Guest guest Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 Hello Hur, Jack was well versed in both Buddhism and Advaita, yet he chose Buddhism!? I say this from the number of books on Buddhism that he has written. Any comment on that? Jan At 04.04.02-07:58 PM hurg wrote: >He told me that his first time with Maharaj he was anxious and felt >like he just didn't get it, and could not understand where Maharaj >was speaking from even though he asked question after question of him. >Jack then went to Sri Lanka to do a three month meditation retreat >and came back to Bombay. This time he was really blown out, he >was " right there " with Maharaj at every word he said, silently >nodding, asking no questions. >Maharaj pointed to him and asked him directly, " So now you get it, do >you? " Kornfield nodded his head. > " So then there is No More Fear, Right!? " Maharaj shouted, confronting >him directly. Jack said that at that point he felt a wave of fear >come up from the depths of his psyche, a palpable rising wave. >Maharaj, pointed at this immaterial wave as if it were a physical >thing like a chair or a table, " Stop! " He said, " Don't believe in >that apparition, if you do, you're cooked. Just stop believing in >that and you are free! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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