--- In [email protected], t3rinity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >
> ...contrast her videos on youtube with that of a real yogi: > http://youtube.com/watch?v=nVI2Mg_4E1o > (The yogi appears after 1:10 min) I won't get into the Bash-G Fest, but your contrast above does remind me of a great quote I overheard in Santa Fe at a fundraiser for Tibetan/Bhutanese filmmaker Khyentse Norbu ("The Cup"). It was a by- invitation-only event, designed to raise money for his next film, and Norbu was there. *Lots* of rich folks in attendance. For those who don't know him or his work, Khyentse Norbu is not your run-of-the-mill Tibetan lama; in his tradition he's considered a tulku, the reincarn- ation of a famous saint. What struck me most about him was his equanimity. The rich folks would come up and hand him a check and expect to be pandered to, and he...uh...just didn't pander. He treated the young people working for 5 bucks an hour who brought him the occasional cup of tea as well as he did two of the richest people in the world. That impressed me. As I was standing on the sidelines being impressed, I heard one of the rich women who had just a few minutes been falling all over herself trying to suck attention from him complaining to another rich friend of hers: "Some tulku *he* is. I mean, I just handed him a check for 5,000 dollars. If I had given that much to *my* guru, she would have gone on for hours telling everyone how evolved I am. I'm thinking of asking for my money back." Some people are attracted to spiritual teachers who tell them how special they are. Others are attracted to spiritual teachers who content themselves with just being spiritual. That said, what the heck is the story with the Subject line of this thread, eh? Ron/Tanmay, are you suggesting that certain things you post here are "approved" by your guru and others are not? And that you actually feel that makes a difference?
