Guest guest Posted August 2, 1999 Report Share Posted August 2, 1999 Hello Everyone ! Swami Yogeshananda Hari Om! Karen Westend Ashram said: " My visit with my friend left me very drained and frustrated " Osho Rajneesh said: 'PHILOSOPHY is a disease, and not an ordinary one either. It's not a common cold. It is cancer- Cancer of the soul. Once a person is lost in the jungle of philosophy he becomes more and more entangled in words, concepts, abstractions and there is no end to it. One can go on and on for lives together.' Dear Karen, Re; " Escapist Vedantists " There is nothing wrong with being an ‘escapist', as long as we are not trying to ‘escape' from God. Yes, escape from the idea that we are the ‘psyche'......the psyche is only our tool, like the computer we are working on, at this moment.. Can one become unbalanced by thinking too much of God? By constantly chanting the holy names of God, our ‘psyches' will come back on track....we may favorably compare, the ‘healing / balancing' effects of ‘japa' on the psyche, to the benefits of ‘uninstalling' certain elements [on our computer hard drive], that have become corrupted. Dwelling on transitory things, will leave us ‘drained and frustrated', every time ! Om shanthi om Tom ____ 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...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 1999 Report Share Posted August 2, 1999 Dear Tom, thank you. it is my feeling also that the morass of words can only take one so far, and then words and concepts only get in the way. Some words of certain writers have quickened my spiritual feeling because they struck a chord in me -- but that is all their usefulness -- as a springboard. i agree with you and appreciate your words; i have spent some time after that visit " escaping " to the wordless formless space for refreshment. You write: " By constantly chanting the holy names of God, our ‘psyches' will come back on track....we may favorably compare, the ‘healing / balancing' effects of ‘japa' on the psyche, to the benefits of ‘uninstalling' certain elements [on our computer hard drive], that have become corrupted. " When I was getting tired of my friend attempting to psycho-analyze me, I said (it is true) that as I need to grow -- even psychologically -- these things are shown by the inner guru. This was not true in the beginning phases of spiritual life, but it is now, after many years. And they are not a big deal to me. So, your words above " strike a chord " for me. And -- I must say (being a software engineer) - I can attest to the benefits of " uninstalling " corrupted files!!! :-) I am also familiar with Rajneesh's writings, thanks for the quote. I like his radicality, similar to my own (external) guru's, and found myself calling upon some of that kind of radicality during my visit. Namaste, Karen Westend Ashram omtatsat wrote: > <omtatsat > > Hello Everyone ! > > Swami Yogeshananda Hari Om! > > Karen Westend Ashram said: > > " My visit with my friend left me very drained and frustrated " > > Osho Rajneesh said: > > 'PHILOSOPHY is a disease, and not an ordinary one either. It's not a common cold. It is cancer- Cancer of the soul. Once a person is lost in the jungle of philosophy he becomes more and more entangled in words, concepts, abstractions and there is no end to it. One can go on and on for lives together.' > > Dear Karen, Re; " Escapist Vedantists " > > There is nothing wrong with being an ‘escapist', as long as we are not trying to ‘escape' from God. > Yes, escape from the idea that we are the ‘psyche'......the psyche is only our tool, like the computer we are working on, at this moment.. > > Can one become unbalanced by thinking too much of God? > > By constantly chanting the holy names of God, our ‘psyches' will come back on track....we may favorably compare, the ‘healing / balancing' effects of ‘japa' on the psyche, > to the benefits of ‘uninstalling' certain elements [on our computer hard drive], that have become corrupted. > > Dwelling on transitory things, will leave us ‘drained and frustrated', every time ! > > Om shanthi om > > Tom > > ____ > 123India - India's Premier Search Engine > Get your Free Email Account at http://www.123india.com > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > ONElist: your connection to online communities. > > ------ > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 1999 Report Share Posted August 3, 1999 Dear friends, It may interest you to read about " Journey on the spiritual path " at < http://members.xoom.com/drcsshah/neovedanta/a08.html > Thanks, dr c s shah - Westend Ashram at Colorado Springs wrote: > > Westend Ashram at Colorado Springs <urbanashram > > Dear Tom, > > thank you. it is my feeling also that the morass of words can only take one so far, and then words and concepts only get in the way. Some words of certain writers have quickened my spiritual feeling because they struck a chord in me -- but that is all their usefulness -- as a springboard. i agree with > you and appreciate your words; i have spent some time after that visit " escaping " to the wordless formless space for refreshment. > > You write: > " By constantly chanting the holy names of God, our ‘psyches' will come back on track....we may favorably compare, the ‘healing / balancing' effects of ‘japa' on the psyche, > to the benefits of ‘uninstalling' certain elements [on our computer hard drive], that have become corrupted. " > > When I was getting tired of my friend attempting to psycho-analyze me, I said (it is true) that as I need to grow -- even psychologically -- these things are shown by the inner guru. This was not true in the beginning phases of spiritual life, but it is now, after many years. And they are not a big deal > to me. So, your words above " strike a chord " for me. And -- I must say (being a software engineer) - I can attest to the benefits of " uninstalling " corrupted files!!! :-) > > I am also familiar with Rajneesh's writings, thanks for the quote. I like his radicality, similar to my own (external) guru's, and found myself calling upon some of that kind of radicality during my visit. > > Namaste, > > Karen > Westend Ashram > > omtatsat wrote: > > > <omtatsat > > > > Hello Everyone ! > > > > Swami Yogeshananda Hari Om! > > > > Karen Westend Ashram said: > > > > " My visit with my friend left me very drained and frustrated " > > > > Osho Rajneesh said: > > > > 'PHILOSOPHY is a disease, and not an ordinary one either. It's not a common cold. It is cancer- Cancer of the soul. Once a person is lost in the jungle of philosophy he becomes more and more entangled in words, concepts, abstractions and there is no end to it. One can go on and on for lives together.' > > > > Dear Karen, Re; " Escapist Vedantists " > > > > There is nothing wrong with being an ‘escapist', as long as we are not trying to ‘escape' from God. > > Yes, escape from the idea that we are the ‘psyche'......the psyche is only our tool, like the computer we are working on, at this moment.. > > > > Can one become unbalanced by thinking too much of God? > > > > By constantly chanting the holy names of God, our ‘psyches' will come back on track....we may favorably compare, the ‘healing / balancing' effects of ‘japa' on the psyche, > > to the benefits of ‘uninstalling' certain elements [on our computer hard drive], that have become corrupted. > > > > Dwelling on transitory things, will leave us ‘drained and frustrated', every time ! > > > > Om shanthi om > > > > Tom > > > > ____ > > 123India - India's Premier Search Engine > > Get your Free Email Account at http://www.123india.com > > > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > > > ONElist: your connection to online communities. > > > > ------ > > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > > Vivekananda Centre London > > http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > Transfer your big list to ONElist and earn $500! > For program details, go to > /info/biglistbon_intro.html > > ------ > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ -- ==================================== E-magazine on science and spirituality. Visit: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1704/index.html http://members.xoom.com/drcsshah/neovedanta/index.html ==================================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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