Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 At 08:39 PM 5/6/2004 +0000, advaitins wrote: >Note from the List Moderator: >"Bill Rishel" <plexus > >Hello. > >My name is Bill Rishel and I have been on a "spiritual path" >my entire adult life. I am now 58 years old. > >My spiritual philosophy is essentially non-dual, and I have >written extensively on the subject of mystical awareness >and realization. > >I relate deeply to Buddhism, Taoism, and the advaita >teachings of Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj. > >Sincerely, >Bill Rishel ===Let me extend a welcome to Bill. I know him from the neo-advaita nondual lists that aren't as well mannered as this one! Bill is one of the calming, reasonable, and dialectically precise influences on those lists. I think he will be a welcome addition to advaitin! --Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Golly gosh gee Greg! Thanks! As for: "I know him from the neo-advaita nondual lists that aren't as well mannered as this one!" ....that sounds very encouraging. I had come to consider that the existence of a well mannered such list might be in the same category as the horns of a hare! Bill - Gregory Goode advaitin ; advaitin Thursday, May 06, 2004 2:05 PM Re: New Member Introduction - Bill Rishel At 08:39 PM 5/6/2004 +0000, advaitins wrote: >Note from the List Moderator: >"Bill Rishel" <plexus > >Hello. > >My name is Bill Rishel and I have been on a "spiritual path" >my entire adult life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 advaitin, "Bill Rishel" <plexus@a...> wrote: > Golly gosh gee Greg! > Thanks! > > As for: "I know him from the neo-advaita nondual lists that aren't as well mannered as this one!" > ...that sounds very encouraging. I had come to consider that the existence of a > well mannered such list might be in the same category as the horns of a hare! > > Bill > Namaste Billji, Welcome. I am glad to say as a recently joined member, I have been struck by the really civil exchanges in this wonderful group. I look forward to reading the postings everyday. In a lighter vein, when I read the part about the horns of a hare I was reminded of a shloka I learnt long ago and that's what prompted this post. labhecca sikatAsu tailamapi yatnatah pIdayan pibecca mrga trShnikAsu salilam pibAsArtitah| kadAcitapi paryatan shasha viShANam AsAdayet natu pratiniviShTa mUrkhajana cittam ArAdhayet|| (It may be possible to obtain oil from sand with effort, to quench one's thirst with water from a mirage or to obtain a hare's horn if we look around, but it is impossible to satisfy a perverse fool's mind - my translation is kind of approximate) Harih Om! Neelakantan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Thank you for the welcome, Neelakantan, and for the translation. Made me realize, just now, how thirsty I am! Bill - Neelakantan advaitin Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:33 PM Re: New Member Introduction - Bill Rishel advaitin, "Bill Rishel" <plexus@a...> wrote: > Golly gosh gee Greg! > Thanks! > > As for: "I know him from the neo-advaita nondual lists that aren't as well mannered as this one!" > ...that sounds very encouraging. I had come to consider that the existence of a > well mannered such list might be in the same category as the horns of a hare! > > Bill > Namaste Billji, Welcome. I am glad to say as a recently joined member, I have been struck by the really civil exchanges in this wonderful group. I look forward to reading the postings everyday. In a lighter vein, when I read the part about the horns of a hare I was reminded of a shloka I learnt long ago and that's what prompted this post. labhecca sikatAsu tailamapi yatnatah pIdayan pibecca mrga trShnikAsu salilam pibAsArtitah| kadAcitapi paryatan shasha viShANam AsAdayet natu pratiniviShTa mUrkhajana cittam ArAdhayet|| (It may be possible to obtain oil from sand with effort, to quench one's thirst with water from a mirage or to obtain a hare's horn if we look around, but it is impossible to satisfy a perverse fool's mind - my translation is kind of approximate) Harih Om! Neelakantan Discussion of Shankara's Advaita Vedanta Philosophy of nonseparablity of Atman and Brahman. Advaitin List Archives available at: http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/ To Post a message send an email to : advaitin Messages Archived at: advaitin/messages Sponsor -- advaitin/ b.. advaitin c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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