[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on citta-vRtti-nirodha

2014-03-01 Thread cardemaister
http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/introduction.htm http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/introduction.htm 'According to Upasana Khand of the Vedas we are told:- yoga is stopping the fluctuations of consciousness. The ultimate aim is this, that by the practice of having stopped the fluctuations of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev and the Revival of Knowledge

2013-05-25 Thread Michael Jackson
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev and the Revival of Knowledge   Guru Dev and the Revival of Knowledge Catalina Island, USA, 10 October, 1961 Maharishi speaks about his divine master Guru Dev, His Divinity Brahmanand Saraswati, Jagadguru Bhagavan Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math, Bhadrikashram

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev and the Revival of Knowledge

2013-05-24 Thread Dick Mays
Guru Dev and the Revival of Knowledge Catalina Island, USA, 10 October, 1961 Maharishi speaks about his divine master Guru Dev, His Divinity Brahmanand Saraswati, Jagadguru Bhagavan Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math, Bhadrikashram, Himalayas “As Shakaracharya, he was found to have the great

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev and the Revival of Knowledge L.B's Book on Dev?

2013-05-24 Thread WLeed3
Does he still have the papers on Guru Dev's talks? Is he going or intending to publish such? Was it but a scam to raise moneys from at least 9 of us funding him to do so? WAS ITA A SCAM? Perhaps he may speak on such before t long. Several including my self are will to proceed with

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev

2012-12-12 Thread John
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[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev and Remote Viewing

2012-07-24 Thread Bhairitu
I've been thinking the last few days about digging out a book by a guest on Art Bell's show during the 1990s. I recall that he was involved in TM and that he claimed to have contacted Guru Dev or Brahmananda Saraswati via remote viewiong. Well that book is stuck away in a mess that will take

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev and Maharishi

2012-05-25 Thread nablusoss1008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kTEaYuU5mQfeature=share

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev Quotes

2012-05-16 Thread shainm307
http://www.mychinmaya.org/index.php?id=res_gdquotes

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev Quotes

2012-05-16 Thread Mike Dixon
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev Quotes

2012-05-16 Thread Shain McVay
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[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev Shankaracharya Brahmananda Saraswati

2012-01-27 Thread nablusoss1008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u16wjc01ys0feature=related

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - There are five kinds of siddhis

2010-08-20 Thread Vaj
On Aug 20, 2010, at 6:58 PM, do.rflex wrote: 3 From a mantra come siddhis. Once the deity of the mantra becomes favourable it will act according to its ability. The proper form of siddhis is of mantras. Common people receive siddhi from yakshini, karna-pishachi and bhuta-preta

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev film on Youtube

2010-07-01 Thread Duveyoung
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u16wjc01ys0 First time I ever heard Guru Dev sing. Better singer than Maharishi by a long shot. Edg

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - The Three Types of Karma

2010-06-12 Thread do.rflex
The effects of the actions of a brief time are endured for a long time. Consequently the actions of one lifetime cannot be finished and can result in suffering in another lifetime... Until such time as the heap of actions is finished then it will befall you to return again and again inside a

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - Happiness does not depend on being born in any caste

2010-05-24 Thread do.rflex
Birth then is dependent on karma, but Bhagwan's kindness is not dependent on karma, that is dependent on bhava (emotion, feeling). Anybody who desires, be he brahmana, be he kshatriya, be he vaishya, be he shudra - [whoever] has a feeling for Bhagwan can gain Bhagwan. They can glorify Bhagwan,

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - Paramatma (God) is both Manifest and Unmanifest

2010-04-16 Thread do.rflex
In the same way that agni (fire) is always present in wood and becomes produced by rubbing, in that way Paramatma attracts and by prayer becomes manifest. If you accept Paramatma is All-Powerful then how can you say afterwards that he is not with form or that he is really shapeless? If you

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev, the Intellect of Shankara and the Heart of Buddha

2010-03-28 Thread do.rflex
As a Shankaracharya he was found to have the great intellect of the first Shankaracharya and the heart of Buddha. The loveable soft heart of Buddha and the great intellect of Shankara, and that was his personality. He wouldn't go much in details of the philosophical discussion but what he spoke

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - What do we say is a jagadguru?

2010-03-10 Thread do.rflex
In samsara there are two sorts of people - astika (religious) and nastika (unbeliever) - in the world of the atheist there isn't any guru. Of the world of the astika (religious) that guru should really be called jagadguru. Amongst the religious there are two kinds of believers. Some folk are

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev speaks on the Shadarivarg - the six inner enemies

2009-10-28 Thread Premanand
Have just translated a discourse of Guru Dev in which he gives his opinions about warfare. The discourse is one of several included in a Hindi publication from 1947 entitled Shri Shankaracharya Vaksudha, credited to Dandi Swami Advaitananda Mahesh Prasad (aka Maharishi). see

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - Dealing with different kinds of people

2009-10-22 Thread do.rflex
To make the mind pure, the author of the yoga-shaastra has instructed this method: 'You should keep in mind these four conditions: Friendship - Compassion - Delight - Indifference A feeling of friendship amongst those people equal to oneself and a feeling of compassion for subordinates or

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - Nobody is an enemy or a friend

2009-10-02 Thread do.rflex
Without attachment or malice, peacefully and courageously one should endure the effects of one's own actions , coming in the form of happiness or unhappiness, both are one's own stuff. Be good or bad they are related to you, really yours; when they come near, welcome them properly.

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev [photo]- The physical body and the subtle body

2009-09-27 Thread do.rflex
- Guru Dev - Shankaracharya Swami Brahmananda Saraswati The senses and the body work only in accordance with man's mind. For this reason it is a necessity to take care of the mind. In man's life the sthula sharir (gross body) is not the most important, the sukshma sharir (subtle

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev quoted in Maharishi meditation leaflet

2009-09-26 Thread Premanand
'By treatments of the outer physical existence, the peacelessness in the sukshma sharir (subtle body) will not go away. For the purpose of removing ashanti (peacelessness) the healing of the subtle body is required. Without spiritual knowledge, you will not get peace.' 'Proceed with the

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - 'new' photo

2009-09-25 Thread Premanand
Just put up a 'new' photograph of Guru Dev:- http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/introduction.htm#bandha

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - Take a look and consider one time, who are you?

2009-09-24 Thread do.rflex
Take a look and consider one time, who are you? However much you experience in saMsaara, you are separate from all that body, mind, intelligence, breath etc., all that you regard to be your own. It is said; 'Our body, our mind, our intelligence.' It is clear that to some extent you think

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on Birth-sickness - What it is and How toTreat it

2009-09-11 Thread do.rflex
Possessed of birth-sickness, the root of that great terrible tree is desire. According to the disease so indeed is the medicine, afterwards there is benefit. For the purpose of treating insignificant diseases, petty medicines are used, but for incurable illnesses, special drugs have to be

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - another old Hindi book discovered - श्रीशंकराचार्य- वाक्सुधा

2009-09-05 Thread Paul Mason
Back in 1947 a Hindi book was published called श्रीशंकराचार्य-वाक्सुधा 'Shri Shankaracharya Vaksudha', credited to Shri 108 Dandi Swami Adwaitanand Saraswati, compiled and edited by one Mahesh Prasad Ji (no doubt the name Maharishi was known by then). It is a slim volume of some 135 odd pages

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev

2009-07-23 Thread nablusoss1008
http://tinyurl.com/kuxssr

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev, on the need for a Guru on the path of devotion

2009-07-13 Thread do.rflex
There are classes of devotion, too. As the syllabi of pupils in schools become subtle gradually, likewise the path of devotion unto the ultimate end becomes continuously subtler. As the devotee makes progress in devotion need of subtler devices increases and a veteran guru alone can show the

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev did not adhere to just Advaita Vedanta

2009-07-03 Thread do.rflex
In the Vedic tradition, there are three main paths to God realization: Bhakti-marga or the path of Divine love and devotion; Jnana-marga or the path of knowledge and spiritual understanding; and Karma-marga or the path of action in alignment with Divine Law. From his discourses it is clear

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev Never Accepted Money

2009-06-26 Thread do.rflex
Guru Dev was known for his self-sufficiency and would not accept donations from anyone, whether rich or poor. In fact, a sign was erected at his ashram which said, Worthy of Worship, Infinitely Bestowed, The Universal Guru Shankaracharya Jyotirmath, Swami Brahmananda Saraswati Maharaj

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - Nobody wants your mind in this world

2009-05-22 Thread do.rflex
Accumulate worldly wealth, but in such a way that is not against transcendental wealth. That which hinders transcendental wealth results in accumulation in sin and is not wealth but a burden and a debt. As is the cloth, so is the price. For carrying on the short-lived work of your worldly

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - Our happiness or unhappiness is OUR responsibility

2009-04-25 Thread do.rflex
Nobody is an enemy or a friend. If anyone is friendly then they should always be a friend, but it appears not. The one who is a friend sometimes becomes an enemy. Therefore by nature someone is neither friend nor foe. The process of friendship is a way for the effects of good karma

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev: While staying in the forest . . .

2009-04-21 Thread do.rflex
'The God's Devotee can never stay dejected. While staying in the forests, we were always under the all-powerful nature of Paramatman. There in the deep forests, where there are no facilities for living are easily available; all needs of the devotee were looked into by Paramatman. How can a

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev never accepted money

2009-04-17 Thread do.rflex
Guru Dev was known for his self-sufficiency and would not accept donations from anyone, whether rich or poor. In fact, a sign was erected at his ashram which said, Worthy of Worship, Infinitely Bestowed, The Universal Guru Shankaracharya Jyotirmath, Swami Brahmananda Saraswati Maharaj

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - There are Classes of Devotion

2009-03-17 Thread do.rflex
Having become a devotee of God one can never remain unhappy anywhere. This is our experience. ~ Swami Brahmananda Saraswati == There are classes of devotion, too. As the syllabi of pupils in schools become subtle gradually, likewise the path of devotion unto the ultimate end becomes

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev: Paramatma [God] is both Manifest and Unmanifest

2009-01-15 Thread do.rflex
Manifest and Unmanifest Some people fight over the distinction between the manifest and the unmanifest. If you believe that Paramatman is almighty, then how can you say, He isn't manifest, or He remains unmanifest. To believe that Paramatman is almighty, but to insist that He is unmanifest

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - on Living in the Forests

2008-10-30 Thread do.rflex
God's devotee can never stay dejected. While staying in the forests, we were always under the all-powerful nature of Paramatman [God]. There in the dense forests, where no facilities for living are easily available, all the needs of the devotee were met by Paramatman. How can a prince

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - The Unmanifest

2008-09-27 Thread Rick Archer
The nature of a thing determines its use. For example, if you bring a mircrophone and place it in front of me, but I sit silently, then it will serve no purpose. The unmanifest is like me sitting silent. If I always sit silent, what benefit can there be for you all? No profit can be derived from

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev quote

2008-09-24 Thread Rick Archer
'Do good works without hesitation The Jiva has been experiencing samsara for many, many births. It is only natural, therefore, that its tendencies have become worldly. To turn its tendency toward Paramatma [God] and away from samsara [worldly life] requires effort. In reality, the aim of life is

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - on The Guru and the Disciple

2008-07-28 Thread do.rflex
There are three types of protection and service: The highest is like a tortoise; the middle is like fishess; and the lower is like birds. The turtle does not keep his eggs near. The fish does not go near its eggs. The bird protects its eggs by covering them always, sitting on them.

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on Greed

2008-07-08 Thread do.rflex
A prosperous businessman of Calcutta used to visit Rishikesh every winter and distribute shawls among the religious fraternity. Seeing Maharaj Shri [Guru Dev] scantily clad, sitting in the open and meditating in the biting wintry wind, he wrapped a shawl around him and sat down facing him.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on Greed L.B. Schriber has G.Dev lectures?

2008-07-08 Thread WLeed3
They are still not published ? Any news of them could we as a group or I publish them. for us they remailn hidden? In a message dated 7/8/2008 5:03:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A prosperous businessman of Calcutta used to visit Rishikesh every winter and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on Greed

2008-07-08 Thread Bhairitu
do.rflex wrote: A prosperous businessman of Calcutta used to visit Rishikesh every winter and distribute shawls among the religious fraternity. Seeing Maharaj Shri [Guru Dev] scantily clad, sitting in the open and meditating in the biting wintry wind, he wrapped a shawl around him and sat

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important

2008-06-29 Thread TurquoiseB
Sal was IMO the only one to nail what was really going down yesterday during the Guru Dev really WAS the most important spiritual figure in India fest. It was all about self importance. *TMers'* self importance. From all reports, SBS had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the position of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important

2008-06-29 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jun 29, 2008, at 3:50 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Sal was IMO the only one to nail what was really going down yesterday during the Guru Dev really WAS the most important spiritual figure in India fest. It was all about self importance. *TMers'* self importance. From all reports, SBS had to be

RE: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important

2008-06-29 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sal Sunshine Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 9:59 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important I also find it interesting that of all those

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important

2008-06-29 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jun 29, 2008, at 10:15 AM, Rick Archer wrote: I also find it interesting that of all those who claim this exalted importance for GD, nobody has been able, so far at least, to come up with any actual significant accomplishments. He very well may have had some, but if so, what were they? Sal

RE: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important

2008-06-29 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sal Sunshine Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 10:33 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important On Jun 29, 2008, at 10:15 AM, Rick Archer

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important

2008-06-29 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jun 29, 2008, at 10:41 AM, Rick Archer wrote: I think it’s a matter of one’s belief in the “mechanics” of spirituality. I have no problem believing that one could be a great spiritual luminary yet have little or no social interaction, due to one’s reclusive nature. That reclusiveness

RE: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important

2008-06-29 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sal Sunshine Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 10:59 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important On Jun 29, 2008, at 10:41 AM, Rick Archer

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important

2008-06-29 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jun 29, 2008, at 11:13 AM, Rick Archer wrote: I think it’s a matter of one’s belief in the “mechanics” of spirituality. I have no problem believing that one could be a great spiritual luminary yet have little or no social interaction, due to one’s reclusive nature. That reclusiveness

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important

2008-06-29 Thread Vaj
On Jun 29, 2008, at 10:59 AM, Sal Sunshine wrote: FWIW, Turq, my impression, gleaned *only* from his pictures along with the little I've heard, GD liked being around large groups of people (or probably even small ones) about as much as he would have liked walking on hot coals, and for about as

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important

2008-06-29 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jun 29, 2008, at 12:53 PM, Vaj wrote: The below quote, by Swami Rama in Living with the Himalayan Masters should answer some of these questions--perhaps a paradox of a person who was so unattached that he was unaffected by public adoration or the greatest seclusion. Thanks, Vaj,

RE: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important

2008-06-29 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vaj Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 12:54 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important During my brief stay with him, he also talked about

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important

2008-06-29 Thread Vaj
On Jun 29, 2008, at 2:10 PM, Rick Archer wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Vaj Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 12:54 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev was the most important = *I* am the most important

2008-06-29 Thread Bhairitu
TurquoiseB wrote: Sal was IMO the only one to nail what was really going down yesterday during the Guru Dev really WAS the most important spiritual figure in India fest. It was all about self importance. *TMers'* self importance. Maybe Rick ought to rename this forum The Dead Horse Beaters

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on worshipping of the gods

2008-06-18 Thread yifuxero
http://www.tinyurl.com/4hwm5s In truth worshipping any of the gods is really worship of Bhagavan. The aim of devotees is really to feel Bhagavan everywhere. All those who are fully absorbed in devotion to Bhagavad (God, Vishnu) are VaishhNava (devotees of Vishnu). Someone who night and day is

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev ...they have no concern for what is wicked and what is sacred

2008-02-19 Thread do.rflex
The way of the group of those who believe in nirguNa [without qualities alone] spread more wickedness because these people do not accept the manifest form of Bhagavan [God] and suppose that the niraakaara [formless] cannot see or hear. So they do their mind's desires; they have no concern for

[FairfieldLife] guru dev s mahasamadhi 1953

2008-02-08 Thread michael
guru dev s mahasamadhi Brahmachari Satyanand had been a disciple of Guru Dev for many years. He later worked with Maharishi to help bring Transcendental Meditation to the world. Brahmachari 'Swami' Satyanand speaking c1967 about Guru Dev's 'nirvana': 'When in 1953 Guru Dev

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev

2008-01-24 Thread Rick Archer
Guru Dev was known for his self-sufficiency and would not accept donations from anyone, whether rich or poor. In fact, a sign was erected at his ashram which said, Worthy of Worship, Infinitely Bestowed, The Universal Guru Shankaracharya Jyotirmath, Swami Brahmananda Saraswati Maharaj prohibits

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev and his Brahman thingy

2008-01-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
So, you think that the Adi Shankaracharya of Sringeri not only initiated disciples into Sri Vidya practices, but said: Worship of Sri Chakra is a must for the Swamis of the peetha. And, as noted, not by householders, but by Swamis. So, let's go figure. There is a shrine to Shankara at the

RE: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on the Use of Om

2007-11-28 Thread Rick Archer
Some have wondered if the movements teaching on OM were made up. Here is what GD said about it. Read # 72. HYPERLINK http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/upadesh.htmhttp://www.paulmason.info/gur udev/upadesh.htm According to this, people practicing TM advanced techniques are following GD’s advice

RE: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on the Use of Om

2007-11-28 Thread Angela Mailander
Did he love her? Was he a misogynist? Did he believe stuff without evidence that it is true? Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some have wondered if the movements teaching on OM were made up. Here is what GD said about it. Read # 72.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on the Use of Om

2007-11-28 Thread Vaj
On Nov 28, 2007, at 10:22 AM, Angela Mailander wrote: Did he love her? Was he a misogynist? Did he believe stuff without evidence that it is true? He's relying on scriptural or shastric authority. I've heard this story numerous times, once from someone who was there and GD felt that

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on the Use of Om

2007-11-28 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Nov 28, 2007, at 9:10 AM, Rick Archer wrote: According to this, people practicing TM advanced techniques are following GD’s advice for women: Mantras [sometimes] contain a mixture [of sounds including] aum that are given for auspicious purposes. Another thing is this that women are

RE: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on the Use of Om

2007-11-28 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sal Sunshine Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 9:29 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on the Use of Om On Nov 28, 2007, at 9:10 AM, Rick Archer wrote: According

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on the Use of Om

2007-11-28 Thread Angela Mailander
It doesn't prove it, in my estimation, but it does call it into serious question. The TMO and the Vedic tradition both seem misogynist to me. We know , however, that men and women do not have the same brain structures. First we need solid evidence that mantras actually have an effect on the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on the Use of Om

2007-11-28 Thread Bhairitu
Rick Archer wrote: About 4-5 years ago I asked Amma about this OM thing. I forget all the details of her answer – she talked for 10 minutes or so – but the gist of it was the she thought the idea of OM making one a recluse was a lot of hooey, and she said that the prohibition on using it was

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev - How can the Omnipotent see his own devotees sorrowful?

2007-11-09 Thread do.rflex
The years when we lived in the inaccessible jungles we experienced the omniscience and omnipotence of Bhagavan. Wherever there were no arrangements for worldly needs, there necessary arrangement was made on time for devotees of Bhagavan. A prince cannot experience lack of anything in his own

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev has something to say about rajas

2007-11-01 Thread do.rflex
About performing worship there is almost nothing to say. If you do not worship Bhagavan [God] then you will fall down worshipping the raja, the nobleman, the merchant and the moneylender. [...] Whoever will not worship Bhagavan is then a licentious base person who will fall down and worship

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on the Siddhi Powers

2007-10-31 Thread do.rflex
...Few people have a siddhi, but by their greediness for siddhi a good many people are caused to get cheated. Our wish then is to be wary. We are like the village guard who calls Jagtay raho! (Be awake!)... There are five kinds of siddhis:- janmaushhadhimantratapaH samaadhijaaH siddhayaH.

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev 1945 on enemies

2007-09-29 Thread bob_brigante
One who has set in his heart the concept of the transitoriness of the world through a process of reasoning and deep thought, is the person competent to win over the inner hexagon. Because, one who is convinced of the transitoriness of the entire world complex cannot be susceptible to greed or

[FairfieldLife] 'Guru Dev- Maharishi- Pure Consciousness- Sleep- Samadhi'

2007-07-31 Thread Robert Gimbel
My understanding of what Guru Dev taught; According to what I have read about him and his teachings; Is primarily to seek first the things of the soul, instead of the things of the body, or the material world. At a time when humanity was on the brink of total insanity, Maharishi and Guru Dev were

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev quotes

2007-05-04 Thread bob_brigante
'The dawn comes to dispel the darkness of night, allowing us to enjoy the light of the sun (which is self-illuminating). Spiritual teachings destroy ignorance and therefore remove darkness, but they cannot throw light on the inner Self, for the Self is Light.' * One should know as to how to live

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev in a closet?

2007-03-31 Thread cardemaister
According to my TM teacher's story over 25 years ago, as I recall the end of it, Guru Dev once pointed to a closet in a corner, and told his disciples to say Jai Guru Dev, and take him out of that closet, if they needed him, when he was on a trip. I wonder if anybody else has heard anything even

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev

2007-03-25 Thread Rick Archer
30 Quotations attributed to Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati 'So long passion for attaining God is not firm you shall fly hither and thither, without knowing, like a kite.' 'Be a worldly man through body and wealth and contemplate Him (Paramatma) in your heart. Thus you shall shine

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev (Maharishi's guru) speaks on 'siddhis'

2007-02-13 Thread Paul Mason
Guru Dev (Maharishi's guru) speaks on 'siddhis' translated into English http://tmfree.blogspot.com/

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev: Keep your luggage packed

2007-02-13 Thread Jonathan Chadwick
'Is not thy life as unstable as a cloud; fluctuating as a bubble on the water? It fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay. Many years! Who is sure of one day? And is it not an instance both of the wisdom and goodness of God, that he holds thy breath in his own hand, and

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev Did Not Accept Money

2007-02-02 Thread do.rflex
Guru Dev Did Not Accept Money . . . There was an explanation for almost everything, even perhaps for his magical hold on his audiences.. But wherefrom did he get the money to meet the lavish expences he incurred? He did not seek funds. He did not accept donations. In fact he had put up a

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev quotations on Japa meditation

2006-09-14 Thread Paul Mason
After translating the Guru Dev's quotations on Japa Yoga, I have put some of the most relevant quotes together as a file which can be double- side printed. It is in the 'files' section of FFL named:- GuruDevjapameditation.pdf Over the last week or so I have been using his technique, and find it

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on changing gurus

2006-09-04 Thread Paul Mason
'Some people say that having taken a guru you should not make another. But this doctrine is not of the shaastra, this is [just] mind's imagination. The guru is gone to for [ones own] happiness. Up until when bhagavad (God, Vishnu, Shiva) is gained, up until then you can go and change guru. So

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on varnas (castes)

2006-09-02 Thread Peter
Thank you paul. that is amazingly cool! --- Paul Mason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guru Dev on Varnas (castes) http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/upadesh.htm#varnoM Guru Dev quotes from 'Bhaja Govindam' of which there is a recording of Guru Dev singing:-

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on how / when to meditate

2006-08-31 Thread Paul Mason
Guru Dev - Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati gives a few words about when and how to meditate. Translation by Paul Mason 31st August 2006 At daybreak and in the day do that fit puja and dhyaana etc, but at night before sleeping you should certainly do 10-15 minutes of japa of the

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati on meditation

2006-08-31 Thread Paul Mason
Guru Dev Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati on meditation Translation of Guru Dev's satsang on how when to meditate, at:- http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/upadesh.htm#Gurudevmeditation 48 raatri meM sone se pahale kuchha japa aura dhyaana avashya kareM * praataHkaala aura dina meM

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on how / when to meditate

2006-08-31 Thread Bhairitu
Paul Mason wrote: Guru Dev - Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati gives a few words about when and how to meditate. Translation by Paul Mason 31st August 2006 At daybreak and in the day do that fit puja and dhyaana etc, but at night before sleeping you should certainly do 10-15 minutes of

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev Book

2006-08-31 Thread L B Shriver
As some of you have noticed, until quite recently I have been taking an extended sabbatical from posting on FFL. In fact, I wasn't reading, either, so I am way out of touch with some threads and other developments. I noticed that Paul has posted several selections from his translation of

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on who and who cannot be a guru

2006-08-30 Thread Paul Mason
Guru Dev speaks about who and who cannot become gurus, and the following are translated extracts of satsang number 74 of 108, included in a collection of his teachings entitled 'Shri Shankaracharya UpadeshAmrita' 'There is no mention of women being gurus anywhere in the shastras. Women

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev on siddhis

2006-08-25 Thread cardemaister
'By means of aushhadhiyoM (herbs, drugs, medicines) various kinds of sidhhis are come to be seen. When I was staying in the jungles, on several occasions Kola and Bhilla (wild tribals) came and informed me of the attributes of aushhadhiyoM. One time a Bhil brought one such which would make a

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev video

2006-08-20 Thread Paul Mason
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[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev video

2006-08-20 Thread Paul Mason
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[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev links / MMY links more

2006-07-24 Thread Paul Mason
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[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev, the model of enlightenment (was: far more quality posts now.

2006-02-03 Thread Premanand Paul Mason
Whilst speaking about meditation MMY has usually made sure to position a picture of Guru Dev behind him . Also, when speaking about Guru Dev himself he always held him to be a shining example of spirituality and completeness. So for TMers, Guru Dev represents the model of spiritual attainment

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev, the model of enlightenment (was: far more quality posts now.

2006-02-03 Thread Vaj
On Feb 3, 2006, at 5:20 AM, Premanand Paul Mason wrote:I don't know about the rest of you, but I got a series of shocks when  I came to read of Guru Dev's lifestory and teachings. I had envisaged  someone whose teachings would be light, optimistic, yogic and bright.  Instead, I read in his

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev birthday

2006-01-27 Thread Premanand Paul Mason
Various dates have been given for Guru Dev's birthday. In the Hindi biography of Guru Dev (compiled by Rameshwar Tiwari and published 1965) the birthdate is given as 'maargashiirshha shukla dashamii [10th], vikrama samvat 1928' and the Western calendar date is given as 'December 21, 1870'.

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev biography on sale

2006-01-12 Thread bbrigante
for the next 5 days, the Guru Dev biography is on sale: http://21stbooks.com/page/21stbooks/prod/eo0002 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev greeting cards

2006-01-09 Thread Premanand Paul Mason
Given the dozens of extant photographic images of Guru Dev, it is odd that the TMO should resort to morphing images of him, creating misleading pictures of the environment he lived in. However, some at FFL might be interested in the images available at the following link.

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev biography

2006-01-06 Thread Premanand Paul Mason
An on-line version of a Guru Dev biography has been made freely available by Delhi Photo Company. http://www.shrigurudevji.com/article.asp?article=quotations Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with

Re: [FairfieldLife] Guru Dev and Sri Vidya

2005-09-06 Thread Rick Archer
on 9/5/05 11:30 PM, Richard J. Williams at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to the definition proposed by Maharishi, Guru Dev was a TMer because he was able to transcend the relative field and make contact with the Absolute on a regular basis. By that definition every saint, mystic, and

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev and Sri Vidya

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
According to the definition proposed by Maharishi, Guru Dev was a TMer because he was able to transcend the relative field and make contact with the Absolute on a regular basis. There are numerous photographic images of Guru Dev sitting in meditative repose and numerous disciples have attested to

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