Guest guest Posted January 5, 2000 Report Share Posted January 5, 2000 Om Jaya Jaya Jagannatha Namamyaham Dear Sarajit, Thank you for your words. I shall never leave you all. This was meant for the other public forum where Narasimha shall be more active from now on instead of me. I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep.... Om Tat Sat Blessings of Mahaprabhu Sanjay Rath - Sarajit Poddar <sarajit <varahamihira > Monday, January 03, 2000 12:21 AM [Jagannath] Re: [ [Fwd: [vedic astrology] NR virus /enlightenment]] > Dear Gurudev, > > We need a GURU like you for enlightenment in a devine subject like Jyotisha. > We cannot afford to lose you. I can understand the pain you must be having due > to the action of one of the list members in the other list (Vedic-astrology > list). Please dont think that you can be a burden to us. You are like god sent > messanger. Please shed any thought of going away from us. We really need your > guidance. > > Pranaam > Sarajit > > Anyway, I am finishing here and this will be my last mail for some > time...I guess I need to meditate. I thought that people were benefitting by > my company and my sharing of knowledge, but if I am becoming a burden, then > I must go. This is the way of the world. Forgive me if I have hurt you or > Raghu. Narasimha is my Sisya and he wrote this program at my behest and my > request for the benefit of all astrologers, especially those who cannot > afford the same. > > Om Tat Sat > Best Wishes > Sanjay Rath > > > > ------- > > [vedic astrology] Re: NR virus /enlightenment > > Sat, 01 Jan 2000 15:45:35 +0200 > > Tapani <veda > > vedic astrology > > vedic astrology > > References: <01BF53BB.D3254C90 > > > > Nimmi Ragavan wrote: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 18:21:12 -0000 > > > > My dear Nimmi > > > > > I see no reason to suggest that enlightenment is the exclusive preserve > of one individual or group. It would defeat the purpose and create the same > kind of centralised religion that has been treated more as a 'must join' > club. > > > > No problem. > > > > In the case of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and his movement the > > evidences are important. So many TM meditators have reached the > > level of enlightened consciousness. This is the first time in the > > history of mankind that it can be done by a systematic way - > > again and again a new meditator gets enlightenment. The most > > important point is that the meditator who wants to get > > enlightenment he has to do TM sidhi program regularly every day > > for many years. > > > > > And by implication putting down Narasimha's chosen guru is very rude and > condescending and not even the sign of enlightenment. > > > > There are Gurus and gurus. The Gurus are enlightened and > > enlightenment does not depend on if he belongs to any group or > > not. The gurus are those who are better called consultants or > > advisors or jyotishis or vaidyas or something. > > > > We have many gurus also in my country. In the west it is just a > > normal phenomenon to say that a good expert is a guru. But they > > are not enlightened. > > > > I am aware of Sanjay Rath's skill and willing to work for the > > better world, but he is not enlightened. Of course he has his > > freedom to accept if someone calls him guru. My understanding is > > that if I choose a non-enlightened person to be my Guru, he does > > not have any possibility to teach or guide me to enlightenment. > > > > This is so simple question to solve by a practical way. Sanjay > > Rath, if you read this, please tell me are you enlightened? I > > mean are you witnessing your activity 24 hours in every day? As > > sleeping are you always aware that right now I am seeing a dream > > when you are in the state of dream? As sleeping another part of > > sleep, deep sleep, that a sleeper is not normally aware about, > > are you always aware that right now I am in deep sleep? > > > > > Personally, I think Narasimha is doing pretty well as it is, and I don't > see the need to assume that there is this need to join up with any > particular group. > > > > Group. When many people meditates regularly in a group it makes > > their development faster. > > > > > This is not a tradition in India, as many sishyas have done very well > with guru's who are not even heard of outside in the rest of the world. > > > > Of course this is possible. But another question is what does > > mean " have done very well with guru's ... " ? If their followers > > do not get enlightenment they have not done well. I am aware that > > there are many fascinating gurus in India but I am also aware > > that so many of them, even if they work seriously, cannot guide > > anyone to enlightenment. > > > > The most of those systems are corrupted over the centuries. > > > > ---------- > > > > I tell you a story. When I was a beginning meditator, 20-25 years > > ago, my feeling was so great that I started to believe that this > > is enlightenment. I was very lucky that we had TM teachers who > > told me that we did not have any enlightened person in my > > country. > > > > Dear Nimmi, whenever you meet a " guru " , please check it > > immediately if he is enlightened or not. > > > > There are many in India who are living in constant samadhi. > > > > Even if one is not enlightened he can be a go(o)d human people. > > > > Jyotish mati pragya should be the goal of every jyotishi. Jyotish > > mati pragya means all knowingness. > > > > Thank you for your good observation. > > > > JaiGuruDev > > Tapani > > > > > > ------ > > > > Group info: > > vedic astrology/info.html > > To UNSUBSCRIBE: Blank mail to > > vedic astrology- > > ....... May Jupiter's light shine on us ....... > > > > > > ------ > > Want to send money instantly to anyone, anywhere, anytime? > > You can today at X.com - and we'll give you $20 to try it! Sign > > up today at X.com. It's quick, free, & there's no obligation! > > http://click./1/332/0/_/311/_/946734368 > > > > -- Check out your group's private Chat room > > -- /ChatPage?listName=vedic astrology & m=1 > > > > > > ------ > HARI OM TAT SAT > Jaya Jagannatha Mahaprabhu > > ------ > Want to send money instantly to anyone, anywhere, anytime? > You can today at X.com - and we'll give you $20 to try it! Sign > up today at X.com. 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