Talk 8 - Mantra -- open question

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"Leave no seeker behind"--and an open-forum question

 

 

Hi Group,

I am getting settled here and have an email account now. But they

are keeping us busy. I have to fight the food demons because the food

is so darn good and plentiful here. Speaking of food: I have been

having conversations with everyone from meditation masters down to the

common man about meditation, Zen, Buddhism and nondual beliefs, and

all interfacing (or so they think) with Catholicism.

 

Here I sat down and started talking to a woman from my home town

on a Catholic retreat in which they are being taught Zen buddhists

practices, walking meditation and the like. She says that she is

interested because her son's best friend got the call to seek and is

living somewhere in India (she did not know where) and studying with

Yogi masters. That could be anywhere in any ashrama in India.

 

But that is beside the point. The point being one which I was trying

to make here, on this group that the masses are "out there" and

doing things like learning to meditate and having kundalini

experiences but they have no guides and most of all have no guidance

re: vegetarianism.

 

So my question tonight to this group is this: Is there any harm done

to the lower bodies if one is meditating, more than a few minutes a

day, and is not following any sort of diet. That is for new seekers

not the ones like me who may change diet in midstream and later come

back to it?

 

I know that RM teaches we should, so my question is also two-pronged

what if people are not getting this training, then what is happening

if anything to them spiritually?

 

Love to all

 

Netemara

 

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RamanaMaharshi, "Mark" <milarepa@a...> wrote:

> Net:

>

> After witnessing many a guru, lama, Zen master fall during the

1980's after

> being accused of various misdeeds, I agree with you completely.

There are

> wolves among the sheep and one must be very circumspect when

> selecting a teacher.

>

> Mark

>

>

>

> Good point Richard. I am not in any disagreement about the need for

> teachers. I am just always concerned about those who are "out

there."

> I firmly believe in "leave no seeker behind." Smile.

>

> Net

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