--- 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. > > 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. (snipped the rest)
If you believe MMY's teaching on Ved and the 40 branches of Vedic literature then the more accurate statement would be that Veda (scripture) is an expression of God, it is the score of the symphony of creation. However, the translation of the sanskrit script into a form that is comprehensible in a literal manner, IS done by men and that is where problems can arise. Personally I do believe that criticism of ones "sincere" (important distinction) spiritual path is a negative activity that brings no one any real good except maybe to get it out of their system so that they may stop it all together. But hey, if we were all that smart this group wouldn't exist. Maybe we should change the name from Fairfield Life to Attachment Life. Rick Carlstrom 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/
