--- In [email protected], "Premanand Paul Mason"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I tend to agree with you about mixing and matching generally, if one
> has a guru it is best to stick with them. But isn't it usual to be
> able to coexist with those in a parampara lineage of teachers?
> Actually, I suggest that it is extremely unlikely that the teachings
> of Guru Dev differed significantly from those of his teacher since
> they are certainly in complete conformity with those of Adi
> Shankaracharya.
Well, many teachers claim linneage to Shankara and yet their teachings
vary vastly. And are by no means "necessarily" compatible or
interchangible with each other.
I don't know if SBS's teachings really differed from Swami Krishanand.
I simple suspect the SBS took his own unique angles -- based on his
"lit" insight and his specific path and history.
But I do know, per MMY, Jerry J and Satynand talks, that SBS himself
did not teach one thing. It was not just hindus that came to him for
giudance, much less just saivite hindus. Its my understanding that
saivites, vaishnaivites, devotess of the devi, shi-ite and shunni
muslems, siks, jains, buddhists, catholics, protestants, jews all came
to him for spiritual advice and guidance. And Indians, Europeans, etc.
And brahmins, kashatrias and vaisas (I assume sudras too, but who
knows what protocols actually prevailed -- he did not give audience
to women)
He did not give the same teaching to each of the above. He gave them
guidance based on their needs and traditions. And I speculate, a lot
of it was not formulatic -- that is he did not learn by rote from his
teacher and linneage "if a haisadic jew comes to you for advice on
liberation, and he is under 50 years old, and is married, then give
this advice, else give that advice, else ...". I speculate, strongly
intuitively, that a lot of his guidance was "ad hoc". He, in real
time, sized up the seeker, and "it came to him" -- based on his lit
Consciousness and spiritual training, what would work for that person.
Thus, if so, even teachings under the umbrella of one teacher, are not
interchangeable and do not form a a la carte menu for seekers.
Much less for different teachers, even if of the same linneage. Much
less for teachers of different linneages. Even if all the guidance and
methods lead to a similar territory. (Different paths may lead to
different peaks, but its all high altitude peaks and air with similar
views.)
But, what do i know!
What do i really know?
Not a thing, for sure.
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