Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Your definition of secrecy seems to revolve around the idea of not parading one's knowledge. I agree that this idea is a good one for a variety of reasons, namely, 1. Whatever we think we know is incorrect or at best incomplete, 2. Not parading one's knowledge is a way to control the ego, 3. What we know may not be helpful to someone else who is on a different path or who has a different mind set, 4. Parading knowledge leads to arguments and division rather than unity, 5. Parading knowledge does not lead to progress but rather to staying in one spot and becoming mired in names and forms whereas maintaining one's own counsel leads to introspection and detachment. However, not parading knowledge cannot be considered to be secrecy but rather careful husbanding of one's resources. It is a management tool: it is not secrecy. To label this concept as secrecy is to lend credibility to staying in the shadows where one's animal nature lurks to cause problems. Promoting secrecy is a grave injustice and holds karmic consequences. , sankara menon <kochu1tz> wrote: > there is something to be said in favor of secrecy. Secrecy is advocated because it helps you hold dear what you have and then helps in developping. Not the type of thing secrecy has become. > > just4amusement <just4amusement> wrote:In matters of the Spirit, secrecy is never a good idea. Secrecy > inhibits self-examination, discrimination and dispassion. It > promotes vices and other obstacles to spiritual realization. The > adherent of secrecy has something to hid, something to be > ashamed of, something that is preventing an upward > progression to Self-Realization. > > Besides, there is no such thing as secrecy to even the mildly > aware person. One's unproductive behaviours and words are > open to all. Negativity is apparent to all (especially to animals). > The Guru or any spiritually advanced person knows the intimate > conscious and subconscious thoughts and urges of the > aspirant, even those which the aspirant is unwilling to admit or is > unaware of. > > The road to Self-Realization depends on discipline and > purification. Secrecy inhibits both of these. > > > > , "childofdevi" > <childofdevi> wrote: > > Hmm... very interesting. I guess you are the very epitome of the > > saying (from the Kularnava?) "One could be a Shaivite in > outlook, a Vaishnavite in appearance but a Kaula in truth and secrecy" (or some variant of that). > > > > Best wishes, > > -yogaman > > > > > > > > > Visit your group "" on the web. > > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > for Good > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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