thus the "gurus" maintain the secrecy smoke screen, giving them license to
screw people any which way they want to.
From: "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2015 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TMers, Buddhists and Smoke
You won't find the real meaning of a guru mantra on the Internet. That's
for initiates. ;-)
On 01/05/2015 10:24 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
wrote:
Though the word Guru mantra (note) contains the word ‘mantra’, it
mostly implies to which Name of God a disciple should chant. One should chant
the Name recommended by the Guru rather than chanting the Name of one’s
favourite Deity for the following reasons : 1. One does not understand which
Name is best suited for one’s own spiritual progress. Only the Guru is capable
of providing this guidance. 2. Chanting the Name of the favourite Deity helps
only to raise one’s sattvikta. The Guru mantra (note) however, can take one
to the nirgun state. 3. The Guru mantra (note) does not contain mere
letters, but has spiritual knowledge, Chaitanya and the Guru’s blessings.
Hence, spiritual progress is faster. 4. Due to faith in the Guru, one chants
the Guru mantra (note) with greater faith, than chanting the mantra (note)
decided upon by oneself. Also, when remembering the Guru, one tends to chant
the Name given by Him and thus chanting increases. 5. When one chants the
Name of the favourite Deity, at least some amount of ego accompanies it. On the
contrary, when chanting the Name recommended by the Guru, there is no ego.
From: "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2015 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TMers, Buddhists and Smoke
You posted as if you were speaking of active TM teachers. Here you
mention a former TM teacher. There are lots of those around (including myself)
and I could care less what they do and whether they "smoke". In fact I could
care less if the active teachers smoke. I gave that up way back in 1973
several months before I learned TM. That after a production meeting where
people got stoned to plan a new TV show and all that happened was a bunch of
stupid ideas. For me, it was no longer increasing any creativity.
FYI, in India they refer to ganja as a "sacrament" for some paths. If these
former teachers find meditation boring try something different. In fact find a
teacher who will give them a guru mantra. Those definitely are not boring.
On 01/05/2015 05:44 AM, emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:
Bari2 - so naive.
I know one living right in Fairfield, a former TM teacher, been to India,
trained with SSRS (although not a Kriya teacher) who smokes.
Says meditation is flat, featureless and boring. Transcendence just another
ordinary experience. Says SSRS's hollow and empty meditations just put them to
sleep.
They use the same old supply chain - friends knowing other friends. All the
blah blah about FF being a spiritual capital doesn't stop a whole bunch of
people in the meditating community from doing smoke.
It certainly is not a sacrament - even if you are an Injun "make-believing".
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