Guest guest Posted March 14, 1999 Report Share Posted March 14, 1999 Dear Marcus, I find myself confused by the terminology you use at times, and so have been looking it up on some search engines (successfully). Am I correct that you are coming from a background of tantrika? Mine is no background at all, although I find Advaita Vedanta and the words of Sri Sankara and Swami Vivekananda to ring the most true for me. All 'paths' lead to the same place. You and I are One. Of this there is no question, and beyond this there are no differences. Namaste, Tim At 11:20 PM 3/13/99 -0000, you wrote: >>>> Tim, Magnificent. You see with Divine intuition. The jnani understands that the Divine knowing of jnana must precede the divine will of iccha. Anupaya exists, although rare. There are incarnations of divine will that are born established in satchidananda; such is Nityananda. L M ----- The CORE of Reality awaits you at: http://www.eskimo.com/~fewtch/ND/index.html - Poetry, Writings, Live Chat on spiritual topics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 1999 Report Share Posted March 14, 1999 Tim, I cringe when asked this question, as a philosophy is a reflection of the soul. You are quite correct; names are in and of themselves distinctions, and should be handled with due care. That said, I am a Hindu Shaivite. The introduction in the pratyabhijnahrdayam says this: "The Saiva religion is perhaps the most ancient faith of the world. Sis John Marshall says in his hohenjodaro and the Indus Civiization that excavations in Mohemjodaro and Hapappa reveal an important fact; that shavism has a history going back to the Chalcolithic Age or even further still, and that it thus takes its place as the most ancient living faith in the world. It had many off-shoots and appeared in divverent forms in many parts of the world. In India, there are three main forms of this religio-philosophy; the Vira-Shaiva form in Deccan-Karnataka, the Shaiva-siddhanta in Tamila nadu, and the Advaita Saiva form in Kashmir. If ever you are so inclined, take a look at the web-site by John Hughes, the successor to Swami Lakshman Joo: http://www.ksf.org/home.htm Enjoy! With Bhakti (devotion and love) Marcus Tim Gerchmez <fewtch < > Sunday, March 14, 1999 6:47 AM One more to Gemini... Tim Gerchmez <fewtch Dear Marcus, I find myself confused by the terminology you use at times, and so have been looking it up on some search engines (successfully). Am I correct that you are coming from a background of tantrika? Mine is no background at all, although I find Advaita Vedanta and the words of Sri Sankara and Swami Vivekananda to ring the most true for me. All 'paths' lead to the same place. You and I are One. Of this there is no question, and beyond this there are no differences. Namaste, Tim At 11:20 PM 3/13/99 -0000, you wrote: >>>> Tim, Magnificent. You see with Divine intuition. The jnani understands that the Divine knowing of jnana must precede the divine will of iccha. Anupaya exists, although rare. There are incarnations of divine will that are born established in satchidananda; such is Nityananda. L M ----- The CORE of Reality awaits you at: http://www.eskimo.com/~fewtch/ND/index.html - Poetry, Writings, Live Chat on spiritual topics. ------ Ta Da! Come see our new web site! Onelist: A free email community service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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