Gordon Grobelny, Loralin Tomlin, Krista Fisher, Mary Kaminski, Richard Spang ... these are just off the top of my head, people living within 15 miles of me.
matrixmonitor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --Let the buyer beware. It's our responsibility, which becomes skilled in the light of additional direct experience: IMO the more Gurus the better. This provides an insurance plan against getting duped by any possible charlatans; but more important, in all likelihood, the vast majority of Gurus (unless ouright phonies); have SOMETHING to offer that might be of value; in which case it's our responsibility to separate the wheat from the chaff. Example: Once Baba Ram Dass (Dr. Richard Alpert) was on the radio in the 70's commenting on MMY. His conclusion was that what MMY had to offer was of no value because (in Ram Dass's opinion), he seemed to be "attached" to money. So what, even if this were true (actually, from a Spiritual perspective this would be impossible - a topic covered recently; the outer exhibition is another story reserved for later discussion). But what does this have to do with TM as a technique?. So, in a relative sense nobody's perfect. See the benefits in anything/everything, and discard what's useless. So, you believe that people can get Enlightened without a Guru. OK, name one such person. That's your challenge for today. - In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bronte Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bronte: > My friend, what should I call you? I can't pronounce your web name -- so, "friend": Thanks for this observation, and I agree: learning to play an instrument is often easier with a teacher, but not always. And teachers are not essential, although most gurus will tell you that they are. It's one thing to say "I'm a great real estate agent and will help you sell your house if you like" versus saying "You will never sell your house without my help, you poor miserable schlep." The latter being analogous to most gurus are saying. And I'll continue to gripe about that kind of manipulation. > > > --So which approach is easier, with, or without a teacher? (in > generaly, don't talk about isolated exceptions). In advance, let's take > care of one exception: HWL Poonja. He states that in his last > incarnation (prior to being "HWL Poonja"...died in the 90's), he was an > advanced Krishna-bhakti Yogi. Then as Poonja in the course of his > travels as an engineer, he happens to get an urge to visit Ramana > Maharshi in his cave. Poonja tells RM about his many visions of > Krishna, and RM asks, "Are you having a vision right now?". Then after > a few more leading questions RM in essence tells Poonja he's "already" > Enlightened. Poonja "got it" and became Enlightened on the spot. > But then, RM was a teacher, wasn't he? > > In FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com, Bronte Baxter <brontebaxter8@ ...> > wrote: > > > > ---Sure, one can get Enlightened without a Guru; likewise, one can > > learn how to play the violin without a teacher. (as Borak would > > say...."NOT" !). > > > > > > Bronte: > > Curious, I know lots of people who've taught themselves musical > instruments. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. > --------------------------------- Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase.