--- In [email protected], nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of do.rflex > > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:31 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra and Mike Myers on > Sundance > > Channel > > > > > > > > --- In HYPERLINK > > "mailto:FairfieldLife% > 40yahoogroups.com"[email protected], > > nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > But as the Great Expert on Everything Under The Sun, I'm > > > sure that you can proove beyond a shadow of doubt that He did in > fact > > > not take a life before He started on His spiritual path ! > > > > You have accused one of Shankara's principle disciples of having > been > > a murderer. It's up to you to back up your claim. Otherwise, you are > > lying. > > > > I think Nabby is confusing Trotaka with Valmiki, who wrote the > Ramayana. I > > doubt he can find any reference to Trotaka's having killed anyone, > but > > Valmiki's story is well-known. > > It's something that was narrated to me. Could be true or not but who > really knows. If wrong I apologize. Anyway it fits in fine with > something Maharishi said that Trotaka was in deep sin (or something > to that effect) but even so he not only became enlightened but was > the first of Shankaras disciples to become so. And this is what > characterises this Tradition, that anyone no matter how heavily > burdened by karma, can by his own effortless effort gain the highest > knowledge. For obvious reasons I can't "prove" that I am right, nor > can this do.flex fool prove that I am wrong. Wherever He is I do not > think He cares one way or the other :-)
The only thing 'wrong' [if you could call it that] with Trotakacharya, was that he wasn't as intellectually involved with the discussions with Shankara as the other disciples. His greatness was in his deep love and devotion based on his recognition of Shankara as the embodiment of Bhagavan - and having a personal relationship with him in those terms. As for calling me a fool. Well, that's kind of amusing considering the immature, dumber than a bucket of hammers persona you display.
