Guest guest Posted June 26, 1999 Report Share Posted June 26, 1999 > " Perhaps you meant to say it is safer to adopt a guru whose body/mind > complex has ceased to function, and whose words remain behind? If so, I must clarify that this is not adopting a guru in the traditional sense, but rather adopting the sayings of a guru. " > > Tom Comments: Hair-splitting technicalities, Tim. > > Even when we adopt a LIVE GURU, we are adopting his/her 'sayings'...are we >concerned with other things....like how he/she brushes his/her hair? No, but the living knowledge of the guru can be transmitted through the chela's total trust and love for that guru. There is far more to it than just sayings. There is an essential *relationship* that is powerfully conducive to awakening. Do you think that Swami Vivekananda, just reading the words of Sri Ramakrishna, would ever have been satisfied? With Love, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 1999 Report Share Posted June 28, 1999 On Sat, 26 Jun 1999, Tim Gerchmez wrote: > " Tim Gerchmez " <fewtch > > > > " Perhaps you meant to say it is safer to adopt a guru whose body/mind > > complex has ceased to function, and whose words remain behind? If so, I > must clarify that this is not adopting a guru in the traditional sense, but > rather adopting the sayings of a guru. " > > > > Tom Comments: Hair-splitting technicalities, Tim. > > > > Even when we adopt a LIVE GURU, we are adopting his/her 'sayings'...are > we >concerned with other things....like how he/she brushes his/her hair? > > No, but the living knowledge of the guru can be transmitted through the > chela's total trust and love for that guru. There is far more to it than > just sayings. There is an essential *relationship* that is powerfully > conducive to awakening. Do you think that Swami Vivekananda, just reading > the words of Sri Ramakrishna, would ever have been satisfied? > > With Love, > > Tim > I remember one story which is something like this........ There was one Guru who daily used to give lessons to huis shishyaas . There was one young boy who used to clean the asharama. When Guru used to give the lessons he used to sit in a corner n listen to his lessons. Than one day Guru decide that he will leave the Ashrama now. So he someone should be there who will look after the Asharama. he wrote something on blackboard n asked the shishyaas to do it. All his shishyaas kept on thinking wat has Guru wrote. Young boy came from behind n after reading wat was written there did wat all has been asked by the Guru. Guru chose him n gave all the knowledge n powers he had to that boy n left the Ashrama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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