Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev, the model of enlightenment (was: far more "quality" posts now.

[Vaj]

On Feb 3, 2006, at 5:20 AM, Premanand Paul Mason wrote: I don't know about the rest of you, but I got a series of shocks when  I came to read of Guru Dev's lifestory and teachings. I had envisaged  someone whose teachings would be light, optimistic, yogic and bright.  Instead, I read in his teachings one steeped in the Hindu teachings  which many of us would have associated with the Middle Ages rather  than a man of enlightenment. I see a set of teachings which are framed and intended for dissemination inside the tradition of Shankara and therefore typical of Shankaracharya tradition. If we accept that SBS was a Sri Vidya adept, the notable thing I notice was the public teaching was typical of Shank-style teachings and did not contain any Sri Vidya teachings whatsoever. One wonders if this is the reason for the reluctance in taking the post in the first place: a post which requires you to talk from a certain angle, in a certain vein and espouse the view of a school. His rendering of Advaita Vedanta seems very traditional. 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.