Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Nisargadatta , Harsha wrote: > Thanks Gary for giving this link. These things with gurus appear to > occur on a consistent basis with predictable certainty. > > garyfalk1943 wrote: > > > > > Nisargadatta , " hemantbhai100 " > > <hemantbhai100@h...> wrote: > > >>> what happened in kovalam?>> > > > > Here's what happened in Kovalam: > > > > http://www.inner-quest.org/Real_Advaita.htm > > **** The thing that really blows my mind is that I left my original guru after being very close to him for 10 years b/c I found out that he was a complete fraud, who liked young yoginis and LOTS of money, just like the cads in the so-called " Outer World " . Not that Ramesh was ever my guru or anything (I felt far closer to Nisargadatta, just from reading his books), but when I attended one of his " workshops, " he REALLY seemed like a totally sincere guy who, in my mind, could very well have been " realized " (whatever that REALLY means). As they say in Brooklyn, " Ya just nevah know! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Nisargadatta , " garyfalk1943 " <falkgw@h...> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , Harsha wrote: > > Thanks Gary for giving this link. These things with gurus appear to > > occur on a consistent basis with predictable certainty. > > > > garyfalk1943 wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " hemantbhai100 " > > > <hemantbhai100@h...> wrote: > > > >>> what happened in kovalam?>> > > > > > > Here's what happened in Kovalam: > > > > > > http://www.inner-quest.org/Real_Advaita.htm > > > > **** > > The thing that really blows my mind is that I left my original guru > after being very close to him for 10 years b/c I found out that he > was a complete fraud, who liked young yoginis and LOTS of money, just > like the cads in the so-called " Outer World " . > they have spread this rumour that awakening is a BIG thing. that it is very rare. that it comes after SO much hard work. just like our fantasies of extreme wealth. they are just preying on our feelings of lack of wholeness. believe me, finding a good guru is a stroke of extreme good luck. if you go around looking for one you will likely find charlatans. in general i would say it is not worth it. sooner or later as one matures a teacher will appear who will clarify the confusion. it is important for the student to have the ability to discriminate between charlatans and geniune ones. also, to discriminate between teachings which make sense, and teachings which are tools for self-deceptiona and emotional manipulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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