--- anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > snip > > I'm not so sure I'm sharing anyone's enlightenment > just yet, nor > benjamincollins nor his daughters, the opposite > might have a > valid case here. > > By bringing all these idols into his house it looks > to me > that benjamin collins is going astray from the pure > path.
And you know this to be true? Absolutely true? Isn't this just a belief you have. And in fact you know nothing other than your own opinion? > There is no need to adopt any Hindu > idol-worshipping-rituals; > the opposite is truth. Guru Dev and MMY stated that > the pure > knowledge is lost and what left are only empty > rituals. How do you know the ritual is empty? Ben seems to have quite a bit of sattvic intent to me. > It could be the case that our friend is doing both > the pure practice and rituals at the same time, > however the 'path' > don't state worshipping Guru Dev nor any image of > him or > Ganesha idol etc as necessary. That's your path. Don't you worship any "idols" because it bothers you and you don't want to do it. Let us know when you start worshipping idols and we'll help you stop. Keep us posted. > The danger is that along the way one starts to lose > the purity side > of the teaching and just stays with the rituals, > hence losing the > purity of the knowledge. So, don't you worship any idols so you don't lose the "purity of the teaching". > Brahman, G-D, infinity has no shape or form and > rituals are just > golden cage of samsara at the best case. Is this a concept or an experience you have? How do you know this is true? > I think our friend need to check where his focus and > attention goes. No, Ben can take care of himself just fine. You need to check where your focus and attention go. > respectfully. Perhaps you mean to say here, " disrespectfully". Let's be honest, please. P.S. Akasha, if you read this, do I come across like this? If I do, I truely apologize! -Peter > > > > > > 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!? Plan great trips with Yahoo! Travel: Now over 17,000 guides! http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide 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/
