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So you think you want be a guru?

 

Oh....I know.....you say you are on a " spiritual search " .. you tell the

neighbors that you are seeking enlightenment...you tell them that you are

looking for your self.....you don't eat animal tissue......or feel guilty if

you do.....you probably are not planning to vote for George Bush....

 

.....but....you know......deep in your heart.....you want to be the

guru......the alpha seeker......the guy (or gal) that sits in the chair in the

center.....and smiles....you know...the smile.......

 

 

After 20 or 30 years.....you have most of the answers (and the smile) down

pat....... " You and God are One......Be still and Be

God......blah....blah....blah " )

 

Well......before you hang out your shingle.......you just might reconsider this

being a guru thing.......

 

Do you really want a hundred or so.....psychologically disturbed malcontents

hanging on your every word?

 

 

 

In all of those retreats that you have paid your hard earned money for......how

many of those people would you like to spend a long time with?......

 

Think about oodles of googly-eyed sycophantic devotees......wanting just to

touch your feet....ooohhhhh..hhh

 

 

Think about trying to raise two or three million dollars for that retreat

center.......that has to be somewhere in California...(that's where most seekers

live)

 

Think about answering the same three or four stupid questions......over and

over again...to mostly the same stupid people.

 

 

 

Think what you would become...if no one (but your spouse) ever told you that

you were wrong........

 

and the smell of incense........Jesus......does anyone actually like the smell

of incense?

 

 

maybe this guru game......has a down side........

 

 

maybe you could go back to school.....and become something........more fun.

 

 

toombaru

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Nisargadatta , " toombaru2004 " <cptc@w...>

wrote:

>

>

> So you think you want be a guru?

>

> Oh....I know.....you say you are on a " spiritual search " .. you

tell the neighbors that you are seeking enlightenment...you tell

them that you are

> looking for your self.....you don't eat animal tissue......or

feel guilty if you do.....you probably are not planning to vote for

George Bush....

>

> .....but....you know......deep in your heart.....you want to be

the guru......the alpha seeker......the guy (or gal) that sits in

the chair in the center.....and smiles....you know...the smile.......

>

>

> After 20 or 30 years.....you have most of the answers (and the

smile) down pat....... " You and God are One......Be still and Be

God......blah....blah....blah " )

>

> Well......before you hang out your shingle.......you just might

reconsider this being a guru thing.......

>

> Do you really want a hundred or so.....psychologically disturbed

malcontents hanging on your every word?

>

>

>

> In all of those retreats that you have paid your hard earned

money for......how many of those people would you like to spend a

long time with?......

>

> Think about oodles of googly-eyed sycophantic

devotees......wanting just to touch your feet....ooohhhhh..hhh

>

>

> Think about trying to raise two or three million dollars for that

retreat center.......that has to be somewhere in California...

(that's where most seekers live)

>

> Think about answering the same three or four stupid

questions......over and over again...to mostly the same stupid

people.

>

>

>

> Think what you would become...if no one (but your spouse) ever

told you that you were wrong........

>

> and the smell of incense........Jesus......does anyone actually

like the smell of incense?

>

>

> maybe this guru game......has a down side........

>

>

> maybe you could go back to school.....and become

something........more fun.

>

>

> toombaru

 

*********************************

 

I like you Toombaru! I love all you said above. Soooo true!

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Nisargadatta , " toombaru2004 " <cptc@w...>

wrote:

>

>

> So you think you want be a guru?

>

> Oh....I know.....you say you are on a " spiritual search " .. you

tell the neighbors that you are seeking enlightenment...you tell

them that you are

> looking for your self.....you don't eat animal tissue......or

feel guilty if you do.....you probably are not planning to vote for

George Bush....

>

> .....but....you know......deep in your heart.....you want to be

the guru......the alpha seeker......the guy (or gal) that sits in

the chair in the center.....and smiles....you know...the smile.......

>

>

> After 20 or 30 years.....you have most of the answers (and the

smile) down pat....... " You and God are One......Be still and Be

God......blah....blah....blah " )

>

> Well......before you hang out your shingle.......you just might

reconsider this being a guru thing.......

>

> Do you really want a hundred or so.....psychologically disturbed

malcontents hanging on your every word?

>

>

>

> In all of those retreats that you have paid your hard earned

money for......how many of those people would you like to spend a

long time with?......

>

> Think about oodles of googly-eyed sycophantic

devotees......wanting just to touch your feet....ooohhhhh..hhh

>

>

> Think about trying to raise two or three million dollars for that

retreat center.......that has to be somewhere in California...

(that's where most seekers live)

>

> Think about answering the same three or four stupid

questions......over and over again...to mostly the same stupid

people.

>

>

>

> Think what you would become...if no one (but your spouse) ever

told you that you were wrong........

>

> and the smell of incense........Jesus......does anyone actually

like the smell of incense?

>

>

> maybe this guru game......has a down side........

>

>

> maybe you could go back to school.....and become

something........more fun.

>

>

> toombaru

 

e. ..... oooohhh hmmm ...... gna gna gna ...... akk akkk .......

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Nisargadatta , " ilikezen2004 " <ilikezen2004> wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " toombaru2004 " <cptc@w...>

> wrote:

> >

> >

> > So you think you want be a guru?

> >

> > Oh....I know.....you say you are on a " spiritual search " .. you

> tell the neighbors that you are seeking enlightenment...you tell

> them that you are

> > looking for your self.....you don't eat animal tissue......or

> feel guilty if you do.....you probably are not planning to vote for

> George Bush....

> >

> > .....but....you know......deep in your heart.....you want to be

> the guru......the alpha seeker......the guy (or gal) that sits in

> the chair in the center.....and smiles....you know...the smile.......

> >

> >

> > After 20 or 30 years.....you have most of the answers (and the

> smile) down pat....... " You and God are One......Be still and Be

> God......blah....blah....blah " )

> >

> > Well......before you hang out your shingle.......you just might

> reconsider this being a guru thing.......

> >

> > Do you really want a hundred or so.....psychologically disturbed

> malcontents hanging on your every word?

> >

> >

> >

> > In all of those retreats that you have paid your hard earned

> money for......how many of those people would you like to spend a

> long time with?......

> >

> > Think about oodles of googly-eyed sycophantic

> devotees......wanting just to touch your feet....ooohhhhh..hhh

> >

> >

> > Think about trying to raise two or three million dollars for that

> retreat center.......that has to be somewhere in California...

> (that's where most seekers live)

> >

> > Think about answering the same three or four stupid

> questions......over and over again...to mostly the same stupid

> people.

> >

> >

> >

> > Think what you would become...if no one (but your spouse) ever

> told you that you were wrong........

> >

> > and the smell of incense........Jesus......does anyone actually

> like the smell of incense?

> >

> >

> > maybe this guru game......has a down side........

> >

> >

> > maybe you could go back to school.....and become

> something........more fun.

> >

> >

> > toombaru

>

> *********************************

>

> I like you Toombaru! I love all you said above. Soooo true!

 

 

 

Ahhhh my friend.......sometime ago it dawned on me..... that the " you " in all of

what I write......is me........

 

 

Sometimes.....both of us...(I and me)....get to laughing so hard......we're

actually starting to enjoy each other's company......

 

 

and the whole hoopla......bows to its own applause.........

 

 

and.......I like you too.

 

 

 

t.

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