Guest guest Posted April 4, 2002 Report Share Posted April 4, 2002 Even closer than eyeball to eyeball -- Who is looking into this, right now, from the " other side of your eyeball? " Who this is, on the other side of your eyeball doesn't go away when you watch a television show, and doesn't care at all, not even one little bit, whether or not you're encountering a great guru, a CD, a tradition, or a dog turd. It's the " me " who cares about these things which invents the dog-and-pony shows of various sorts. You can call this " who " looking into you whatever you want. It doesn't care what you call it, because it's not affected by what you name things, or your perspective, or belief, or friends, or rememberances. Dan > Hur, > > If you ever stood eyeball to eyball > for just one moment, > with an American guru, > the caliber of Maharaj, > whatever the " dog and pony show " , > or absence of " dog and pony show " , > you wouldn't even notice it. > > For that moment, > there is no " you " aka " mind-sense " > to notice anything. > > Time stands still. > > " G " uru prevails. > > > El > ------------------------- > > Nisargadatta, " hurg " <hurg> wrote: > > Thanks El for the pointer. What i really liked about Swami > > Paramatmananda's devotional account is that how Maharaj > gives him a > > fruit and takes a huge pair of cymbals and starts to sing a > > devotional song to his Guru. This is called tradition, not > something > > that we see very often in American satsangs. If it was an > American > > guru, how would he make up for the lack of tradition? He'd > probably > > give the Swami a fruit bar, listen to a meditation CD by the > musician > > Ananda Dass (referred to as Shirley by her old friends) and > meditate > > for 15 minutes (timed by a beeping stopwatch) and leave the > satsang > > just in time to watch his favorite tv show, the Osbournes on > MTV (not > > to be taken seriously, just humor.) > > > > Hur > > > > Nisargadatta, " elizabeth_wells2001 " > > <elizabeth_wells2001> wrote: > > > " He then got up and taking a > > > > huge pair of cymbals, > > > started to sing devotional songs in > > > praise of his Guru. " (SNM from below) > > > > > > Yes. Guru with a Capital G. > > > El > > > > > > -------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta, " elizabeth_wells2001 " > > > <elizabeth_wells2001> wrote: > > > > Yes, Hur, Øne More Time! > > > > > > > > " Until you leave your body, may you have full > > > > > devotion and surrender to your Guru. " (SNM > > > > from below.) > > > > > > > > Guru with a capital G, > > > > is not a person, not a personality, > > > > not even a Teaching. El > > > > > > > > " I doubt any of you see me how I REALLY am! " > > > > (SNM from Consciousness and the Absolute.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta, " hurg " <hurg> wrote: > > > > > " I felt fully satisfied and peaceful and thought that I could > > not > > > > > possibly receive anything more than Maharaj had told > me. I > > > > thought > > > > > of going back to Arunachala the next day. I mentioned it > and > > > > asked > > > > > him for his blessing. > > > > > 'If you feel like that, then you may go. Do you know what > my > > > > > blessing is for you? Until you leave your body, may you > have > > > > full > > > > > devotion and surrender to your Guru.' Maharaj looked at > me > > > > > compassionately. Moved at his kindness, I started to cry > but > > > > > controlled myself. Even then a few tears trickled down my > > > > cheeks. > > > > > He smiled and gave me a piece of fruit. He then got up > and > > > > taking a > > > > > huge pair of cymbals, started to sing devotional songs in > > > > praise of > > > > > his Guru. I bowed down to him and went to rest in my > room. " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " On the Road to Freedom: > > > > > A Pilgrimage in India, Volume 1 " > > > > > by Swami Paramatmananda Puri > > > > > Published by, > > > > > Mata Amritanandamayi Center > > > > > San Ramon, California > > > > > > > > > > http://nisargadatta.net/SwamiParamatmananda.html > > > > > > > > > > Note: Swami Paramatmananda met Ammachi a few > months > > > > after his > > > > > encounter with Maharaj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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