--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason" > <premanandpaul@> wrote: > > > > Guru Dev has pointed out that a guru must prerequisitely be a > > brahmana. > > You mean, a member of the Brahmin caste? Yes, further elaboration at:- http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/brahmana.htm > > Furthermore he clarifies in a quote used by MMY in 'Amrit > > Kana':- > > 'In the Shastra it is written that there are two marks of a guru: > > stotriyata (one who has thoroughly studied the Vedas) and > > brahmanishthata (one possessing knowledge of the immortal Self, > > Brahman) > > And women are not capable of this? That is neither stated nor inferred by Guru Dev.
> > (What's "Amrit Kana"?) Amrita means ambrosia, elixir of life and Kana means droplet. In late 1950 a book of this title was published by Shankaracharya Ashram. It is said to be compiled by Bal Brahmachari Maheshji (MMY), and certainly he is credited with the very lengthy foreword, in praise of Guru Dev. A translation is available at:- http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/AKtransrough.htm alongwith files of the Hindi (in Itrans and .pdf files) > > > - "tadviGYaanaarthasa gurumevaabhigachchhet samitpaaNiH shrotriyaM > > brahmanishhTha"' > > (Manduka Upanishad 1-1-12) > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason" > > > <premanandpaul@> wrote: > > > > > > > > If one is using the word 'guru' in the Indian strict > > > > sense of the word, no, there can be no flexibility in > > > > who and who cannot be gurus. > > > > > > Could you define "the Indian strict sense of the word," > > > please? > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
