--- In [email protected], "tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > TorquiseB writes snipped: > > Theoretical spiritual practice is just that, theory. > > Applied spiritual practice is *applied*, one moment > > at a time, all day, every day. Meditation without > > mindfulness and the intention to bring the light of > > that meditation into the world and share it with > > others in every action is a waste of time. Better > > to never meditate and spend the time of one's life > > in "small gestures" of humanity than spend one's > > life meditating regularly and never practicing any > > such gestures. > > Tom T: > According to Ramana Maharishi there are four ways to get > enlightened. > 1. The Guru says your are THAT and you are done if you are ready. > 2. The Gurus tries you are THAT and you are not ready so you go home > and do the WHO AM I inquiry for a few years and then come back for > your mahavayka. > 3. If you can not do self inquiry into WHO AM I the guru tells you > to go home and meditate for a decade or two to get ready for the > WHO AM I. > 4. If you are unable to meditate then go do good deeds for a few > decades so you can be ready to meditate. > > It would appear that a lot of the TMers started at step 3 and hadn't > done enough or any of step 4 and are a few decades short of step 4. > Ain't going to happen till you get your tank topped off at step 4.
Not that I believe Ramana Maharshi had any more clue than anyone else how to realize enlighenment, but I certainly agree with your conclusion at the end.
