Meetings with Maharaj 8

April 10, 2001

Before I left for Maine, I was telling you all about when I felt like I

betrayed Maharaj because I had gone to see his Guru brother, Bhai Nath

Maharaj. After sharing with Maharaj the whole of it, he laughed and

said, " Oh no, you are free to see anyone! " I had taken his question "

Are you going to roam about? " as an injunction not to seek and was too

literal about it. My translator, Mr. Mullarpattan smiled and told me

that J. Krishnamurti was going to be speaking that very evening. Now, I

never really felt much interest in Krishnamurti but I was curious.

Even in Maharaj's loft there was a line drawing of Krishnamurti. People

seemed to speak about Krishnamurti with reverance. I remember there was

even some talk about attempting a meeting between Maharaj and

Krishnamurti. I was told it never happened because Krishnamurti's car

could not fit down Ketwadi Lane. This may have been wishful thinking,

not really what happened.

It was a very interesting scene. I went with my tanslator friend, Mr.

Mullarpattan. It was held out of doors,in a kind of open park. There

were many Rajneesh Sanyassins and afluent,young, intellectual Indians.

Krishnamurti seemed peaceful, beautiful but fretful. There was a

hillarious scene where he was saying " Nowadays the pressures of society

deform the brain, we can't even see the birds. " Meanwhile behind him

there was a bird caught in a kite string. The Bombay Fire Department

was trying to free it while buzzards were circling the poor trapped

bird. It was a real Keystone Kops kind of a scene. And I thought, "

Krishnamurti, you are so caught up in your imagery of nature you can't

see the birds as they really are! "

Next morning after speaking to Maharaj he said " Krishnamurti is a great

thinker " I took that in a negative context while the rest of the folks

thought he was complimenting Krishnamurti.I looked into Maharaj's eyes.

I felt a oneness.I had to agree, Krishnamurti was a great thinker.

To be continued....

April 10, 2001

Hi Cathy!

I understand there was a meeting once between Nisargadatta and U.G.

Krishnamurti (his inevitable comment -- " I just met a man " ). I've

read about it from the " U.G. side, " do you have any knowledge or

commentary about what it was like from another angle?

Namaste,

Tim

April 10, 2001

Were you one with his

" professional jealousy " too?

LOL!

Not that there's nothing to what

he said. There usually is something

to anything said.

And sure

" great realized sages "

are beyond jealousy,

anxiety, and any of the feelings

that would mark them

as similar to mere unrealized

mortals, and any remarks they

make are for our learning --

but then " great realized sages "

are just another image from

the great " image-making

factory " , as " we " are ;-)

;-)

The guru business is so demanding.

Competitors everywhere!

To live where there is no

competition whatsoever --

no guru will take you there ...

for if there could be a guru

there, there could be someone

to compete with --

any teacher may catalyze

" it " with a remark -- K. or N.

or Joe and Sally up the street,

and so

may a bird chirping, or

even one being hauled out of

a tree, and even " nothing at all " ...

Love,

Dan

Before I left for Maine, I was

telling you all about when I felt like I

betrayed Maharaj because I had gone to see his Guru brother, Bhai Nath

Maharaj. After sharing with Maharaj the whole of it, he laughed and

said, " Oh no, you are free to see anyone! " I had taken his

question "

Are you going to roam about? " as an injunction not to seek and was

too