--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Mr. Magoo" <wgm4u@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > > > > In the intro to Love and God, p. 11, with reference to Guru Dev, > > > Maharishi says "We only pray Him to keep on guiding us," implying > > > that he considers Guru Dev to still be playing a active role from > > > wherever he is. > > > > MMY says, "We only pray...", he doesn't say he IS!! MMY may or > > may not know, or it may be presumptous for him to say. Whether > > Swami Brahmananda took on a 'Bodhisattva' role in the governence > > of the Universe is speculative at best and CLEARLY has nothing to > > do with 'awareness' spoken of in the puja! > > Have you ever heard Maharishi admit to the possibility > of someone who is enlightened dying and taking on a > 'Bodhisattva' role? I sure haven't. I remember one long > lecture in which he went on and on and on saying that > the *only* possibility for what happens to an enlight- > ened being when they die is that "the drop returns to > the ocean," and he said definitely in that talk (in > response to several direct questions) that there was > *no* possibility of an enlightened being ever incarnating > again in any form -- human or subtle. > > Now I don't personally believe this, but that's what the > man said. But then he has waffled on many subjects before, > so it's possible that he later recanted and allowed for > there being more possibilities than the one he was adamant > about in that talk. Has anyone here ever heard Maharishi > speak of anything other than "the drop returns to the > ocean" model?
"The holy tradition of great masters, which is responsible for reviving the teaching after every lapse, has captured the mind and heart of lovers of Truth in every age. It is not merely held in high regard, but has come to be actually worshipped by seekers of Truth and knowers of Reality. A verse(*) recording the names of the greatest and most highly revered masters has not only inspired seekers, but has been a joy even to the fulfilled hearts of realized souls passing through the long corridor of time." --Commentary to 4:2 in MMY's Gita translation (copyright 1967) * The listing of the masters of the holy tradition chanted during the puja.
