--- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Actually casual investigation will show that Guru Dev was very > reluctant to take the post of Shankaracharya. It took twenty years > (!) for him to take it. You are either trying to start a discussion, > or haven't taken the time to challenge your assumptions with some > research." > > This was my point. Before he was Shankaracharya he couldn't stand to > be around people.
His desire to live in isolation and silence had to do with his self development. The fact that he needed to be away from people to accomplish it was a byproduct. Its like the difference between driving a car to work vs. taking the bus. Because most people prefer to drive to work in a car because it is faster and more convenient doesn't mean that they can't stand to take the bus. It just doesn't serve their needs to take the bus.
