[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 22, 2005, at 11:42 AM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip For #4, clearly M. gives an intro path and then talks on big E but never gives the full path,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread Rick Archer
on 12/22/05 10:21 AM, Peter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you ever been in his private suite? Flown on the Movement's Boeing 707 (now sold), ridden in his Bentley? Do you have proof, Mr. Archer? ;-) Yes to the suite and the Bentley. Never rode in the jet, but I heard it was pretty

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just realized that this whole discussion of a false guru is nonsense. For you I presume. An analysis of its applicability for your life. Or are you making a universal truth claim? Of what purpose are all these

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread Premanand Paul Mason
Where can I get an IKEA Boeing 707? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lupidus108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 12/22/05 10:00 AM, authfriend at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't figure out how anybody could

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just realized that this whole discussion of a false guru is nonsense. Of what purpose are all these criteria? Are these to be used to select

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just realized that this whole discussion of a false guru is

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread doctor_gabby_savy
This doctor's post does reflect some deep levels of phychological immaturity and distored logic. Please tell me he is not a real doctor, with real patients. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread Vaj
On Dec 22, 2005, at 12:39 PM, braaahmaan wrote:I think the shanks are honored that way. And the Dali Lama who is viewed as an incarnation of Buddha (yes?)No, he is an incarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama but his primary past life recall is of the life of the "Great Fifth" Dalai lama. He is

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread doctor_gabby_savy
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread markmeredith2002
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just realized that this whole discussion of a false guru is nonsense. Of what purpose are all these criteria? Are these to be used to select a guru? No, not as they are written. They are simply an attempt by a mind to

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread dr_h_bloom_fieldoflove
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just realized that this whole discussion of a false guru is nonsense. I hope your enlightenment realization was more substantive and profound. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread dr_h_bloom_fieldoflove
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, markmeredith2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The false guru criteria have nothing to do with wishing for a perfect guru and disparages noone in particular. I find them to be a fairly common sense approach to evaluating the field of spiritual teachers. Yes,

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctor_gabby_savy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread Irmeli Mattsson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just realized that this whole discussion of a false guru is nonsense. Of what purpose are all these criteria? Are these to be used to select a guru? No, not as they are written. They are simply an attempt by a mind to

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Premanand Paul Mason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where can I get an IKEA Boeing 707? I was wondering the same thing. The new IKEA in Montpellier carries only Airbus planes. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lupidus108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread doctor_gabby_savy
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Irmeli Mattsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just realized that this whole discussion of a false guru is nonsense. Of what purpose are all these criteria? Are these to be used to

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread a_non_moose_ff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, markmeredith2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just realized that this whole discussion of a false guru is nonsense. Of what purpose are all these criteria? Are these to be used to

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread a_non_moose_ff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 22, 2005, at 12:39 PM, braaahmaan wrote: I think the shanks are honored that way. And the Dali Lama who is viewed as an incarnation of Buddha (yes?) No, he is an incarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama but his

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread a_non_moose_ff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just realized that this whole discussion of a false guru is nonsense. For you I presume. An analysis of its applicability for your life. Or

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread Vaj
On Dec 22, 2005, at 6:01 PM, a_non_moose_ff wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 22, 2005, at 12:39 PM, braaahmaan wrote: I think the shanks are honored that way. And the Dali Lama who is viewed as an incarnation of Buddha (yes?) No, he is an

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 12/22/05 10:21 AM, Peter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you ever been in his private suite? Flown on the Movement's Boeing 707 (now sold), ridden in his Bentley? Do you have proof, Mr. Archer? ;-)

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 22, 2005, at 6:01 PM, a_non_moose_ff wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 22, 2005, at 12:39 PM, braaahmaan wrote: I think the shanks are honored that way. And

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread Rick Archer
on 12/22/05 7:10 PM, sparaig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 12/22/05 10:21 AM, Peter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you ever been in his private suite? Flown on the Movement's Boeing 707 (now sold), ridden in

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread bbrigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 12/22/05 7:10 PM, sparaig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 12/22/05 10:21 AM, Peter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you ever

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 12/22/05 7:10 PM, sparaig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 12/22/05 10:21 AM, Peter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you ever

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-22 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bbrigante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maharishi walked away from middle class life after he left college, to live a simple life, sleeping on the ground outside Guru Dev's door. After Guru Dev died, MMY lived in a cave for a while, then was inspired to go

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread braaahmaan
Excellent list. Could be used for major and minor gurus. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, markmeredith2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://energygrid.com/spirit/ap-falsegurutest.html 1.States his or her own enlightenment: The wisest masters tend not to state their own enlightenment

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread braaahmaan
Perhaps a few adders: -- Takes oneself very seriously. Can't laugh at oneself. -- Is thin-skinned, feels insulted, even at minor things. -- gets obessesed with things of the past -- can't let it go -- gets angry with little provocation -- appears gloomy and dour at times --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent list. Could be used for major and minor gurus. To me, it reads more like a Test of Characteristics I Don't Think Gurus Should Have. Even so, MMY doesn't do too badly on it. Some of the criteria apply to him,

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent list. Could be used for major and minor gurus. To me, it reads more like a Test of Characteristics I Don't Think Gurus Should

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, markmeredith2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://energygrid.com/spirit/ap-falsegurutest.html Can't see a lot of use in such a list. Does anyone use such a checklist to choose a teacher? Isn't the search for a teacher of knowledge kind of like ice

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread Vaj
On Dec 21, 2005, at 5:01 PM, jim_flanegin wrote:Can't see a lot of use in such a list. Does anyone use such a  checklist to choose a teacher?  Isn't the search for a teacher of knowledge kind of like ice cream;  when we want it we focus on the sweetness and when we don't we focus  on the

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent list. Could be used for major and minor gurus. It's a silly list. TM is definitely a registered trademark and has been for around 40 years. The list would apply to TM in the most idealistic days as well as

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps a few adders: -- Takes oneself very seriously. Can't laugh at oneself. -- Is thin-skinned, feels insulted, even at minor things. -- gets obessesed with things of the past -- can't let it go -- gets

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent list. Could be used for major and minor gurus.

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How does MMY measure up? It ain't looking good...but where can I get a silk dhoti like that... On Dec 21, 2005, at 4:07 PM, markmeredith2002 wrote: http://energygrid.com/spirit/ap-falsegurutest.html 1. States

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oops, forgot these: On Dec 21, 2005, at 5:02 PM, Vaj wrote: 3. Acts omnipotently with no accountability: Some spiritual communities are run like concentration camps, with guru and his chosen ones

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent list. Could be used for major and minor gurus. It's a silly list. Ok then.Its certainly not a mandatory thing. If its useful,

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent list. Could be used for major and minor gurus.

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 21, 2005, at 5:01 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: Can't see a lot of use in such a list. Does anyone use such a checklist to choose a teacher? Isn't the search for a teacher of knowledge kind of like ice cream; when

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bet someplace, somewhere, there's a jivan mukta blazing in the brilliance of Brahman who would miserably fail this test. ...and a complete and utter charlatan who would pass with flying colors...

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 21, 2005, at 5:01 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: Can't see a lot of use in such a list. Does anyone use such a checklist to choose a teacher? It seems common sense to me. I think the list is common sense --

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bet someplace, somewhere, there's a jivan mukta blazing in the brilliance of Brahman who would miserably fail this test. So what? And

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bet someplace, somewhere, there's a jivan mukta blazing in the brilliance of Brahman who would miserably fail this test. ...and a

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent list. Could be used for major and minor gurus.

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] You said To me, it reads more like a 'Test of Characteristics I Don't Think Gurus Should Have.' 1) More than what? More than a reasonably objective list. What characteristics of gurus would a a reasonably

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

2005-12-21 Thread braaahmaan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, braaahmaan [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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