re. previous post on quote from Ramakrishna

[Guest guest]

Namaste once again,

 

Related to my previous question about prayer and Vedanta, when Swamiji

lectures to us on Gita, he intersperses many vedantic views. Swamiji

surprised me when he said that in the beginning, the orientation must be

dualist in order to introduce Vedanta to a western audience; later the

orientation changes.

 

Is it possible that prayer is "handled" in the same manner?

 

My questions are of course very basic, and there is probably something

in the archives with the keywords "basic,obvious,rehash," etc.,

but I thought that I'd ask anyway ;-)

 

Thanks again,

 

Bob

[Guest guest]

Dear Bob,

 

Trust in your own heart, your own intuition. Trust

that the sadguru is guiding you, just as the mother

cat takes care of her kittens. It is true. Do not

place your trust outside of yourSELF. Continue in the

mood that seems right to you.

 

Forget arcane discussions on the minutia of advaitic

philosophy and be as you are. The sadguru bestows

grace upon the simple. A mind taken to lofty

philosophies is far, far from the truth.

 

Love,

 

michael

--- Bob Freedman <rlfreed wrote:

> Namaste once again,

>

> Related to my previous question about prayer and

> Vedanta, when Swamiji

> lectures to us on Gita, he intersperses many

> vedantic views. Swamiji

> surprised me when he said that in the beginning, the

> orientation must be

> dualist in order to introduce Vedanta to a western

> audience; later the

> orientation changes.

>

> Is it possible that prayer is "handled" in the same

> manner?

>

> My questions are of course very basic, and there is

> probably something

> in the archives with the keywords "basic,"

> "obvious,rehash," etc.,

> but I thought that I'd ask anyway ;-)

>

> Thanks again,

>

> Bob

>

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

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