Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 Dear Viorica, I feel sad to see your messages stop. Thank you for all the messages you put out, the time you spent. The sharing you've been doing is in the spirit of Ramana. My heart wonders at the spirit of those who copyright his words. They are, after all from SELF to SELF. He gave freely and never charged a penny to anyone. I can see charging the production cost of books, but I feel positive that he would have objected strongly to anyone's limiting the spread of his message, whatever the means. I feel strongly that NO ONE should be allowed to copyright a Master's utterances. A true Master's every word and act are the emanation of pure love. Thank goodness he can appear in any heart he chooses. Sherm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 Hi Sherm, Copyrights aren't just about money. Another reason is to make sure the copies are complete and accurate. Sri Ramanasram has given me permission several times to reprint Bhagavan's works for free. They don't require payment. But they do require me to reprint the books exactly as they originally appeared, without a single change, in their entirety. They can only do this because they own the copyright. Isn't this a good thing? Best regards, Rob P.S. If everything is God, money must be God too. - <lsherm <RamanaMaharshi> Tuesday, August 21, 2001 12:19 AM [RamanaMaharshi] copyright > Dear Viorica, > > I feel sad to see your messages stop. Thank you for all the messages > you put out, the time you spent. The sharing you've been doing is in > the spirit of Ramana. My heart wonders at the spirit of those who > copyright his words. They are, after all from SELF to SELF. He > gave freely and never charged a penny to anyone. I can see charging > the production cost of books, but I feel positive that he would have > objected strongly to anyone's limiting the spread of his message, > whatever the means. I feel strongly that NO ONE should be allowed to > copyright a Master's utterances. A true Master's every word and act > are the emanation of pure love. Thank goodness he can appear in any > heart he chooses. > > Sherm > > > > > Post message: RamanaMaharshi > Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- > Un: RamanaMaharshi- > List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner > > Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/RamanaMaharshi > > Your use of is subject to > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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