--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "You will not progress until this desire [for God] has become > > > stronger than any other. " > > > Gurudev. > > > > > This is a common thread among many religions, on the other hand > > > I believe it to be far from Buddhism philosophy or other systems > > > that value self-examination as the main and only way worthwhile > > > of pursuit. > > > > > > Amazing how two so far and even contradicting systems work, just > > > the same. Or maybe not. > > > > ************* > > > > Guru Dev was talking about enjoying the Divine Intelligence in > > man in its fullness, so the distinction between seeking God and > > seeking the self is a distinction without a difference. The > > Self -- infinite awareness or intelligence -- is all-inclusive, > > cosmic, because it has no boundaries, so surely this is a > > definition of God also. >
> I admit that it's probably a healthier way of considering > the concept of God, but it's still considering the concept > of God. ******** Well, if you want to think of the infinite, the unbounded, the diddywahdiddy, as being God, then OK, I guess, but really the Vedic lit constantly talks about how Brahman (Lord Krishna) is indescribable "sat chit ananda" (concentrated happiness of absolute status and permanent nature), so the idea of God as some fixed point is not consistent with a mature understanding of Vedic wisdom. When one persists in transcending the limiting mind through TM, and eventually finds no edges to his awareness, then one is living infinity that cannot possibly be described (because description delimits by its very nature) -- or possibly, any description of God is true, because his nature is unbounded. 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/
