Guest guest Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 Hi Dennis, I was in one of Washington, D.C.'s largest bookstores, looking in the Indian spirituality section, and your Book of One was prominently displayed, next to Ramana and company! Hope this cheers you up. Not intended as an ego boost! :-) Benjamin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Hi Benjamin, Ego boost?! Wash your mouth out! Seriously, though, it is a paradoxical situation isn't it? At a superficial selfish level, I could say that it is nice to know that I did not waste my time for two years; at a superficial unselfish level, I could say it is nice to know that some other people are benefiting from my efforts or that the message of Advaita is being spread. But from an Advaitin point of view, what 'other people' are we talking about exactly? It's all merely part of the manifestation. I did nothing etc. (The highlight for the ego, actually, was when the book was seen in the middle of a bookshop window in Amsterdam a few weeks ago! And how's that for the Lucknow syndrome?) Best wishes, Dennis * In case anyone has not heard of the Lucknow Syndrome, it is the term given to the practice of trying not to refer to oneself in the first person but instead to make objects etc. the subject of the sentence and use the passive tense. It's always amusing when you hear someone do this in earnest. >I was in one of Washington, D.C.'s largest bookstores, looking in the Indian spirituality section, and your Book of One was prominently >displayed, next to Ramana and company! Hope this cheers you up. Not intended as an ego boost! :-) >Benjamin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Hi Dennisji. Nice to see that your book is doing well. Madam Saraswatiji is with you. Now, what is that Lucknow syndrome? I am just closing my baggage for a holiday. Can afford some extra weight with fresh knowledge. Please enlighten. Best wishes. Madathil Nair _______________ advaitin, "Dennis Waite" <dwaite@a...> wrote: ......(The highlight for the ego, actually, was > when the book was seen in the middle of a bookshop window in Amsterdam a few > weeks ago! And how's that for the Lucknow syndrome?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 advaitin, "Dennis Waite" <dwaite@a...> wrote: > Hi Benjamin, > > 'other people' are we talking about exactly? It's all merely part of the > manifestation. I did nothing etc. (The highlight for the ego, actually, was > when the book was seen in the middle of a bookshop window in Amsterdam a few > weeks ago! And how's that for the Lucknow syndrome?) > > Best wishes, > > Dennis > > * In case anyone has not heard of the Lucknow Syndrome, it is the term given > to the practice of trying not to refer to oneself in the first person but > instead to make objects etc. the subject of the sentence and use the passive > tense. Namste Dennisji and all This found the 'lucknow syndrome' interesting. Apart from Bhagwan Ramana, I have heard of many saints refer to 'this' when they refer to what we think is 'them'. I genuinely thinks it will be a good experiment for an early seeker wherein a conscious attempt is made to take a standpoint away from the traditional *ego*. The label Lucknow Syndrome makes it sound like some comical idiosyncracy but honestly do you think such a practise could help the unevolved ones - the evolved ones do it as a matter of truth I guess. Would love to know your views Many thousand namaskarams to all Sridhar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Oh Sridharji – the syndrome has got Madathil Nair (object). That was why he wrote his previous post to Dennisji. Let him try to use the passive. Dennisji's footnote explanation of the syndrome was unfortunately missed. (Now who is unfortunate? Can I say Madathil Nair without a sense of I in it?). It is really a syndrome and pathological at that! The practice needs a lot of labour (may be initially - I am not sure). Why not then await the moment when it becomes spontaneously possible? Otherwise, all the sufferings like feeling unfortunate will be suffered as at present even without the subject being directly mentioned. Added to that will be the deliberate labour of the practice. That would make it a very inconvenient, empty idiosyncrasy! Best wishes. Madathil Nair __________________ advaitin, "asridhar19" <asridhar19> wrote: ........The label Lucknow Syndrome makes it sound like > some comical idiosyncracy but honestly do you think such a practise > could help the unevolved ones - the evolved ones do it as a matter of > truth I guess. ........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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