Maybe the example (me and Nis.) was not appropriate. What I am saying is that two speakers equally wise have still different capacity of delivering the 'message' to the listener. Sent via BlackBerry from Vodafone
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:38:50 To: Advaita<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Why charisma? Some people (in advaita usually gurus) have special power (not supernatural) while they talk. They have the ability of convincing the listener they are saying the 'truth'. Like singers or actors, some of them just have that magic which attracts people's attention no matter what they say/do. Why is this important in advaita? Because if I want to get rid of the 'false' beliefs which I got from my parents/school (which are strongly fixed from childhood for 30 y or so) I have to trust the guru who (with his words and presence) says to me these beliefs to be B.S. I simply have different trust in different people's words. Why? Because of that charisma, that ability to convince me they are truthful. Example: If I say something or if Nisargadatta says the same shit you would certainly be more affected by his words, right? Sent via BlackBerry from Vodafone
