--- In [email protected], "Ron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hellooooo > > I didnt know you are into Mother Meera. I went there like 8x- all ok. I showed her books to > Swami G. Swami G said there is nothing being siad there that is not being said here. That was > from some breif reading. > > First time I went, I got stuck in the mud so I called adac (AAA). They took hours to get there, > I was walking around freezing and then I saw this man in a van and a young lady with blue > jeans. I told them I was stuck in the mud. The man said they will be there, the young lady > gave me a big smile and backed into the house without saying anything. > > I didnt realize it at the time but it was Mother Meera and her husband. They are very efficient > in their organizing power. It was way back that every Friday between 4-5 german time, > people can call and ask quesitons, so I did on a number of ocasions. One of my questions to > the husband was are you her husband, for which he said yes.
Its still the same for the phone times, but H. isn't on the phone anymore. He also had some outtime, moved away, but is still coming regularely. > He has an insane photographic memory it seems. He is the door checker many times. When i > was there and he always got my name and many others right away Again things changed slightly. Now there is a small stage inside, two door-checkers, all jobs rotating, but I guess even more efficient and also fun. We had a reputation of being very strict, but its a lot softer now. Definitely you must know me from then, I used to organize the queuing up. Anyway, from your other letter, I agree with a lot of what you say. Maybe the WAY that you said it was sometimes sounding a bit dogmatic, that is all. In many ways I can resonate with your experience, as it reflects my own in some way. I remember that after a year or so, after leaving Purusha and TM, I was very critical of MMY, and mainly saw the down-sides, like I saw the type of conditioning, and the limitations coming with it. But later on I was reconciled again, as I realized the Pro's of it. I met many, many people and simply speaking, many, many are missing a good sitting practise. Many simply have problems of being quiet for a short time. Of course other practises can do the same for you, be it Vipassana or Zen. I think this comparison of "pulling the arrow back to give it momentum" really describes it for me. I had a friend who stayed here almost a year. He had practised Zen with a master for 7 years, but never had any experiences. Once he came here, he started feeling the chakras, the heart, the forehead, and the Sahasrada, Finally, when he went back all his chakras opened, and it stayed for him. When he met his Zen master again, he said 'this is what I had wished for you all the time' and he asked him to teach, which he still does. So there is this preparation, and then when the right trigger comes, the potential unfolds. Of course there are people too dogmatic. I once tried to connect to some old TM-ers who where going independend, but I found many of them too much immersed in old TM concepts, I simply cannot relate to anymore. One example would be the group-effect. So, don't take it bad - even if swami G has not the eyes of Ramana, very few have it ;-) But he had this look not just one time, you see it on many videos too. I would also strengthen your notion that one-to-one is possible today, I of course totally agree. When I was on TTC, and MMY was speakng about this, I always wanted it. People said that it is not for us, not our way, but I disagreed. So, if anybody feels that way, he should not be discouraged - this is a valid path, and quite possible today, there are many, many ways this can work out. There are many masters who don't have a huge following, and even if they have some following, you can still meet them in private. This is what I don't like about Deeksha: you don't see the guy himself, unless you pay big cash. Unlike Ammachi, Mother Meera, and many others who allow free personal access. (One has to say in defense of MMY, that in the past it was also relatively easy to get personal contact with him - that changed over time with the size of the movement and his age)
