--- In Nisargadatta@y..., elizabeth_wells2001@y... wrote:
>
> "I am dead to the body,
> and dead to the mind."
Elizabeth,
when I think of "dead gurus" the famous quote from Ram Das comes to
mind: "Dead gurus don't kick ass." Apparently he hadn't yet read
Nisargadatta Maharaj, or looked at it from the point of your post.
Sincerely,
Eric
PS. I wonder whether Ram Das would say the same thing now? I don't
mean in the sense that you're talking about, but rather, after all
these years, what his experience of Neem Karoli Baba is, whether he
thinks NKB can or can't kick ass.
... Elizabeth, when I think of "dead gurus" the famous quote from Ram Das comes to mind: "Dead gurus don't kick ass." Apparently he hadn't yet read ...
eblack101@...
Jun 30, 2001 10:25 pm
... **** That was not Ram Das, that was Da Free John from a talk he gave that is written in his book "Method of the Siddhas." -- Happy Days, Judi ...
Judi
judirhodes@...
Jun 30, 2001 10:43 pm
Hi El, Is he dead? I haven't kept track ... ;-) -mort...
mortivan
mortivan@...
Jul 1, 2001 2:09 am
... Who? ....
elizabeth_wells2001@...
Jul 1, 2001 3:29 am
... Ohhhhhhhh - you mean the guy materializaing the made in China watches -- How would I know? I am not in the guru business. I know know these gurus. Why do...
elizabeth_wells2001@...
Jul 1, 2001 3:38 am
... Whatever conditioning may be present that makes it appear wrong is what's wrong with it. Other than that... not a thing. Namaste, Tim...
Omkara
coresite@...
May 3, 2001 5:42 pm
In a message dated 05/05/2001 3:47:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Hi Tim: I agree there is nothing wrong with suicide. But it does nothing except kill the...
Okeewap@...
May 5, 2001 11:59 am
Dear Elaine, ... True, but the question was "what's wrong with suicide," not "what's right with it?" :-). There's nothing right about it either. You're...
Omkara
coresite@...
May 5, 2001 4:51 pm
... "I have given everything I see all the meaning that it has for me." ACIM, Lesson 2...
Beck
beck@...
May 5, 2001 5:22 pm
The miracle is that in the absence of meaning is "Meaning." To the mind, the statement "nothing has or lacks meaning" appears dry, dull and empty... but the...
Omkara
coresite@...
May 5, 2001 5:49 pm
In a message dated 05/05/2001 12:52:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Nothing. In fact, isnt virtue the last thing to go? Love, elaine :)...
Okeewap@...
May 5, 2001 11:07 pm
... Indeed, nothing happens. So, how could it be called "enlightenment"? As nothing happens, how can there be any statement that "nothing happens"? Saying one...
Daniel Berkow
berkowd@...
May 3, 2001 3:11 pm
... From: "Omkara" <coresite@...> To: <Nisargadatta@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 10:38 AM Subject: [Nisargadatta] Re: The paradox of...