Yup, sometimes I get to play "western guru" (visions of wearing a cowboy hat chaps, and spurs) help explain to Indians how things work here. :)
Have you become acquainted with any of the Indian community in the Bay Area? The folks that run some of shops (Bazaar of India, Pooja Shop, etc) are quite friendly. jim_flanegin wrote: >now I get where you are coming from. Yeah it is pretty funny to see >any culture romanticize another, particularly when you are part of >the culture being romanticized, warts and all...This is a great >place to live, huh? > >--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Well I am also living in the San Francisco area and you are >> >> >correct that > > >>many of the Indians are trying to emulate the western lifestyle >>(DESIs). However I know westerners who are known as Indiaphiles >> >> >who > > >>don't truly understand what they are getting into. That's why I >> >> >was > > >>kind of musing (like others here) why anyone would bother to >> >> >pursue > > >>celibacy. >> >>Several years ago I made the acquaintance of an Indian tantric who >> >> >had > > >>relocated to Bay Area. He turned out to be the real deal and >> >> >after > > >>several months I took initiation from him (I am also a former TM >>teacher). Recently he gave me the go ahead to begin teaching >> >> >yogic > > >>meditation (this technique employs shaktipat) and perform other >> >> >tantric > > >>healings. Eventually if I am able to achieve the level of tantra >>acharya I will be able to initiate people into tantra. >> >>The beauty of tantra is you don't have to give up anything (well, >> >> >they > > >>want you to give up beef but that was easy) and continue to enjoy >> >> >life. > > >>And as I was saying tantrics will teach anyone. And getting back >> >> >to the > > >>point you raised about Indians my guru likes to lord the fact that >> >> >his > > >>principal disciple is a "white guy." ;-) >> >> >> > > > > > > >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 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/
