--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > When listening to spiritual discourse in English, I have to > > > diligently allow the intellect to only touch and release the words > > > flowing by, not allowing it to do the pitbull routine on concepts. I > > > have to treat it as if I were listening to pandits chanting in > > > Sanskrit. Honestly, I couldn't give a recap of anything said during > > > the weekend satsang intensive with Krishna Gauci, but I know I got a > > > lot out of it because I would have physical shudders of recognition. > > > > It IS interesting to see this denoucing of intellect, given > > that "buddha," meaning "awakened > > one," is related to "buddhi," intellect...
It is also interesting that enlightened beings like Buddha are referred to as self-realized, not self-intellectualized. > Listening to words and pondering them intellectually > has never changed anyone spiritually. However, with > some teachers the words can be "on top of" another > transmitted teaching that cannot be expressed in > words, but is highly transformative. In such situ- > ations, to attempt to keep oneself at the surface > level of intellect is highly unproductive, and can > cause the student to miss the transmitted teaching. > I got the impression that this is the situaion Alex > was trying to convey. Your impression is correct. Alex ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
