>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote:
>
> > And that's the way many advaitins (like the ones who run that
list)
> > are reacting to the piece--it's very positive:
> >
> > "This is just the mature, sobering kind of analysis that more
seekers
> > need to be exposed to. The intersubjective and implicit
contractual
> > agreements keep the whole thing going."
>
> I know, Vaj, and I gave, unlike you urls, so that everyone can
look it
> up himself.
>
> > Is a typical comment--most from hardcore advaitins.
>
> Who is a 'hard-core' Advaitin there, and who is not, is a different
> topic.
>
> > And that's the idea: what was lost in the translation of east
to
> > west? It'll be a long time till the west figures it all out,
we're a
> > different culture. But it's helpful to find patterns of
suffering,
> > acknowledge them and evolve. Avoid the shadow, it will just
overcome
> > you in some way.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > > but also seeks recognition, for what he doesn't seem to get
here,
> > > and
> > > > obviously with success
> > > > http://guruphiliac.blogspot.com/2006/04/enlightenment-
anonymous.html
> > >
> > > That appears to be an odd form for you (usually clear, fair and
> > > informative -- and not prone to comments on persons rather
than ideas)
> > > -- imputing motives to someone else -- particularly
a "stranger".
> >
> > Actually this is a common thing and has a long history with this
poster.
> >
> > Apparently he didn't realize it had already been posted here
over a
> > month ago...or that it was not about FFL.
>
> Sorry Vaj you just got hung up on my first link which was just
meant
> to be the introduction, your introduction as well. My real point
was
> how you characterized the scene and people here, obviously without
> making any direct reference, onesided as it is. I wanted to give
> people here a chance to see how they or their views are
characterized
> elsewhere, and so also have a chance of responding. (I think
> Guruphiliac group isn't as free as here, you have to be sort of
> invited or be a little bit anti Guru, that is they are selective
about
> whom they take. <snip>
I visited the guruphil site once and felt that they were kind of
lost in the whole expose thing- like that _expression_, when you have
a hammer, everything looks like a nail...it may work for some, but
not my cuppa joe...
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