--- In [email protected], "lurkernomore20002000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > For the record, while there are three references to "angels," > there is only one to "gods," plural. All the rest are to "God," > singular, capitalized, and many of these are in phrases such as > "God consciousness" and "God realization"--i.e., enlightenment. > > Close enough for government work
Don't think so, in context. Remember, this first came up when Edg recounted bringing SBAL to his intro lecture and demanding of the teacher what were all these "gods and angels" MMY was talking about--and he said he had the phrases highlighted. If he had been worried about "God" being mentioned, he'd have had to highlight most of the book, and his question would have been different--e.g., Why is MMY always talking about "God" if TM is secular? Basically, people can talk about "God" without necessarily speaking from a sectarian religious perspective; but if they're talking about "gods and angels," that's less likely, especially in the West. I'll bet Edg's concern was more that MMY was promoting Hinduism than that he was talking about "God." I mean, we all know SBAL is full of talk about "God," so digging up all the references to "God" didn't really prove anything that was actually in contention.
