Guest guest Posted July 31, 1999 Report Share Posted July 31, 1999 >Harsha: Everyone follows the spiritual practice that they are inclined >towards. In truth, the Guru is only the Heart, One's Own Self. Therefore, no >external medium is required for contact. However, without perfect >recognition of the Self, there is duality and maya appears as something >happening outside. The Guru then appears as part of that Maya and instructs >the devotee to be aware of his true nature. The Sage of Arunachala has >beautifully stated that just as an elephant wakes up upon seeing the fierce >lion in his dream, the devotee upon seeing the Guru in his dream wakes up. ) Thank you very much for that reminder, Harsha. Just needed in a time of missing an external guru a little and realizing there never will be one either. Contentment with what there is. >Mercenary Education > >In many of the educational institutions seats are allotted to those who >can pay large sums of money. The quota system has corrupted the field >of education. To stop this unholy trend education should be offered >free of cost. Everyone has an equal right on education. Education is >the gift of God. No one has the right to sell it. No one has the right to anything, yet this world is based on commerce and withholding goods from others. It is sad. But one day we will all be beggars. >Message: 10 > Sat, 31 Jul 1999 04:00:11 -0500 > Jim Scroggins <Jimshead >A simple request > >I write to introduce myself and tell you about my life so far and to >hear myself talk, so feel free to move on if I bore you. Hello Jim ! >Ive had an unusual life experience thus far and I love >who I have become. That's a good start. >The disadvantage of isolation was an inability to grasp the image >others had of me and how to interact with them, I was uninterested in >the social signs and signals that dictate the human pecking order. I >couldnt accept that it was ever necessary to understand such things, >they were transparent and a waste of energy when you could opt to just >be, without the desire driven emotional swings. )) > The next stage occured at around 25, I was in the U.S. Marine Corps. >(yes, its true, and there are stories...man, are there stories). I was >in uniform during the Gulf War. I 'realized' where I was and made >rapid arrangements to exit stage left (pun intended). I realized that >I was in the business of death and I simply didnt have it in me....that >I could never be a good Marine because I lacked the sort of aggresion >required. Still, coming from there should be a good thing. It should make you able to take on the different things that should appear around the corners both spiritually and otherwise. I've heard about the training the USMC does at that island (forget what it's called) where the recruits are taken through rigorous basic training and never know what to expect of the days' exercises how hard they will be, where they're going that day, when it will all be over etc. When I read about that I thought: what an excellent spiritul practice, everybody should become more acquainted with that process, because that is how life squashes us sometimes, it's up and down. You never know what the day will bring. > Now I work in the measurement science business and it is a fascinating >angle from which to view the world. I have everyday exposure to >realities like every measurement has a certain amount of uncertainty >and using physical constants to verify test instruments makes me smile >and wonder. )) Yes, I see that in the sciences as well. A model is just a model and we model the world on our mind. > I would like advice from anyone who recognizes my position and has >something to say that might nudge me along, it seems whatever I need >appears when I need it and this outpouring happened rather suddenly, so >perhaps you know something that I could benefit from. Thank you in >advance. I can't give you much of advice, but maybe some of the other members can ? At least, welcome again. Best regards, Amanda. Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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