Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 GuruRatings , " Tony OClery " <aoclery> wrote: GuruRatings , Sarlo <sarlo@g...> wrote: > > At 02:48 PM 1/19/06, Durga wrote: > > >I did talk with one friend (who is in India > >right now doing the Kalki training). > >AFAIK her take was that the Kalki stuff is helps to > >process psychological obstructions. Well, > >I suppose that would be okay if > >that was how the whole thing was being billed, > >but it isn't. It is being sold as `enlightenment.' > >My friend said to me, " Well, psychological obstructions > >may prevent enlightenment. " That isn't the same thing, > >is it? > > > >Then she said that she doesn't expect to become enlightened > >through taking the Kalki training, nor does she expect > >to be giving diksha. (We'll see about that). > > > >So, I told her, look if there are psychologists > >who are allowing their names to be linked to this movement, > >and then saying, " Well it helps to clear psychological > >obstructions, but we aren't billing it as causing > >`enlightenment,' then it seems to me that's side stepping > >a very important point, which is that Kalki *is* promoting > >the whole thing as causing `enlightenment. > > > >There is something very duplicitous in all of this, IMO. > >Like ignoring that the core is rotten, cause the outside is > >juicy. > > > >I found it difficult trying to get my friend to > >see my point. So I gave up. > > It's good to try, and good to give up when futility is seen. Eventually the > truth or not of Kalki's approach will be seen. Meanwhile we keep watching. > With SO much money involved, dirt is sure to come out. And if nothing else, > disappointment with the results. It IS interesting that so many veterans of > the Path are willing to suspend critical faculties and throw money at their > failure to become enlightened and this guy's proffered solution. > > Thanks, Sarlo Namaste S-ji, Yes it is a matter of there not being one dark night of the soul but many. The veterans are looking for the key, not realising that unripe fruit doesn't drop off the tree. As long as they don't work on their samkaras they will always be vndists or verbal non dualists. I get fed up myself sometimes but then realise we are not in a race or working on a schedule, just have to keep at it and surrender....ONS.Tony. --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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