Akshay: Yes, I have been thinking about getting initiated into the more practical aspects of Hinduism, for example the Agamas (and, by extension, the cakras). Knowing the theory is only one leg, devoted practice is the other. Not focussing on both equally is detrimental. All schools of Hindu thought agree that verbal admission of truth is not realisation. True cognisement of the truth happens when intense practice is also cultivated.
Ron: I couldn't agree more, the concept of true cognisment is the Focus of my inquiry of the MoQ. It is my contention that the Purpose of MoQ or religion is to arrive at a particular awareness Via intellectual patterns. You can tarry about the intellectual patterns Of either The rest of your life thinking that you have it, but You do not. What sense does it make to focus on the boat you arrived on To the exclusion of where you arrived at? My critique of the MoQ is that it is a mighty fine boat and gets you There but leaves no instruction after that, it leaves you adrift in the sea of dynamic awareness. Akshay: I'd like to add a point here relating to the Westerner looking at Eastern philosophy. You see, Indian thought needs to be recognised as being considerably different and incredibly more comprehensive than other systems of Eastern thought. Ron: I'm fast arriving at this conclusion. Akshay: Most people are first introduced to Eastern philosophy via Chinese thought (I Ching, Lao-tsu etc.), but since it is Indian thought that is the parent of all thought systems of the world (in fact, various scholars have began tracing "foreign" religions to direct correspondences with Indian thought, a commonly cited example being the relation between Latin Ju-piter, Greek Zeus Pater, and Sanskrit Dyaus Pita). Ron: It is the belief of some that Jesus traveled to India as a boy bringing Back the teachings to the middle east. It all seemingly ties together. Just as you posit. Thank you 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/
