What Guru? At 08:35 AM 11/16/2007, you wrote: >Great thought! In fact, now as I explore the roots of major religions >(Christianity in particular), I understand that all religions are >fundamentally one. The true message of Jesus Christ was far different from >the way it is interpreted today in churches around the world. However, one >has to be patient and frank and develop a sense of prudence (as opposed to >blind skepticism) to discover what one's religion really is. > > >The intellect is inherently dualistic. It makes distinctions and > >creates new connections between concepts and calls that > >"meaning." This type of analytical thinking is extremely limited in > >the face of Tao, which is not fully rational, nor fully quantitative, > >not fully describable.' > >Great intellectuals of today do acknowledge that, this awareness being the >result of the intellect finding its own limits (Godel et al). However, I >feel that this is only, after all, an intellectual awareness, at least in >the case of people like me. And so, to really understand what this means is >only to be realised via direct experience (and here the guru plays an >important part). > > >Akshay > >On 15/11/2007, MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > Scholars, drunk on words and obscure meanings, > > Weave a tangled web of concordances. > > Simple practice never occurs to them. > > Give up education, and the world will be better. > > > > > > There are many who seek Tao through intellect. They revel in > > thousands of coincidences, seek similarities in all the world's > > religions, conduct learned discourses for enthralled audiences. But > > they would reach the truth faster if they tied their thoughts to > > experience. > > > > The intellect is inherently dualistic. It makes distinctions and > > creates new connections between concepts and calls that > > "meaning." This type of analytical thinking is extremely limited in > > the face of Tao, which is not fully rational, nor fully quantitative, > > not fully describable. Though most followers of Tao are learned, > > they also realize that the intellect is but one aspect in what must > > be a multifaceted approach to Tao. > > > > It is said one must give up education, not because we should be dumb, > > but because we must seek a level on consciousness beyond the > > intellect. We must study, but not to the point that emphasis on > > experience and meditation is lost. If we can combine the intellect > > and direct experience with out meditative mid, then there will be no > > barrier to the wordless perception of reality. > > > > > > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > > Archives: > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > >Moq_Discuss mailing list >Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >Archives: >http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
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