Guest guest Posted June 10, 1999 Report Share Posted June 10, 1999 Jelke Wispelwey <wispj Thanks Madhya. One question (which I hope is not too strident!): How come you know so much without being a jnani? :-) (Did you ever notice the similarity of 'k n o w' and 'j n a n a'?) Jelke. Oh, Jelke--- haven't you heard? I'm... I'm... JNANA-CHALLENGED!!!!!!! Yes, it's a truism. Tragic, but truism. I was born without an innate propensity for jnana! I think I was switched at birth! No, It's My Parent's Fault!! They had lousy genes! After all, they were both Bhaktaholics! I was born with Toxic Ajnana Syndrome! ((Do I Get A Handicapped Sticker For T.A.S.?)) Madhya ------ Campaign 2000 is here! Discuss your thoughts; get informed at ONElist. See our homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 1999 Report Share Posted June 11, 1999 Madhya Nandi wrote: > Oh, Jelke--- haven't you heard? I'm... I'm... JNANA-CHALLENGED!!!!!!! > > Yes, it's a truism. Tragic, but truism. I was born without an innate > propensity > for jnana! I think I was switched at birth! > > No, It's My Parent's Fault!! > > They had lousy genes! > > After all, they were both Bhaktaholics! > > I was born with Toxic Ajnana Syndrome! > > ((Do I Get A Handicapped Sticker For T.A.S.?)) > > Madhya Would an a-jnani 'know' what to do with it, where to put it? ;-) Seriously, I still can't see how you can 'know' anything without having at least a modicum of 'jnana'. Can one walk without legs?! Actually, you are much closer to Ramana Maharshi's outlook than you probably realize. You just use different words for the same experience or put the emphasis in a different place. He never really said that he was an advaita vedantin or whatever. Others noticed the similarities with Sankara. Whatever he said was based on his own personal experience: before his 'realization' he had never read anything of Hindu philosophy. He went to a Christian missionary school and knew more about the bible than his own people's beliefs! He had to learn those from his followers! Regards, Jelke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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