--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Rory- Thanks for this- it is always helpful to get some > independent validation of one's experiences and I appreciate you > sharing this. I had written what I did regarding a bhakti-ish path > also because I wanted to dispel the image of someone chanting to God > with finger cymbals on (!) and a lot of mood-making, and indicate > that the path is every bit as rigorous, and rewarding, as any other > way to liberation. My use of the term 'bhakti-ish' also indicates > that there is a dose of jnani thrown in as well, though I tend to > keep any intellectual understanding to a bare minimum, lest I get > caught up in it. I track just enough so that I know where I am at > all times.
Yes, yours is definitely a Path with Heart :-) > Two more things: First, similar to your comments regarding not > having to *do* anything about the 27 (28) Nakshatras, *lol* Just 27. I was making a joking reference to Akasha/New Morning's joke about them and the "secret 28th" (or words to that effect). >and the way of > liberation feeling 'right', we don't choose our way of liberation, > whether bhakti or jnani. It just comes naturally. Absolutely -- again, more of a description than a prescription! > Second, regarding all the suffering of the bhakti, once liberation > is reached, there is not only no longer any suffering, but the > relationship with God is so intimate, so friendly, so normal, that > going forward becomes like the experience of a kid in a candy store, > or like just going about one's daily business with our favorite > Saint, Master, God or Goddess at our side, ready for any kind of > interaction. it is really an amazing experience, yet completely > normal. Yes, I love that ordinary extraordinariness! > Maharishi has said that all paths find their fulfillment in > liberation anyway, so regardless of the bus we boarded to get here, > here we are! *lol* Yes -- no matter where we go... :-) > 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
