Guest guest Posted May 12, 1999 Report Share Posted May 12, 1999 Friends; >From Lance E. Nelson, (Assoc Prof of Religious Studies, U of San Diego); I should say that, while I cannot claim myself to have studied with Swami Lakshmanjoo, I did have the opportunity to meet him on several occasions, both in Kashmir...and in the United States.... My question concerned the differences between Shaiva nondualism and Sankara's Advaitin Vedanta. In response, Lakshmanjoo described the Shaiva yogin's power to elevate his or her perception of objective reality so the universe "shines" as the dynamic movement of the Supreme Consciousness itself. What struck me most profoundly was his metaphor for this extraordinary power of transmutation. He called in "digesting the world." I somehow felt that here was a teacher who knew in the most profound sense what he was talking about. (quoted from Self-Realization in Kashmir Shaivism: The Oral Teachings of Swami Lakshmanjoo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 1999 Report Share Posted May 12, 1999 Madhya Nandi wrote: > > Friends; > > >From Lance E. Nelson, (Assoc Prof of Religious Studies, U of San > Diego); > > I should say that, while I cannot claim myself to have studied with > Swami Lakshmanjoo, I did have the opportunity to meet him on several > occasions, both in Kashmir...and in the United States.... My question > concerned the differences between Shaiva nondualism and Sankara's > Advaitin Vedanta. In response, Lakshmanjoo described the Shaiva > yogin's power to elevate his or her perception of objective reality so > the universe "shines" as the dynamic movement of the Supreme > Consciousness itself. What struck me most profoundly was his metaphor > for this extraordinary power of transmutation. He called in > "digesting the world." I somehow felt that here was a teacher who > knew in the most profound sense what he was talking about. > > (quoted from Self-Realization in Kashmir Shaivism: The Oral Teachings > of Swami Lakshmanjoo) This is a fine description. Thanks, Madhya. The Shaiva nondualism has been called Process Nondualism, and the 'digesting the world' has been called essencing. See the Nondualism FAQ for further details on these terms: <http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/umbada/faq.htm#q1> <http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/umbada/faq.htm#q4> The passage sounds so foreign and wondrously mystical, and that makes it enjoyable, if out of reach. On the other hand, if a shlump like me can see process nondualism and essencing within the moment, anyone naturally inclined toward a lifetime of focusing attention upon his or her nature or I AM, can do it. digesting the email, Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 1999 Report Share Posted May 12, 1999 Jerry M. Katz wrote: <snip> > digesting the email, > Jerry Marcia: I really appreciate your humor. I chuckle each time I read one of your "parting" statements. Today I laughed right out loud. You can ask my kids. They always want to know what I think is so funny. (they don't get it though) Maybe it goes for the rapidly approaching 50 crowd or those of us just on the other side of that line. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 1999 Report Share Posted May 13, 1999 Marcia Paul wrote: > Jerry M. Katz wrote: > > <snip> > > > digesting the email, > > Jerry > > Marcia: > > I really appreciate your humor. I chuckle each time I read > one of your "parting" statements. Today I laughed right out > loud. You can ask my kids. They always want to know what > I think is so funny. (they don't get it though) Maybe it goes > for the rapidly approaching 50 crowd or those of us just > on the other side of that line. :-) God love you, Marcia. I once tried stand-up comedy in the 70's. I wasn't very good, my mind occupied with spirituality and consciousness. But I used to go to the Improv in Hollywood on amateur night. One night I did pretty good and got some laughs. A newcomer showed up that night and he didn't get as many laughs, because he was so far out, people didn't know what to make of him. He was walking over the table tops, ad-libbing like a mad man, doing Shakespeare, creating wierd voices, darting from one characterization to another, speaking so fast and furiously to a late night Sunday crowd not up for his stylings, that he practically 'bombed'. Of course it was Robin Williams performing at his BEST to about 20 of us that Sunday night in 1975. Hey, he's got his crowd, I got mine. Love, Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 1999 Report Share Posted May 13, 1999 "Jerry M. Katz" wrote: > I once tried stand-up comedy in the 70's. I wasn't > very good, my mind occupied with spirituality and consciousness. But I > used to go to the Improv in Hollywood on amateur night. That's very interesting. My uncle's friend was a comic and he once told me, "You know, if you can make just one person laugh, just one ... that's not good enough, you need better jokes." (BTW I knew you were referring to Robin Williams before I even got to that part where you identified him) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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