--- In [email protected], "tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Peter writes: > I assume people consider Sai Ma to be Self-Realized? Her photos in > this link have no shakti at all. What's up wit dat? > > Tom T: > I had the opportunity to visit Sai Ma in Chicago about 3 years ago. > When 6 different people invited me, I knew it was a cosmic invitation. > The facility we were in was also hosting a 1958 Class reunion right > next door with those thin partitions. The rock and roll music was very > loud so we ended up doing some chanting and dancing cause there was no > way you could hear anything she would have said with the rock and roll > going on in the next partition. When the DJ finally took a break she > began her discourse/sermon/teaching. After she had been talking about > 2 minutes she laid out a Mahavakya and I laughed hysterically. Those > who live in FF know me by my laughter even when they don't know me > personally. Sai Ma turned to her right, as my wife and I were seated > in the front row far right corner, and stared very intensely and I of > course stared right back. After about a minute of staring she turned > back to the audience (maybe 100 or so) and announced "He Knows". The > rest of her talk went the same way. She would talk and about every > minute or two I would laugh and she would say "He Knows". This went on > for about 30 minutes and after a while the audience began to laugh at > the same Mahavakyas as I did. For me it was a very interesting > validation of my experience and understanding. She seemed to genuinely > enjoy the laughter and would smile every time I laughed. What that > meant for her I have no idea but I felt totally validated. The next > day the Chicago Times had a story about the gathering, her and the > weekend intensive. There were two pictures with the article. One was a > 1 inch by 2 inch picture of Chalanda Sai Ma and the other was and 8 by > 10 of Cindy and I plus two other attendees. Of course I was mostly in > the center. I thought that was also very funny. When I left the Friday > night gathering one of the devotees wanted to know if I was staying > for the intensive and I responded that I had gotten all I needed and I > had repaid her validation with my laughter. The devotee couldn't > understand why I wasn't staying. I have found out that I don't have to > follow anything other than my own laughter and the laughter seemed to > think she was very awake and very funny. I have also found that most > of the other teachers I run into tell me the same kind of jokes that > most of the audience doesn't get. Tom >
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