--- In [email protected], "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I just realized that this whole discussion of a > > "false" guru is nonsense. Of what purpose are all > > these criteria? Are these to be used to select a guru? > > No, not as they are written. They are simply an > > attempt by a mind to position itself in relationship > > to a narrative it likes regarding gurus. They have an > > ideal guru in mind and compare and judge every flesh > > and blood guru to this one. It's really nonsense and > > no practical function. Just mind fluff (very sticky > > indeed!). The only way to see if a guru is of value is > > to involve yourself in their teaching for an honest > > amount of time. If it works for you, great, if it > > doesn't, move on. Buddha didn't disparage the teachers > > he studied with and found inadequate to his > > enlightenment. He just moved on. These teachers had a > > value for other people, not for him. MMY has had great > > value for many people. Many people still gain value > > from him. Many have moved on. It is what it is. To > > lock yourself into a conceptual model of a "perfect" > > guru is just silliness. Like wishing for the "perfect" > > mate or mother or father. A sign of psychological > > immaturity, isn't it? > > The false guru criteria have nothing to do with wishing for a perfect > guru and disparages noone in particular.
Yes, I burst out laughing at these suppositions in the above post. I find them to be a fairly > common sense approach to evaluating the field of spiritual teachers. Perhaps not all seekers have common sense and thus the appraoch is not appealing. > I work in investments and can tell you that if someone is promising to > double your money with no risk, or asking you to put your entire > savings in some exotic venture with no risk disclosure document, or > that ascended masters are actually in charge of the fund they're > marketing, then those guys are "false investment advisors". Believe > it or not, lots of people don't know these things and could benefit > from knowing these signs. Or like a college or trade school that promises great things, guaranteed high paying jobs after graduation, etc. It seems wise to investigate a bit. Isn't a guru a bit like a school? > our minds can't truly fathom them, > their actions and behaviors don't really tell us anything about them, > there are no corrupt gurus, only gurus not right for us. Lots of magical thinking still going on (after all these years), I guess. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
