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-----Original Message----- From: Anandanand <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:16:58 To: Advaita-Zen<[email protected]> Subject: Re: Why charisma? I think there is much more to it than just charisma. Osho had that, his books are good, but I have read harsher statements put in a humbler way. There are three things one is the source another the receiver and third the knowledge being transferred. The process of transfer depends on all three. On Jun 22, 12:38 pm, [email protected] wrote: > 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
