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> --- In [email protected], "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote:
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> > > --- In [email protected], "Richard J. Williams" <richard@>
> > > wrote:
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> > > > laughinggull108:
> > > > > The first 49 of 560 pages of Galaxy of Fire.
> > > > > Other than the Table of Contents and Preface,
> > > > > not much to read this early in the book. The
> > > > > really good stuff is in the last half.
> > > > >
> > > > > http://tinyurl.com/ntdku3
> > > > >
> > > > Jay Latham:
> > > >
> > > > "Why is he here? How did he get in? The men were all clean shaven and
> > > > had
> > > > their best suits on. Worst of all, there couldn't have been more than
> > > > fifteen Westerners, all total; the very top of Maharishi's Western
> > > > organization, all there by personal invitation from Maharishi himself,
> > > > and
> > > > all sitting in the front row in full view of the main entrance.
> > > >
> > > > So much for "blending in." Behind the Westerners sat hundreds of
> > > > exuberant
> > > > brahmin boys whom Maharishi was instructing in the Vedas. The few
> > > > ladies I
> > > > saw were the top administrators of Maharishi's "Thousand Headed Mother
> > > > Divine Course." I sat down directly in front of Maharishi who was
> > > > sitting
> > > > about fifteen feet away on his dais. To his left, and above him on his
> > > > own
> > > > dais was the present Shankaracharya of Jyothirmath, the spiritual
> > > > "pope" of
> > > > North India, Sri Swami Vishnudevananda.
> > > >
> > > > To his left, sitting on an even higher dais, was Guru Dev's successor
> > > > (appointed by Guru Dev himself, in his will), Shri Swami Shantanand
> > > > Saraswati Maharaj, retired Shankaracharya of Jyothirmath. These two sat
> > > > under the gold and red umbrella of the Shankaracharya, on the
> > > > throne-like
> > > > chairs of their position. Surrounding them were about fifty of the most
> > > > illustrious looking orange-clad swarmis I'd ever seen. This was the top
> > > > of
> > > > India's spiritual tradition in the flesh.
> > >
> > > The application of meditation is just one such way to curtail our
> > > desires, because you give some time to it, and it takes you away from
> > > your lovely desires. The extension of this moment of peace between two
> > > desires is another way. Understand his central point: that consciousness
> > > is only consumed through desires- the fewer the desires, the better use
> > > of consciousness that can be made. All the disciplines which we have
> > > been given are to lead in this direction -if we practise extending the
> > > moment of peace between two desires, we can get the full benefit of this
> > > process.
> > > -Swami Shantanand Saraswati
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The stage area was surrounded by
> > > > hundreds of lights (candles, oil and ghee lamps) which are
> > > > traditionally lit
> > > > for Diwali. The scene was a blaze of spiritual light.
> > > >
> > > > As I was sitting down Marc looked up at me with an inquisitive, raised
> > > > eyebrow and silently conveyed, "What in the hell are you doing here ...
> > > > what's with the beard and the dhoti, are you completely out of your
> > > > mind?"
> > > > The other Westerners were also checking me out, having, of course,
> > > > immediately recognized me. I didn't even want to know their thoughts.
> > > > All I
> > > > could think was "God, when you fulfill a desire you really go all out.
> > > > Since
> > > > this is probably the last time I'll see Maharishi for not being properly
> > > > invited, I must thank you for the fabulous send-off."
> > > >
> > > > I drank in the whole scene. I'd stepped into the ageless, fiery world
> > > > of the
> > > > Swami Order of Lord Shankara. A Sanskrit puja was underway in which
> > > > Maharishi was the deity. A couple of old pujaris were chanting, with one
> > > > making offerings to Maharishi splashing Ganges water on him, adorning
> > > > him
> > > > with green leaves, offering incense, light from ghee lamps, etc. It
> > > > reminded
> > > > me of a silent film I'd seen of Maharishi's master, Guru Dev, in which
> > > > he
> > > > was worshipped as Shankaracharya in similar fashion.
> > > >
> > > > This was a great honor for Maharishi, and demonstrated in the most
> > > > symbolic
> > > > way possible that he was held in highest esteem by the present
> > > > Shankaracharya Order; with both the reigning and retired
> > > > Shankaracharyas of
> > > > Jyothirmath in attendance. They obviously regarded Maharishi as the most
> > > > enlightened disciple of their own guru, Swami Brahmananda Saraswati
> > > > (Guru
> > > > Dev). I had heard that Swami Vishnudevananda was supporting Maharishi
> > > > and
> > > > his movement in recruiting Indians for the mass group practice of the
> > > > TM-
> > > > Sidhi program.
> > > >
> > > > Maharishi always generates a feeling of eternality and transcendent
> > > > silence
> > > > around him that is the most profound I've ever felt, but I had
> > > > experienced
> > > > this most often in the context of large gatherings of Westerners in
> > > > Europe.
> > > > In the midst of his own people, including the most illustrious of the
> > > > Swami
> > > > Order itself, the feeling was deeper, more natural, because the land
> > > > and its
> > > > spiritual history supported it. This was the "Whole Thing, the Real
> > > > Thing"
> > > > as Guru Dev used to say.
> > > >
> > > > If this were to be my last sight of the master, I had picked the right
> > > > night. I felt God smiling on me. For the entire evening, Maharishi
> > > > remained
> > > > in samadhi, eyes closed. That doesn't mean he was completely lost to the
> > > > world, though, because at one point I felt as if he were "scanning" me
> > > > checking me out with his inner vision. He's far too powerful to not
> > > > have his
> > > > attention felt by his teachers. I felt him look right through me, my
> > > > organs,
> > > > subtle body, mind, everything. While this was going on, I tried to send
> > > > him
> > > > the telepathic message: "Lord Shiva got me in here as a boon."
> > > >
> > > > If Maharishi was upset about my being here, it was his own fault-he was
> > > > the
> > > > one who taught me, in person, the highly effective techniques for
> > > > locating
> > > > transcendental consciousness and fulfilling desires through That. I was
> > > > living proof of his own success this night. I'd gotten through his
> > > > carefully
> > > > selected, highly effective human shield and then been delivered at his
> > > > feet
> > > > as a VIP. That is the power of the Lord.
> > > >
> > > > The deep velvety-red umbrellas of Swami Vishnudevananda Saraswati and
> > > > Swami
> > > > Shantanandji Saraswati, embroidered with large gold Sanskrit letters,
> > > > were
> > > > obviously very old. To me, they represented the cosmic umbrella that one
> > > > gets under for spiritual protection when initiated by an enlightened
> > > > guru
> > > > into the ancient tradition of the Sanatan Dharma. Each umbrella was
> > > > imbued
> > > > with the deep spirituality of ancient India?and great men of cosmic
> > > > consciousness.
> > > >
> > > > I was mesmerized by the rare darshan (sight) of Swami Shantanand
> > > > Saraswati.
> > > > He must have been in his eighties at the time, but still had the
> > > > wrinkle-
> > > > free face of a baby. The glow on his face was more pure, more
> > > > translucent,
> > > > than I had ever seen on any human being before. He looked like the
> > > > transcendent personified. He remained seated in deep meditation the
> > > > entire
> > > > evening. He never moved, never opened his eyes. He looked serene,
> > > > breathless, in his all-time natural state of cosmic conciousness. From
> > > > his
> > > > whole body he radiated powerful waves of love.
> > > >
> > > > He was a sensory feast to behold, seated in the highest position in the
> > > > room
> > > > on his "throne" chair that was placed directly underneath what looked
> > > > like
> > > > the same unbrella that Guru Dev hasd sat under as Shankaracharya. The
> > > > man
> > > > had a pure white halo that encircled his whole body."
> > > >
> > > > Source:
> > > >
> > > > "Galaxy of Fire"
> > > > By Jay Latham
> > > > Sunstar, 2000
> > > > p. 550-553.
Knowledge is unlimited and available at all times. It manifests itself
according to the need of the time. It is only available when the need arises.
The stream of love and truth is one, but man catches it in two different ways,
by heart or by mind. By heart he means his love, by mind he means his
knowledge. But in fact the stream of love and truth is always the same. It is
always present in the world and always will be present in the world but people
will only take as much as their destiny offers, or as they need.
-Swami Shantanand Saraswati [Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math]
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> Knowledge is not bound to any land or place. No place is favoured.
> Knowledge is everywhere, all over. If certain types of people are prepared
> at a place, they will receive it. Preparation of mind is the only key to
> where this knowledge will descend. If people at a particular place take to
> the ordinary way of life, they will get ordinary knowledge. If at a certain
> place people are preparing themselves for higher knowledge, certainly it will
> be available. No place is particular for knowledge.
>
> > Anywhere, anytime, anybody who is looking for this knowledge must get it,
> > because the Absolute is not for a single race, colour, creed or nation.
> > --Swami Shantanand Saraswati
> >Guru Dev's successor (appointed by Guru Dev himself, in his will), Shri
> >Swami Shantanand Maharaj, Shankaracharya of Jyothirmath.
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