Not to diminish your experiences, I had some profound Guru Dev ones in the movement also. Because I have changed how I interpret these experiences doesn't mean I don't hear you on this. If they are experiences that you value, high five.
I didn't mean for this Guru Dev discussion to become an advocacy piece for how others should view him. I am just telling my perspective. It is a fine line not to come off as disrespecting other people's view of him and be true to my own. I appreciate your ability to be secure enough in your own views to be able to exchange ideas on this topic. I think some cool stuff has come out because of it. --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > If one of Curtis's street people were successful > > in these respects, it would be awfully difficult > > not to view them as "special." > > > > (Or let's say "remarkable," since "special" has > > acquired such negative baggage on this forum.) > > > > I think we are missing each other on this point. He was a > fascinating > > guy. I probably would connect with him on his love of nature. I > don't > > see any evidence for him being more amazing then a lot of other > > religious leaders upholding the status quo even if it includes the > > cruelty of the caste system. I think you are over focusing on my > > bringing up the fact of his homelessness. That doesn't make him > less > > interesting, it makes him more. Especially when coupled with your > > point about how he pulled of the Shankaracharya gig. > > > > So I'll give him special and remarkable (although not necessarily > for > > the reasons he is revered in TMO), but he doesn't' get divine. Is > > that fair? > > fyi, one key reason I see him as His Divinity was an experience I > had, one of quite a few, touched upon in post #81863. If it had been > George Bush instead, I'd be voting Republican ;-) >
