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

[Vaj]

On Feb 3, 2006, at 11:02 AM, Premanand Paul Mason wrote: Vaj, you ask 'What do we know of pre-Shank. public lectures?' It is said that prior to his becoming Shankaracharya, Guru Dev did  not make public lectures. Supporting this is the quote from Raj  Varma's book 'Strange Facts of a Great Saint':- 'Then Maharaj Shri himself said "I am not in the habit of giving  discourses but if any question comes, then adequate answer will be  given to it."' About Guru Dev's private teachings, well Raj also wrote:- 'Devotedly I performed the puja of Maharaj Shri and he gave me a  suitable mantra to repeat daily in a particular way. I was very  grateful to him and bowed down at the lotus feet of Shri Guru Dev.' http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/sources/text/RajVarma.htm & MMY himself said:- 'It's very difficult for me to find out what he was using, huh?  [laughter from audience] Because initiation is all in private ...' http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/sources/text/MMY.htm So in other words, his real teachings remain a mystery. We might conclude however from Swami Rama's account that he shared some form of tantric sadhana for everyone--simple mantra for lay people and lower castes, higher teachings for twice borns--while maintaining Vedic and scriptural norms/precepts. 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  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.