[FairfieldLife] Re: Brahma Sutras, Sankara, Brahman -- a Vaishnava View

2005-03-22 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, crukstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not everyone likes this book, some are turned off immediately. I picked it up almost 30 years ago and my life has been different ever since. Yea, same with me. Over the years I have looked for corroborating

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Brahma Sutras, Sankara, Brahman -- a Vaishnava View

2005-03-22 Thread rudra_joe
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Brahma Sutras, Sankara, Brahman -- a Vaishnava View

2005-03-22 Thread Vaj
On Mar 22, 2005, at 8:52 AM, rudra_joe wrote: The worship of Krishna amounts to the same thing as Phowa at the end. It's basically just prep for the mind. oh puhlze (makes vama mudra)

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Brahma Sutras, Sankara, Brahman -- a Vaishnava View

2005-03-22 Thread rudra_joe
One is focusing on blue bindu, which is actually brahma aperature. - Original Message - From: Vaj To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 7:57 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Brahma Sutras, Sankara, Brahman -- a Vaishnava View

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brahma Sutras, Sankara, Brahman -- a Vaishnava View

2005-03-22 Thread akasha_108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Akasha: On Mar 21, 2005, at 7:07 PM, akasha_108 wrote: And -- a weak set of rambling points I acknowledge -- Vyasa wrote Brahma Sutras. Vyasa was a Vaishnava. Hmmm. The Brahma or Badarayana sutras were written by

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brahma Sutras, Sankara, Brahman -- a Vaishnava View

2005-03-22 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, crukstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know the sex thing can really be taken the wrong way, as in something bad. Everyone is always looking for an excuse to make their strong desire for sexual enjoyment important for their evolution. Like when

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brahma Sutras, Sankara, Brahman -- a Vaishnava View

2005-03-21 Thread akasha_108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mar 21, 2005, at 5:37 PM, anonymousff wrote: Here is a vaishnava view of Brahma Sutras, Sankara, Brahman, etc. In TMO there is a clearly Sankarian worldview and interpretation of experiences. Its good to look at

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brahma Sutras, Sankara, Brahman -- a Vaishnava View

2005-03-21 Thread crukstrom
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (snip) It is almost a meaningless question since what is the they when no individuality is there. So they refers to some faint remains of lashavidya, some collection of desireless abilities, that either by choice --

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brahma Sutras, Sankara, Brahman -- a Vaishnava View

2005-03-21 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, crukstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Read Thinking and Destiny by Harold Waldwin Percival it goes into detail about all these things in a very clear manner that is not cloaked in the garb of mysticism. Rick, Do you have any other thoughts about