... <<snip for the soul>> ... In spite of the fact that some of the current SCC cult members may have some legitimate form of spiritual life and at least a...
... lick their wounds and not continue to follow the spiritual path is >really> ... Or in our case, we should throw the baby out (the fake master) and keep the...
To say the least it is great to see some dynamic conversation going on. Everything spoken of is a shovel into the mind of self awareness. Valid is to...
... << To repeat, there is no obligation to develop a comprehensive understanding of Ghose. However, if a person finds him/herself at a psychological or...
... <<unconditional snip> ... The Tibetan Buddhists, however, are a lot smarter than the Chinmoy disciples, in that they use the power of reasoning and thought...
... Gary, you write: <<"Are the current disciples any better or any worse off than the current ex-disciples? In some cases I'm sure they are, and in some cases...
... ____________________________________________ This is a very interesting topic. I beleive that Gary is 100% right -the question should not be whether...
Dharma Friend writes: It is interesting to reflect on whether the disciples who are still in the SCC cult are doing a valid form of guru yoga or not. If they...
... Gary: Yes, a VERY important distinction between the so-called "Lesser Vehicle," and the "Greater Vehicle" traditions in Buddhism. Obviously we both feel...
... <<snip>> ... Not only did Chinmoy deny belonging to any lineage or line of gurus, he even denied EVER having a guru, in the traditional sense, as far as I...
For what it's worth (to others reading this material) the more I read and learn, the more narrations I take in, the stronger is my impression that the Guru...
... horrifying experience that he had the night before he died of a heart attack. Sahishu told of the look of absolute fear that came over Guru's face as he ...
There is more interesting stuff on the above mentioned blog spot: i.e.: http://abodeofyoga.blogspot.com/2008/03/alo-devi.html the comments section is just as...
I agree that CKG was corrupted by his disciples. To me this indicates that his rampant ambition made him bite off more than he could chew. He was just not...
All the noise and pontificating is like winds rushing through tall grass. The wind rushes by but the grass just stands there, silent, green, absorbing the...
Dharma Friend writes: I just read a very nice passage that I found inspiring, you might want to post it. It's about a kind of meditation salled Shamatha. It...
Hello Lynn, Thanks for your thoughts directed my way. I'm afraid I may not be your culprit. You write: "I believe people have the right when encountering...
I just reread my last post and realised that it might not read in the way I intended. I meant to say that CKG was further corrupted by his decision to take...
This topic reminds me of what Jack Kornfield wrote in his book "After ecstasy, the laundry". He says that some spiritual masters become corrupted because of...
In the early 1970s, before I ever got involved with the Bengali Drummer, I was writing some short dramas, in a style I called 'Theatre of Consciousness'. It...
... The guy is obviously a disciple b/c he has a spiritual name. Sony Dong means "electronic lingam." Let's just hope that Sony Dongji stays celibate, b/c...
... <<mini-mahasnip>> Perhaps, in the end, our best defense against misunderstanding and hurt feelings is to: a) read the text clearly, b) to not infer what...
Recently Dharma Friend submitted a posting which includes the following: "The Tibetans teach that one should always view one's guru as an enlightened...
... Whether a disciple benefits from following a false guru ( a teacher who claims to be something or someone other than what he is) can only be answered...
... <<snip>> ... <<snip>> ... That's for sure. And that's exactly why we shouldn't take our mental and emotional "absolutely certain" convictions all that...
'I am' itself is God. The seeking itself is God. In seeking you discover that you are neither the body nor the mind, and the love of the self in you is for the...
Dharma Friend writes: Gary, I received this "Question and Answer" by email today, from Snow Lion. It seemed relevant in light of some recent postings. The...
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