--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], t3rinity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It is clear from this account, directly by the Samhita of the > > Veda, that criticism of ones spiritual path, and of ones > > spiritual preceptor must be seen as a sin against the gods > > themselves, whom the preceptor represents. > > While I respect both you and your devotional approach > to spirituality, Michael, I think that you have come > to believe that scripture was written by God. >
Actually, you have no idea who wrote what when. For all we know, the NT is exaxtly as the Fundamentalists say. > It wasn't. It was written by MEN, and in this case, > by the VERY men who are saying that it's a sin to > question them or their motives or speak ill of them > of do anything other than what they tell you to do. > > You seem to be of the opinion that these MEN who wrote > these things were doing so for only pure motives. I > make no such assumption. They were establishing a set > of guidelines so that no one would ever think for them- > selves and judge spiritual teachers as *people*, for > fear that to do so would be a sin. > > I have no problem with the devotional approach, for > those for whom it seems to be a good "fit" with their > basic predilections in life. That seems to be true > with you; I would suggest no other path for you but > the devotional path you have chosen. But there are > other paths, man. And some of them involve not only > *not* cutting the spiritual teacher infinite slack > just because they call themselves a spiritual teacher, > but in fact holding the spiritual teacher up to MORE > scrutiny than anyone else, because they call themselves > a spiritual teacher. > > Unc 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/
