Fwd: My gurus / Steve

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> > People who like dining out at many

> > " restaurants " and " consuming " as much

> > food as the restaurants can offer, not

> > necessarily become healthy and fit...

 

 

> > I am told that many of them, in fact, get

> > fat, obese and ultimately... sick!

 

 

> > I am told that it is basically " greed " that

> > fuels both activities... accumulation

> > of food and accumulation of

> > " knowledge " .

 

 

> > I am also told that eating

> > only as much as one really needs and

> > only when one really needs, might be

> > that best choice.

 

 

> > What do you think?

 

 

 

> >

> > Why do you go to so many gurus, is it

> > because of 'greed'? Is it because, you

> > don't want to 'miss out' one something?

> >

> > Or, do you really " need " so many gurus?

> > i.e. Do you see yourself in the constant

> > desperate need of " help " ?

 

 

 

> AC,

>

> Aren't we alike?

 

 

Thank you Steve!

 

I consider all humans essentially alike

 

i.e. we have same basic potentials.

We vary only by degree and only by

which potentials we actualize

and which one we leave dormant.

 

We vary only by which potential we

choose to serve Moment to Moment.

And, the most BASIC choice we make is to...

be Conscious or not be Conscious.

 

And, we make that choice Moment to Moment!

 

 

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> Don't you have your list of gurus

you like, from Adya to Katie to Hawkins to

Ramana.

 

 

When we learn Programming,

we might read many authors...

many of them with very valuable

and useful ideas and insights...

 

still, we don't blindly " follow " any of them!

 

 

We simply thank them for their immense

contribution and, refer to them, and,

use their ideas, whenever, it is necessary

and useful to do so.

 

 

 

Gurus to me are more like 'scientists',

researchers, experts and 'consultants'...

 

i.e. gurus to me, are people with some

useful information in a particular domain.

Their ideas and advice in some area can be

beneficial and can minimize the need for...

're-inventing the wheel'.

 

 

 

I like Tolle's idea of Present Body Awareness

 

I like Yoga's idea of Present Breath Awareness

 

 

I like Ramana's idea of:

 

- Peace is Realization

 

- Nothing that " happens " is Real/Eternal

 

- everything that 'begins' has to end

 

- there is no realization event

 

- Hold the thinker and... Abide as the

Self.

 

 

 

 

I like Gita's idea of Your right and

responsibility is in Action alone and

not in its fruits

 

 

I like Katie's idea of doing

investigation in response to stressful

thought

 

 

I like Nirmala's idea of thoughtless Forgiveness

 

 

I like Adya's idea of focusing on

'serving' Enlightenment in place of

trying to " achieve " or " keep "

enlightenment .

 

 

 

 

I like Hunag Po's idea that enlightenment

and all related practices are merely to help

us deal with practical concrete matters of

life... i.e. they only involve learning... 'how to live'.

 

 

 

And, I like the idea of Choosing

COURAGE and thru Courage Love,

Enlightenment and Reason over fear,

greed, anger and lust... Moment to

Moment. I think got this idea after

reading Hawkins but, I don't think this

is what he teaches.

 

 

 

The most basic think that find

missing in my daily life today is that

Purpose, Planning, Focus and

Discipline. I have done it for 3-4

weeks at a time but, not beyond it.

 

I think doing that might require some

acceptance [,that I CAN NOT do

everything that I might want or wish,]

and, some self-sacrifice

[of things that I can NOT really do].

I am still looking for a good, effective way

to do that.

 

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> Do you have one Main Guru/Teacher or

are you still eating buffets and liking it?

Steve

 

 

Currently, I am interested in learning

purpose, planning and discipline and I

have no guru [or " consultant " ] for

that, at this moment. I have learned a

lot from Tolle, Ramana, Krishna, Katie,

Hawkins and I refer to them when I

need...