Guest guest Posted August 25, 1999 Report Share Posted August 25, 1999 In a message dated 08/25/1999 11:13:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, hluthar writes: << "O Devi, there are many gurus on earth who give what is other than the Self, but hard to find in all the worlds is the guru who reveals the Self." >> Very Beautiful Harsha, Thank you. Rainbowed Love and Light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 1999 Report Share Posted August 25, 1999 Dear Harsha and Group: Fine quotations...very appropriate and well appreciated. This is the pivotal fulcrum upon which any student's progress can be achieved. A long lever is only as good as the strong and true pivot upon which it resides. Blessings Love, Zenbob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 1999 Report Share Posted August 25, 1999 If a teacher can't teach in Silence, reading his/her publications will do just as well Regarding the criteria for a teacher, a few comments from the encyclopedia: ---------------- The [true] teacher is well versed in the Veda, a devotee of Vishnu, free from envy, pure, a knower of yoga and intent on yoga, and always having the nature of yoga. [...] The Self-realized adept is always transmitting his native condition of liberation, which is the true condition of all beings and things. Thus, he constantly initiates others into the same realization, though they may be slow in experiencing this consciously. [...] (Kula-Arnava TantraXIII.10.106ff) O Devi, there are many gurus on earth who give what is other than the Self, but hard to find in all the worlds is the guru who reveals the Self. Many are the gurus who rob the disciple of his wealth, but rare is the guru who removes the disciple's afflictions. He is the [true] guru by whose very contact there flows the supreme Bliss (Ananda). The intelligent man should choose such a one as his guru and none other. [...] --------------- Jan Harsha: Thanks for these beautiful quotes Jan and the earlier ones from Purohit Swami. They have the ring of Truth to them. Truth is simple. We must make our "gaze" simple to recognize it. You are right that people run after those teachers who speak of past lives and talk to their dead relatives for a fee, etc. Many are the sophisticated and subtle deceptions of teachers who make so many promises which are meaningless. Rare is the Soul, who is beyond the teacher/student dichotomy and abides in the Silence of the Heart. I like this following quote. "O Devi, there are many gurus on earth who give what is other than the Self, but hard to find in all the worlds is the guru who reveals the Self." --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- ONElist members: don't miss out on the latest news at ONElist Join our community member news update at <a href=" http://clickme./ad/newsletter5 ">Click Here</a> ------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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