Initiation (?)

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On 17 May 1999, Gunamani dd wrote:

 

 

> The Jews did the same, they expected a king and when they saw that Jesus

was cruzified and humiliated, they rejected him because of the external

circumstances.

>

 

Certainly many Jews, and your point is very well taken. But all of Jesus'

early followers, I think maybe for even more than a century after his

departure, considered themselves Jews or Jewish converts, as they viewed Jesus

as someone preaching within the Jewish tradition. I think there was a formal

break later, as the traditions of this new sect developed more distinctly.

 

In any event, sometimes an external search for a pure devotee can appear to

take on a similar flavor to those who eternally search for the truth. It is as

if there is some rasa in the eternal searching propensity which could be lost

when something significant is found.

 

Sometimes we can get so caught up in an external search that we loose track of

the real business at hand, which can be argued is something internal. We can

certainly get hints about this from others, but the real work lies within our

own hearts, and no one else can do that work for us.

 

The Mahabhagavata can certainly help us, but it is not his job to live our

life for us.

 

ys,

 

Sthita-dhi