--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- 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.
The problem with this point of view is that it discourages any discrimination. It's always amazed me that the New Age tendency to discourage judgement has turned into 'it's bad to judge'. It's incredible that we have all this remarkable discriminative ability and we not supposed to use it. I thought enlightenment was the the "crest jewel of discrimination". JohnY > > > 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/
