--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Ron" <sidha7001@> wrote: > > > > Hello t3rinity, > > > > Can you post that Judy post you are talking about here in > > this thread? I think this is called a thread - right? > > > > I am following emails from 15 yahoo groups, so I am only > > reading the mails in this thread and really busy. Swami G > > is not in FFL at all. > > Ron, > > I haven't checked in on this whole tsimmus, and > probably won't, because to be honest I don't care > that much about either Maharishi or Swami G. But > I do find this whole cruise-internet-groups-for- > followers thang interesting.
Tanmay: ( Ron- using my spiritual name in the future) The sadana is an ongoing thing- there is open eye meditation so the mantra is going at all times when one remembers to do it. Since it is an experience, will use the best words as I can about all this. I just mentioned this because as seva, part of the sadakas thing would be to further the Guru's teachings. Talking may entrench the sadaka in duality ( not so for a realized one), so for one thing, if one is only curious, some sadakas may simply keep quiet and speak with those that have the interest to be in the path. Be that as it may, will do the best to tell of my experiences > > I'm wondering what constitutes a true believer (or > devoted follower, if you prefer) in her org. Those looking for Realization abouve all else, sincerity, respect, honoring the pointings in the path, living life with integrity, honoring the commitments made that one has agreed to when entering the path, such as keeping in touch at least once a month, and other things If she > writes 16 hours a day to 15 groups, do her followers > read them all? I do I mean, ya gotta admit...it's a kinda > science-fictiony concept, right? This probably aint nothin compared to what may be coming- why wouldnt a sat guru adapt to what is taking place in the world? Cybersatsang. Cyber- > dharma talks. Cyberdarshan. Very Phillip K. Dick. > > What can you tell me about the group that follows > Swami G and what they do with themselves? There are not a lot of takers. The next in line, Swami Siddhananda is a nurse that works in a hospice, Swami G said there is just one attachment left for her, and that she is very close. Sagar surfs in Israel, he was a vetinarian, was on purusha at some point, went through the 21 day course with Kalki. Dont know what he does for money. I do business of sorts in scrap metals and things. I also am in touch with Swami G daily. I met one disciple in Hawaii- Maui- he has some sort of clerk job. I have met Swami Siddhananda and her son- actually those two, Swami G and myself were together in India last year. And by the way, while in Rishikesh, one day, Swami Siddhananda , her son and me walked though the former TM ashram where the Beatles stayed A local friend took diksha but he aparently did not follow through on his commitment to keep in touch, etc. He works as a psychologist. Another TM friend from Germany came to India when we were there, took Diksha but also has not honored his commitment to keep in touch. A sadhu that was in Rishikesh took Diksha, I dont think he has been heard from but that was expected in that case. Swami Sidhananda and I saw him smoking charis- hard to say what is going on in his world. > living (I mean, reading 15 newsgroups a day takes > *time*, man...when ya gonna work, and at what?), for > a daily sadhana (do you meditate?), for fun? Tanmay: there are practices given, and for fun- each does their thing- I play with my dog > > I'm really asking out of curiosity, not as a setup > for a slam or anything. hahaha- what can i say here- curiousity is better than slaming, plunging in is better than curiousity I honestly have no "hit" on > Swami G at all, and thus would almost certainly > never have any interest in studying with her or even > learning more about her, but I find myself very > curious as to who would want to study with her. > And what "study" entails in a Cybersangha. > Firstly, my point of view as seva and therefore if there is something I recomemend, it is that curiosity should be switched to moving forward and plunging in. Then, as I said in an earlier post, it is not that I am promoting Swami G, I am promoting Sat Guru, for Sat Guru is One, it is consciousness- so find one that you resonate with and be more than curious, dive in. Up to you, I am not telling you what to do, what I mean is based on my experiences for what has taken place, I recommend that others have this. Who would want to study with her? first of all, study is not the right word I choose to use- this is not a classroom, and it is not information gathering, it is direct experience of dormant consciousness, the flow of shakti, called Kundalini. This is not the goal, but this is a matter of course in this path along the way as Realization unfolds. Kundalini is like the Rotor rooter of consciousness, doing it thing, clearing the pathways. Yes, I do recomend that the kundalini is awakened, however, only under the guidance of a Sat Guru and working one to one- I do not recomend it without both of those things in place. Some of you may be surprised to find that through TM practice or otherwise , that the kundalini awakens. If so, then there is no choice in the matter as atleast one thing I can promise you is that the one to one is not going to be there. I am telling you the truth when I tell you about a good friend in Germany that jumped in front of a train. This guy really was a good friend of mine while he was in the Vlodrop area. I do business over there so that is how I met him. I feel that if he had one to one proper guidence from a Sat Guru, this would not have happened. He was at one point purusha, he was a TM teacher. He claimed that Maharishi told him one time to go home and live in a place with an east entrance. I obviously can't verify this now. Was the kundalini activated or energies going wild with him? I don't know exactly. It appears he felt he should have been supported as his contribution as a meditator was invaluable for contributing satva for the world. His father wanted him to work. His final departure was to show his parents what they made him do by not supporting him. He didn't even get his way there as acording to a friend, his father's comments were, well, atleast it is over now. Swami G said he probably put the family through hell while he was alive. By the way, Swami G has met many in Tm by now, including Dr raju who I believe was very fond of. Tanmay
