--- wayback71 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > big snip > > > For me, this is an interesting idea. Has me > thinking in a different way about the struggle > to integrate the opposing aspects of MMY's behavior. > It is not hard to see peers, friends > and family in shades of gray - that they can be > wonderful in some ways, average in some > aspects, and have significant faults in other ways. I have always found this point very interesting. We have no problem with our friends and loved-ones having "faults" and "shortcomings". Our authentic love and appreciation of them is never ruined by their occasional asinine behavior or comment. But we need our gurus and spiritual teachers to be "perfect" (and what does that even mean?) Perhaps we need a relative expression of That pristine, empty, complete consciousness and we burden the limited mind/body of that guru with that (infantile?) need/projection. Also there truly (from CC up) is no person or individuality called MMY. Whatever was left of Brahmachariya Mahesh "left" many decades ago while he was sitting on a porch with Guru Dev. There is no ego driving MMY. MMY is just a point value fully open to THAT. And that infinite point value behaves in ways that upsets our point value! Interesting.......... -Peter > Still, we love them. But gurus and > enlightened people were supposed to be perfect, or > so we once thought. So, I guess you > are saying that what we perceive as "faults" in > gurus is really something else going on, > something useful for ourselves and for others. This > is what true believers always use to > justify immoral or unpleasant behavior on the > guru's part. (I am not calling you a true > believer, btw.) I think until I myself have the > perception to see as you do, it is best to go > with some sort of balance between mind, heart and > gut feelings. Keeps it simple and real, > and encourages compassion and basic kindness in all > of us. We can all stretch our > understanding of what we perceive to an extent, but > it is dangerous to keep doubting and > second guessing our own perceptions and feelings > beyond a certain point. I know you are > not advocating that, - in fact you just had your own > very real experience. Sounds as if the > entire evening was terrific on every level. > > > > > > 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 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ 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/
