Guest guest Posted February 9, 1999 Report Share Posted February 9, 1999 Namaskar George Ji and welcome. We are delighted to have you among us. As far as Ashrams to live in and meditate in for the whole day, and not have to pay rent or anything - I do not know much about that. There might be such places but they probably require some type of Ashram work. Earning a living is not opposed to Self Realization as Ramana Maharshi pointed out many times. Whatever one's circumstances are, one can remain aware and engage in spiritual practice. Perhaps others may have more suggestions for you. Harsha Macavei George [mgeo] Tuesday, February 09, 1999 3:25 PM advaitin New member- George's presentation mgeo (Macavei George) Namaskar Ram Ji! Namaskar All ! I am a young man from Romania who wants to meet through this list people with a very deep interest for Self-Realization. My name is George Macavei, I am 28 years old, and I live in Bucharest. I apologize for my English, which is not so good, but now I tray to improve it. I also want to announce you that due of my skill in English writing I will not be able to write too much on this list, but if there will be deep subjects of discussion I will try to write my point of view on this list. If someone wants to write and ask this George clear, deep and subtle questions, then feel free to write directly to this email address: < mgeo > Now will follow a brief history and presentation of me and my spiritual goal. My interest in Yoga and spiritual practices started since 1987 when I read a book for Hatha-Yoga. After that I read other spiritual books and I was interested in Advaita-Vedanta, Jnana-Yoga, Taoism and Zen. In 1988 I read for first time "Self-Inquiry" in a Romanian translation, and I was attracted by Ramana's teaching. In November 1992 I became unemployed and I used that opportunity to increase my Atma-Vichara practice. After few months I was able to meditate seven times a day one hour each time. The thing I enjoy the most is practicing "Atma Vichara" (Self-Inquiry) for five hours a day. I also read and study books with Ramana's teachings. For me, Ramana's teachings are the deepest of all Indian philosophies. I never had a physical Guru, and all my knowledge was given to my mind by inner Sat-Guru, who is all the time present. I was in India between September 28, 1997 and January 22,1998 and I visited Sri Ramanashramam in Tiruvannamalai and other spiritual places. For that travel I got necessary money from a Romanian friend who migrated in 1993 in Canada (Montreal). I dreamed to see India since 1987 and after 10 years of waiting I saw my dream come true thanks to my friend. I am one who is interested most of all, in Self-Realization and I give all my energy for this aim. I don't want to spend time with unimportant activities or things. All what I am looking for, is a place where I want to live, and to practice constant meditation. Here in Romania ashrams, retreats, or spiritual centers are not available and neither will they be in the near future. Unfortunately, from the financial point of view, I am a person with a very low income, no material possessions, and no other possibilities. In Romania, to have a permanent job is a thing which can't help a person to travel in India or other foreign country, because the average salary per economy is about 100 US$ per month (no this is not a joke). I finish here my introduction to you, and I will continue with a very important questions of this unreal George. My question : Is there anybody, who knows in this world a place, where a poor person with a very sincere and deep interest in Absolute Truth is welcome, accepted and considered useful for other people? I am interested in living very simple and doing my inner practice (for 8-10 hours daily) in an ashram, retreat, spiritual center, or anything like this. I know that many people could consider my request very strange, but I hope that at least people from this list will understand this illusory George and his need very well. I will be grateful, if someone can give me an advice or any kind of concrete help. If something written above is not too clear please feel free to ask me any questions you wish about me. Om! Shanti! Om! Love and Wisdom, George ------ To from this mailing list, or to change your subscription to digest, go to the ONElist web site, at and select the User Center link from the menu bar on the left. ------ Discussion of the True Meaning of Sankara's Advaita Vedanta Philosophy focusing on non-duality between mind and matter. List Archives available at: /viewarchive.cgi?listname=advaitin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 1999 Report Share Posted February 9, 1999 Namaskar Ram Ji! Namaskar All ! I am a young man from Romania who wants to meet through this list people with a very deep interest for Self-Realization. My name is George Macavei, I am 28 years old, and I live in Bucharest. I apologize for my English, which is not so good, but now I tray to improve it. I also want to announce you that due of my skill in English writing I will not be able to write too much on this list, but if there will be deep subjects of discussion I will try to write my point of view on this list. If someone wants to write and ask this George clear, deep and subtle questions, then feel free to write directly to this email address: < mgeo > Now will follow a brief history and presentation of me and my spiritual goal. My interest in Yoga and spiritual practices started since 1987 when I read a book for Hatha-Yoga. After that I read other spiritual books and I was interested in Advaita-Vedanta, Jnana-Yoga, Taoism and Zen. In 1988 I read for first time "Self-Inquiry" in a Romanian translation, and I was attracted by Ramana's teaching. In November 1992 I became unemployed and I used that opportunity to increase my Atma-Vichara practice. After few months I was able to meditate seven times a day one hour each time. The thing I enjoy the most is practicing "Atma Vichara" (Self-Inquiry) for five hours a day. I also read and study books with Ramana's teachings. For me, Ramana's teachings are the deepest of all Indian philosophies. I never had a physical Guru, and all my knowledge was given to my mind by inner Sat-Guru, who is all the time present. I was in India between September 28, 1997 and January 22,1998 and I visited Sri Ramanashramam in Tiruvannamalai and other spiritual places. For that travel I got necessary money from a Romanian friend who migrated in 1993 in Canada (Montreal). I dreamed to see India since 1987 and after 10 years of waiting I saw my dream come true thanks to my friend. I am one who is interested most of all, in Self-Realization and I give all my energy for this aim. I don't want to spend time with unimportant activities or things. All what I am looking for, is a place where I want to live, and to practice constant meditation. Here in Romania ashrams, retreats, or spiritual centers are not available and neither will they be in the near future. Unfortunately, from the financial point of view, I am a person with a very low income, no material possessions, and no other possibilities. In Romania, to have a permanent job is a thing which can't help a person to travel in India or other foreign country, because the average salary per economy is about 100 US$ per month (no this is not a joke). I finish here my introduction to you, and I will continue with a very important questions of this unreal George. My question : Is there anybody, who knows in this world a place, where a poor person with a very sincere and deep interest in Absolute Truth is welcome, accepted and considered useful for other people? I am interested in living very simple and doing my inner practice (for 8-10 hours daily) in an ashram, retreat, spiritual center, or anything like this. I know that many people could consider my request very strange, but I hope that at least people from this list will understand this illusory George and his need very well. I will be grateful, if someone can give me an advice or any kind of concrete help. If something written above is not too clear please feel free to ask me any questions you wish about me. Om! Shanti! Om! Love and Wisdom, George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 1999 Report Share Posted February 9, 1999 Namaskar George: On behalf of Advaitin List, I want to welcome you with be bottom of my heart. Last year, I have visited Bucharest for nearly two weeks and enjoyed thoroughly the beautiful surroundings of the capital city. I had an assignment to teach a short course on Econometrics to few faculty members from the university of Romania. To my surprise, there were two Indian restaurants in Bucharest, though I didn't have time visit them. More over, I enjoyed the company of the Romanian people who are friendly and very hospitable. I and my other American colleagues didn't have any difficulty with the english spoken and written by the Romanian students and faculty members. I want to assure you that your English will not be an issue for this list and feel free to express your thoughts and ideas. Your keen interest on "self-realization" is quite inspirational to the list members and I want to thank you for an excellent introduction. Regards, Ram Chandran List Moderator Macavei George wrote: > > mgeo (Macavei George) > > Namaskar Ram Ji! > Namaskar All ! > > I am a young man from Romania who wants to meet through this list > people with a very deep interest for Self-Realization. My name is > George Macavei, I am 28 years old, and I live in Bucharest. I > apologize for my English, which is not so good, but now I tray to > improve it. I also want to announce you that due of my skill in > English writing I will not be able to write too much on this list, > but if there will be deep subjects of discussion I will try to write > my point of view on this list. If someone wants to write and ask > this George clear, deep and subtle questions, then feel free to > write directly to this email address: < mgeo > > .................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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