And the fourth equally important dimension ' When' (not only in respect of time).
On Jun 22, 1:16 pm, Anandanand <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
