> > The following was part of an email exchange > > that was forwarded here about a month ago by Rick. > > Neither the email, its excellent subject matter, > > or the following quote provoked a word of comment > > on FFL. One person asked which Dave the author of > > the email was, but that was it. I "replay" the > > quote again, seeing if it gets more comment > > when presented more in context: > > > > > > "Correctly, correctly but the idea behind this is > > that one shall not think badly of his master. But > > now I would suggest that you think about it for a > > moment, whether it is in principle harmful to be > > criticized or whether it can be even helpful? > > > > The scriptures even say that criticism helps the > > earnest seeker and even the wise, to wash off their > > sins and that in reality criticism is a support for > > their spiritual development. > > > > Many saints therefore put their loudest critics on > > the same level with their most devoted supporters. > > > > The supporters serve the mahatmas and admire them > > but they also take part in the wealth of their > > spiritual strengths; the critics however take nothing > > for themselves, they wash only the sins away. > > > > We should be really very grateful for the agreeable > > service their criticism does and therefore should not > > try to suffocate it." > > > > -- Guru Dev > > Guru Dev rocks! I still don't get the context of the > quote, because Guru Dev is obviously responding to > something initially. Do you have the message number > please?
127210
