Guest guest Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Dear Friends, There has been a discussion of Gurus recently on HS and other lists. I posted an article on Gurus on my personal blog. www.luthar.com. Hope you are all well. Love to all Harsha -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Dear Harsha, Excellent article. Thank you. No guru can 'give you' enlightenment. They can help the seeker as they learn to look within to find That which is always present. Not two, Richard , Harsha wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > There has been a discussion of Gurus recently on HS and other lists. I > posted an article on Gurus on my personal blog. www.luthar.com. > > Hope you are all well. > Love to all > Harsha > > -- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 About gurus: Bob Adamson said his teacher, Nisargadatta said his purpose as teacher was to take seekers beyond the need for help. Bob says that his own mission is the same. If one follows a teacher for a long time and is still seeking, something ain't right. A dependency has developed, an incorrect thought that someone else has (or is) something that you don't. When I posted what Sarlo said about Nome, I was just showing another opinion. It is not my opinion, as I don't know or care to know much about Nome since I'm not seeking anything from him and I doubt he needs anything from me. Once I belonged to Sarlo's e-group but my presence was short-lived because I didn't enjoy reading so many negative things. I like this Harsha's group, though, because the posts seem more positive. All opinions expressed here are my own and do not reflect the opinions of the management. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 _____ [] On Behalf Of Harsha Saturday, November 18, 2006 5:28 PM advaitin; ; NondualitySalon On Gurus Dear Friends, There has been a discussion of Gurus recently on HS and other lists. I posted an article on Gurus on my personal blog. www.luthar.com. Hope you are all well. Love to all Harsha Dear Harsha and All, Yes, there has been a discussion of gurus and wannabe gurus and even guru raters. Your guru or teacher Chitrabhanu-ji expressed true wisdom when he suggested that."You should never follow any guru." A devotee, a seeker, an aspirant may search for a guru to be discipled to; but the true guru is ever present, shedding grace in every moment, living in heart of hearts that is found within and without. I have posted on this group on and off for many years. I find good company here. I want to sincerely express something. I am serious (in a fun way :-) ) and from the heart: For those of you who don't already know, be advised that the most remarkable Being, the Being who is appearing as all that we see and experience, is also the inner guide, the TrueGuru. The longer I live, the more I wonder at this remarkable Being. I am left speechless and powerless it Its spell. I am not a good person. I'm not the worst person you can imagine; but I am bad enough to believe that if the true guru would reveal ItSelf to me, then It will bestow its grace upon anyone. But One should look within. One should evoke the inner-guide. Remarkable blessings sometimes manifest "without", yet the true guru is always shining within your own heart. The TrueGuru, the innerOne will never let you down. This guru is pure and shining. It is resplendent, and beyond the limitations of men who are sometimes called "gurus". I do have a human guru. I seldom speak to him. He served a wonderful purpose to me and perhaps he will again in the future. But before him and during my association with him and since, the TrueGuru illuminates the way. I am not a "role model", and because of that I am qualified to make the following statement: "If the wonderful, blessed, guide will reveal ItSelf to me, then It will most certainly do the same for anyOne. Where's the need for a human guru? Where's the need to rate gurus? Sincerely solicit the aid of the blessed One, shining within and without. One doesn't even have to be good. When the gurus' faults are known, when one's own faults are known, the disappointment can result in a sincere and perhaps desperate search to evoke the grace that ultimately leads One to the Love and the Light and the Knowledge of Life eternal. How can One fail, when One is that? michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 That's very beautifully put Michael. I love your common sense. It has the brilliance of authenticity. All we can do is be who we are. That is what we do best. Love to all Harsha Michael Bowes wrote: > > ------ > > ** > [] *On Behalf Of *Harsha > *Sent:* Saturday, November 18, 2006 5:28 PM > *To:* advaitin; ; > NondualitySalon > *Subject:* On Gurus > > > > > > > Dear Harsha and All, > > Yes, there has been a discussion of gurus and wannabe gurus and even > guru raters. > > Your guru or teacher Chitrabhanu-ji expressed true wisdom when he > suggested that..."You should never follow any guru." A devotee, a > seeker, an aspirant may search for a guru to be discipled to; but the > true guru is ever present, shedding grace in every moment, living in > heart of hearts that is found within and without. > > I have posted on this group on and off for many years. I find good > company here. I want to sincerely express something. I am serious > (in a fun way J ) and from the heart: > > For those of you who don't already know, be advised that the most > remarkable Being, the Being who is appearing as all that we see and > experience, is also the inner guide, the TrueGuru. The longer I live, > the more I wonder at this remarkable Being. I am left speechless and > powerless it Its spell. > > I am not a good person. I'm not the worst person you can imagine; but > I am bad enough to believe that if the true guru would reveal ItSelf > to me, then It will bestow its grace upon anyone. But One should look > within. One should evoke the inner-guide. Remarkable blessings > sometimes manifest "without", yet the true guru is always shining > within your own heart. The TrueGuru, the innerOne will never let you > down. This guru is pure and shining. It is resplendent, and beyond > the limitations of men who are sometimes called "gurus". I do have a > human guru. I seldom speak to him. He served a wonderful purpose to > me and perhaps he will again in the future. But before him and during > my association with him and since, the TrueGuru illuminates the way. > > > > I am not a "role model", and because of that I am qualified to make > the following statement: > > "If the wonderful, blessed, guide will reveal ItSelf to me, then It > will most certainly do the same for anyOne. Where's the need for a > human guru? Where's the need to rate gurus? > > Sincerely solicit the aid of the blessed One, shining within and without. > > One doesn't even have to be good. When the gurus' faults are known, > when one's own faults are known, the disappointment can result in a > sincere and perhaps desperate search to evoke the grace that > ultimately leads One to the Love and the Light and the Knowledge of > Life eternal. > > How can One fail, when One is that? > > michael > > _ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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