Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

[Vaj]

On Dec 22, 2005, at 12:39 PM, braaahmaan wrote: I think the shanks are honored that way. And the Dali Lama who is viewed as an incarnation of Buddha (yes?) No, he is an incarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama but his primary past life recall is of the life of the "Great Fifth" Dalai lama. He is considered to be an emanation/incarnation of Avalokeshteswara. or at least a full incarnation of Buddhist wisdom (yes?). Maybe. He had to undergo training although was a quick learner. He also had some of the most spiritually advanced siddhas on the planet as his personal tutors and mentors, which kinda helps. In general specific titles pertain to certain levels of accomplishment or incarnation. The Dalai Lama is a major incarnation, but there are many others (and not all legit). One of the big differences here is that a title is not only is meant to convey a certain amount of learning, but also a certain amount of attainment. For example a traditional lama/guru's training in the monastic traditions will be three years, three months and three days long (which some will repeat two or more times). After that you get to add "The venerable..." to the front of your name... But at the time bal bramachari mahesh took on the titles of Maharishi and His Holiness, he was just a wandering bramachari. I was wondering how ommon it was to bestow such titles to such.   To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi university of management Maharishi mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.