Guest guest Posted June 23, 1999 Report Share Posted June 23, 1999 «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤ HELLO AGAIN, KIND SOULS! Jody: " .......I have been around many ashrams and various Christian religions, and the rule is the same throughout...over 30 is too old. I'm surprised to hear otherwise. As I said, please provide specifics. " Tom: The Cistercian Order [trappists] .........remember: Thomas Merton? ...... they accept any age....however, the vow of silence is mandatory. the monks do not converse with each other, other than selective readings from the scriptures at mealtimes, given by an individual member on a rotating basis. Only the Abbot and his managing assistant are allowed conversations with the inmates. They sleep in communal dormitories, in tiny semi-enclosed cubicles. The food is subsistance level, bland and and tasteless...and the work is hard. ANYBODY WANNA JOIN? Contact your local Roman Catholic Archdiocese for more details! ______________________________ jay All this fun and games are happening by the grace of our master Sri Ramakrishna! Tom: Don't be too bashful, Jay! You have played a very great part in bringing us together. THANK YOU! ____________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥ GOLDEN WORDS«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥ Kuntimaddi Sadananda " ....One has to change oneself not the environment, I mean obviously one's mind. When one changes oneself, the environment changes itself to suite the needs of the seeker. I should prepare my mind first before I find a monastery. But if I have prepared my mind properly then I do not need a monastery – I create one where I am. ____________________ {Ha! Ha! ...here we may see how Kunitmaddi tries to draw out the Jesuits in our midst: " ....There is a famous book “ St. Thomas of Assisi” by a great Greek author ( I forgot the author’s name but he was a literary giant– It is a wonderful book to read )– " ps: Jesuits do not 'deliver themsleves' that easily......we will have to find more subtle methods. ____________________ Swami Yogeshananda: It is difficult to be " out-of-line " , even in an open-style monastery of the Ramakrishna Order--believe me, I know! Tom: " One accomadates himself to surroundings and social opinion and gets all good things from society, the giver of all good to such. The other stands alone and draws society up towards him. The accommodating man finds a path of roses; the non-accommodating, one of thorns. But the worshippers of " Vox Populi " go to annihilation in a moment; the children of light 'live for ever'. " ....Sri Swami Vivekanada. Source of Quote: URL http://members.rediff.com/narendranath/viveka.htm ____________________ JodyHolly1 An Interesting Quote What do you think about this quote? Jody To the disciples' embarrassment the Master once told a bishop that religious people have a natural bent for cruelty. " Why? " demanded the disciples after the bishop had gone. " Because they all too easily sacrifice persons for the advancement of a purpose, " Tom: Jody, someone once asked me, if a true Sadhu, possesses 'human' feelings. I was forced to answer a 'simple' NO. He/she has gone beyond the realm of human desires, worldy aspirations, attachments to kin, etc. Mahendranath Gupta, the wonderful author of the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna [to whom we are eternally indebted], was sharply criticised, during his lifetime, for neglect of 'his' children. Even when he was passing from this mortal frame, he left instructions to the Bramhacharis who were in attendance, to advise 'his' family only AFTER he has left the body. Read a nice article about " M " by Swami Nityatmananda @ URL http://www.angelfire.com/ma/mahendranath/ ____________________ K Kathirasan May we never misunderstand each other. Tom That is a very tall order! ____________________ From Tim Gerchmez: Women tend to use *both* sides of the brain equally. Women's brains tend to be smaller (because the size of the skull tends to be smaller) but they also tend to contain more neurons (packed closely together) Tom: I sometimes wonder how much of this is biological and how much is conditioning. In modern western society, a 'new' woman is evolving....and has been steadily developing her infinite potential, since her 'forced' entrance into the world of industry, during the first world war [1914-18] From that time onward, there is no going back! Woman experienced the thrill of working 'outside' the home, and receiving a pay envelope...liberating them [a little] from the economic dependance, hitherto imposed upon them. There are now laws, protecting the 'equal' rights of woman. She may now freely express the divinity within, and become the godess that she really is. The human body [both male and female] is slowly adapting to these changes....[that is my humble opinion] ____________________ omshanthi»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤[till next time]«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«omshanthi ____ 123India - India's Premier Search Engine Get your Free Email Account at http://www.123india.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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