Revised Policy for the Acceptance of New members

[Guest guest]

Greetings Advaitins:

 

The enclosed letter will be sent to those express their interest to join

the list. Please review this letter and send your comments to the

Moderator's Email Address. I request the members who joined recently

to provide an introduction as soon as possible. Please send your

introductory remarks directly to the list.

 

Thanks for your cooperation, understanding and input.

 

Ram Chandran

List Moderator

Email: chandran

 

 

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Letter Indicating the Policy for Acceptance of Membership

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Greetings:

 

Please send me a brief paragraph introducing yourself to the members of

 

Advaitin. This paragraph should describe your interests and reasons for

 

joining this List. This new policy has been introduced to prevent

articles

 

that do not meet the list objectives and its policies. The List invites

 

members from all parts of this world irrespective of race, sex and

religion.

 

The List encourages members for their active participation in

discussions

 

focusing on the philosophy of life. The initial postings of the new

members

 

will be moderated for a period of three months.

 

If members complain about any serious violation from a member then

postings

 

from that member are subject to moderation. This new policy became

necessary

 

due to recent unpleasant experience from a new member.

 

Please send your reply with a brief introduction to the folowing mailing

 

address: chandran as soon as possible. When the list

moderator

 

receives your reply, you will receive the welcome letter with additional

 

instructions.

 

Thanks for your cooperation and understanding

 

Have a nice day!

 

Ram Chandran

 

Email address of the Moderator: Chandran

Email address of the Advaitin List: advaitin

 

Note: Please send your postings directly to the Email address of the

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[Guest guest]

Seems fairly reasonable. One question: Why three months? Why not, a

somewhat shorter period, for example, six weeks?

Keep up the fine and good work.

Regards to one and all,

Kenneth L.

[Guest guest]

Hello, this is a test message. I am a new member with a philosophical and a

practical interest in Advaita philosophy. My background is in yoga and

meditation (in the Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Taoist

traditions). For me, Ramana Maharshi has given the best practical approach to

directly realizing that Sat-Chit- Ananda is our original nature. Here is

something I wrote some time back on another list and will

serve as a good introduction.

 

The teachings of the Sage of Arunachala, Ramana Maharishi, who guided me and

blessed me in my early youth focus

almost exclusively on the Self Inquiry involving asking the question "Who Am I"

and holding on to "Awareness" in all

conditions. He wrote very little except some poetry and a few selected

translations of classic works (See the Collected

works of Ramana Maharshi). He also addressed questions pertaining to Kundalini

Shakti and different Samadhis when

appropriate. Anyone interested in this approach should read conversations with

Ramana Maharishi or other books written

about him. A book that I would recommend is "Talks with Ramana Maharshi" which

is a compilation of conversations

recorded by Ramanaananda Sarswati (between 1935-1939). Carl Jung called Ramana

Maharshi "The purest (or the

whitest) spot in a white land." Many of the greatest Yogis and Spiritual Masters

of India (Some of who later came to the

U.S to teach) went to the sacred Hill of Arunachala to be in the presence of

this great Sage. I believe Swami Nityananda

(Guru of Baba Muktananda) also visited there as did Swami Rama, founder of the

Himalayan Institute. Swami

Yogananda of SRF went there to visit and asked questions. Various Holy men and

Shankracharyas used to go to him to

clear their doubts. My teacher in his teen years, used to visit Sri Ramana

Maharishi as well.

 

Harsha

 

 

YourKenneth NameLarsen wrote:

> YourKenneth NameLarsen <kvlarsen

>

> Seems fairly reasonable. One question: Why three months? Why not, a

> somewhat shorter period, for example, six weeks?

> Keep up the fine and good work.

> Regards to one and all,

> Kenneth L.

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