Guest guest Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 There are many kinds of gurus. Obviously the Diksha guru is one who initiates you into a particular parampara, but before that there are almost always others. For example, some scriptures mention vartma- pradarshaka gurus, people who point us in the right direction in the journey that eventually leads us to our Diksha guru. For me, one of the first such " gurus " was Kurt Vonnegut, who passed away yesterday. In observance, I'd simply offer a few quotations from hi work, that I think might be considered directly relevant to this group: ***** If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WAS MUSIC ***** What is the purpose of life? To be the eyes and ears and conscience of the Creator of the Universe, you fool. ***** What is sacred? Oh, " Romeo and Juliet, " for instance. And all music is. ***** Architects give us temples in which something marvelous is obviously going on. Actually, practically nothing is going on. ***** Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies: Goddamn it, you've got to be kind. ***** Peace! DB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 Namaste, yeah, amazing the way that some people can get us in touch with " our " divine, while others, perhaps equally worthy, do not touch us at all. I, personally, have always loved Romeo and Juliet, it was the work that brought me to the bard. The poetry of Sappho, particularly her pieces describing the worship of the Goddess or her passionate pleas to Aphrodite when in heartbreak, moves me deeply. I love reading the words of the Enheduanna, the ancient Sumerian priestess of Inanna. These bards, these lovers of the divine, bless us with their gifts and we are lucky to have them. Blessings, pr , " Devi Bhakta " <devi_bhakta wrote: > > There are many kinds of gurus. Obviously the Diksha guru is one who > initiates you into a particular parampara, but before that there are > almost always others. For example, some scriptures mention vartma- > pradarshaka gurus, people who point us in the right direction in the > journey that eventually leads us to our Diksha guru. For me, one of > the first such " gurus " was Kurt Vonnegut, who passed away yesterday. > > In observance, I'd simply offer a few quotations from hi work, that I > think might be considered directly relevant to this group: > > ***** > > If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: > > THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED > FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD > WAS MUSIC > > ***** > > What is the purpose of life? > > To be > the eyes > and ears > and conscience > of the Creator of the Universe, > you fool. > > ***** > > What is sacred? > > Oh, " Romeo and Juliet, " for instance. > And all music is. > > ***** > > Architects give us temples in which something marvelous is obviously > going on. Actually, practically nothing is going on. > > ***** > > Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in > the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, > you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I > know of, babies: Goddamn it, you've got to be kind. > > ***** > > Peace! > > DB > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Pranam, DB ji. He sounds like a cool person. A pity that I never knew about him before.. May he reach Paramapatham. With Love Shankaree Devi Bhakta <devi_bhakta wrote: There are many kinds of gurus. Obviously the Diksha guru is one who initiates you into a particular parampara, but before that there are almost always others. For example, some scriptures mention vartma- pradarshaka gurus, people who point us in the right direction in the journey that eventually leads us to our Diksha guru. For me, one of the first such " gurus " was Kurt Vonnegut, who passed away yesterday. In observance, I'd simply offer a few quotations from hi work, that I think might be considered directly relevant to this group: ***** If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WAS MUSIC ***** What is the purpose of life? To be the eyes and ears and conscience of the Creator of the Universe, you fool. ***** What is sacred? Oh, " Romeo and Juliet, " for instance. And all music is. ***** Architects give us temples in which something marvelous is obviously going on. Actually, practically nothing is going on. ***** Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies: Goddamn it, you've got to be kind. ***** Peace! DB Let my every word be a prayer to Thee, Every movement of my hands a ritual gesture to Thee, Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image, Every morsel I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee, Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy feet; Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do, Let it all be a form of worshiping Thee. " From Verse 27 of Shri Aadi Shankara's Saundaryalahari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 > More Kurt Vonnegut for spiritual seekers: I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center. Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. Life happens too fast for you ever to think about it. If you could just persuade people of this, but they insist on amassing information. Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile! Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before... He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president. Humor is an almost physiological response to fear. 1492. As children we were taught to memorize this year with pride and joy as the year people began living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America. Actually, people had been living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America for hundreds of years before that. 1492 was simply the year sea pirates began to rob, cheat, and kill them. The chief weapon of sea pirates, however, was their capacity to astonish. Nobody else could believe, until it was too late, how heartless and greedy they were. Charm was a scheme for making strangers like and trust a person immediately, no matter what the charmer had in mind. Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything. Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. Well, the telling of jokes is an art of its own, and it always rises from some emotional threat. The best jokes are dangerous, and dangerous because they are in some way truthful. We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be. Just because some of us can read and write and do a little math, that doesn't mean we deserve to conquer the Universe. A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved. >Devi Bhakta <<devi_bhakta%40>devi_bhakta wrote: >There are many kinds of gurus. Obviously the Diksha guru is one who >initiates you into a particular parampara, but before that there are >almost always others. For example, some scriptures mention vartma- >pradarshaka gurus, people who point us in the right direction in the >journey that eventually leads us to our Diksha guru. For me, one of >the first such " gurus " was Kurt Vonnegut, who passed away yesterday. > >In observance, I'd simply offer a few quotations from hi work, that I >think might be considered directly relevant to this group: > >***** > >If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: > >THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED >FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD >WAS MUSIC > >***** > >What is the purpose of life? > >To be >the eyes >and ears >and conscience >of the Creator of the Universe, >you fool. > >***** > >What is sacred? > >Oh, " Romeo and Juliet, " for instance. >And all music is. > >***** > >Architects give us temples in which something marvelous is obviously >going on. Actually, practically nothing is going on. > >***** > >Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in >the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, >you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I >know of, babies: Goddamn it, you've got to be kind. > >***** -Jai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Hi John: Thanks for these. A nice selection! DB , John Thomas <jw> wrote: > > > > More Kurt Vonnegut for spiritual seekers: > > I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out > on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center. > > Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. > I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do > afterward. > > Life happens too fast for you ever to think about it. If you could > just persuade people of this, but they insist on amassing information. > > Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I > consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile! > > Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and > finds himself no wiser than before... He is full of murderous > resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their > ignorance the hard way. > > There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don't know > what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be > president. > > Humor is an almost physiological response to fear. > > 1492. As children we were taught to memorize this year with pride and > joy as the year people began living full and imaginative lives on the > continent of North America. Actually, people had been living full and > imaginative lives on the continent of North America for hundreds of > years before that. 1492 was simply the year sea pirates began to rob, > cheat, and kill them. > > The chief weapon of sea pirates, however, was their capacity to > astonish. Nobody else could believe, until it was too late, how > heartless and greedy they were. > > Charm was a scheme for making strangers like and trust a person > immediately, no matter what the charmer had in mind. > > Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, > unless laughter can be said to remedy anything. > > Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build > and nobody wants to do maintenance. > > Well, the telling of jokes is an art of its own, and it always rises > from some emotional threat. The best jokes are dangerous, and > dangerous because they are in some way truthful. > > We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be. > > Just because some of us can read and write and do a little math, that > doesn't mean we deserve to conquer the Universe. > > A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love > whoever is around to be loved. > > > >Devi Bhakta <<devi_bhakta%40>devi_bhakta wrote: > >There are many kinds of gurus. Obviously the Diksha guru is one who > >initiates you into a particular parampara, but before that there are > >almost always others. For example, some scriptures mention vartma- > >pradarshaka gurus, people who point us in the right direction in the > >journey that eventually leads us to our Diksha guru. For me, one of > >the first such " gurus " was Kurt Vonnegut, who passed away yesterday. > > > >In observance, I'd simply offer a few quotations from hi work, that I > >think might be considered directly relevant to this group: > > > >***** > > > >If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: > > > >THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED > >FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD > >WAS MUSIC > > > >***** > > > >What is the purpose of life? > > > >To be > >the eyes > >and ears > >and conscience > >of the Creator of the Universe, > >you fool. > > > >***** > > > >What is sacred? > > > >Oh, " Romeo and Juliet, " for instance. > >And all music is. > > > >***** > > > >Architects give us temples in which something marvelous is obviously > >going on. Actually, practically nothing is going on. > > > >***** > > > >Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in > >the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, > >you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I > >know of, babies: Goddamn it, you've got to be kind. > > > >***** > > -Jai > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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