Guest guest Posted September 19, 2000 Report Share Posted September 19, 2000 Excellent points Gregji. Let me add this. Enlightenment itself can be seen as a social construct. Of course the "enlightened" teachers don't like to hear this,.... especially if they have been "verified" :-). Love Harsha Gregory Goode [goode] Tuesday, September 19, 2000 11:42 AM ; NondualitySalon ; Re: Sri Harsha-Ji Hi Harsha-ji! This matter of verification is a good one! You hit it on the head! Vastly important to many people! And the endless regress of verification that applies to b.s. and the b.s. meter also goes for verifying people and teachers. Verification and authorization are often taken very seriously and truly believed by many people (whether they have been verified or not). But verification and authorization function as a social phenomenon, not unlike a popularity contest or an ad campaign. Helpful for business purposes, so that those consumers who aren't sure about where to shop can find the a trademark they feel comfortable with. This reminds me of the kosher disputes I've read about. Among orthodox Jews, there are different certifying organizations, with different symbols, like the K or the U-circle, etc. I've heard that the rebbes of the different congregations are partial to particular certifying organizations. So they tell their congregations not to buy any food from the other certifying organizations. I've heard that Sephardic rebbes tell their congregations not to buy from Ashkenazis, and vice versa, etc. Sometimes the differences are politcal, sometimes based in differences in doctrine or interpretation of the scriptures, etc. Others may have a lot more info on this... Love, --Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2000 Report Share Posted September 19, 2000 On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar) wrote: > > Excellent points Gregji. Let me add this. Enlightenment itself can be seen > as a social construct. > Of course the "enlightened" teachers don't like to hear this,.... > especially if they have been "verified" :-). > harsha-la, the true ones wont care if they are verified or not, they just are as they are no? --janpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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