in the Rig- Veda. Since I cannot introduce this sutra here in its entirety, I cannot help but stop here. " , "Mary Ann" <buttercookie61> wrote: > I would also add a book called the Chimera Veda, or maybe have the > Chamara Veda be known by both names, because "Chamara" made me think > of the word "chimera" which means, according to the dictionary I > have: "1) Greek myth - a firebreathing monster with a goat's head, a > lion's body and a serpent's tail killed by Bellerophon; 2) Archaic - > a grotesque monster (1634); 3) Figurative - a mere wild fancy, an > unfounded conception (the ordinary modern use, from 1587). > > , "Mary Ann" > <buttercookie61> wrote: > > Hi kalipadma: > > > > I was thinking that it could be fun to create contents for the > > Chamara Veda here at Shakti Sadhana from our own homespun wisdom. > > Possibly the Rogers message you posted should be in there. It was > so > > funny! And Len, maybe you could earn some bucks going on the guru > > comedian circuit tour -- creating such a tour! "A funny thing > > happened to me on the way to see Amma..." > > > > > > , Len Rosenberg > > <kalipadma108> wrote: > > > > > > (giggle) > > > So, Mary Ann, the Bible is for you a Chamara Veda? > > > (That would be Sanskrit for "fly-whisk text.") > > > > > > "Jesus loves me, this I know, > > > 'cause the Bible tells me so. > > > If that's not enough for you, > > > wave it and the flies go 'shoo'." > > > > > > Get an edition with large pages! > > > > > > -- Len/ Kalipadma > > > > > > > > > --- Mary Ann <buttercookie61> wrote: > > > > > > > Well, it depends. Was it really hot out? Were they > > > > fanning the > > > > person? Were they waving away flies? The Bible can > > > > be good for > > > > some practical things, too :-P > > > > > > > > , > > > > swastik108... writes: > > > > > > > > > ...if you really loved humanity and wanted to help > > > > people why must you feed them > > > > > with one hand and wave the bible at them with the > > > > other, it is just a lowly strategy. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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