Intriguing to find out how long it took Guru Dev to deliver the 'Shri Shankaracharya UpadeshAmrit' satsangs. I put my transcripts of the recordings of his satsangs into MSword to check the word count & calculated his wpm, checked the word count of the SSUA satsangs, & got a figure of about 4hr20mins.
--- In [email protected], "L B Shriver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have just finished reading New Morning's post on Innocence (112511). Highly perceptive > regarding the nature of many of the exchanges here on FFL, and the underlying > psychology. I would like to add a few thoughts about interpreting the words of Guru Dev, > which are now becoming available for all to read. > > I have not gone back to examine all the threads based on Paul's release of selected > discourses, but I have looked into a few and it seems as though they are launching at least > as many debates as they are settling. > > The 108 pieces of darshan in the Upadesh Amrit collection represent only a fragment of > Guru Dev's public discourses. Strung together, they would amount to a couple of hours, at > most. Nevertheless, I believe they represent the wholeness of his teaching, and represent > it accurately. > > On the other hand, the words in this collection are from his public discourses, not from his > private talks with close disciples. To the best of my knowledge, no material of the second > type exists, although we cannot rule out that possibility altogether. > > It has previously been pointed out that Brahmanandaji's teachings were somewhat > conditioned by historical and cultural conditions of his time and place. As New Morning > has pointed out in a different context, perhaps we could all benefit by considering the > limitations we bring to interpreting them. > > Also, with regard to those who feel especially close or intimate relationship with > Brahmanandaji in this lifetime, I would offer one small suggestion: We have seen so many > examples wherein the guru whispers one thing into the ear of the disciple at his right > hand, and something entirely different to the disciple at his left. Would it have been > different with Guru Dev? Do we know for sure, one way or the other? If we are confident > that Guru Dev speaks to us directly, that is fine, but we should keep in mind: This is what > he says to me. What he says to another is none of my business. > > L B S > 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/
