--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It seems there's two ways to do This, to accomplish This; one is by > myself, all by myself. No society. One recluse. Or in society, drawn > to someone who presents a larger view of reality than I presently > have; studying them; what they say, what they do, how they think, > where they are, what they look like, the fullness of the guru. > > Yet, they might be like a rose, lovely blossoms of exquisite color > coming from them, perfumes of other worlds coming from them. Endless > variety. And at the same time, they have thorns. If not handled > according to the make up, the constitution, the shape, the Being of > the rose, the rose admirer gets pricked by a thorn, draws a drop of > blood and a little pain. > > And still the rose is a flower admired around our world, widely > cultivated. And every rose, no matter how lovely its colors; red, > orange, yellow, purple, contains many thorns, more thorns than > blooms. People continue to grow them, and enjoy them, simply because > the blooms are of such great value, that the thorns are accomodated. > > Or the guru might be like a thistle, spiky, and not very pretty. > Without scent or much color. Can be made into soup. Thistles are not > grown widely, nor admired for their essence. With the thistle, the > reward gained from admiration of it, is small and not long-lasting. > > Which gurus have you sought for knowledge? The rose, or the thistle? > Or another flower, altogether?:-)
I know people who can swear that they as a group smelled a strong scent of rose when they put up a picture of Maharishi in a hall to be used for a residence course. Hence, I go for the rose :-)
