[FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita - - -

2006-04-24 Thread surya
jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TurquoiseB no_reply@ Or by pondering God The Absolutely Unnecessary. :-) Absolutely! Q) The theists are sufferring and the atheists are happy. How do you justify this if God exists? A) When DharmaRaja went to the upper worlds along with his

[FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita - - -

2006-04-14 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, surya dattapr2000@ wrote: The Universe indicates the existence of God but neither gives the information of God nor the experience of God. After realising the existence

[FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita - - -

2006-04-14 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, surya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: at the lotus feet of shri datta swami surya www.universal-spirituality.org please insert the following line into the head area of each document: stylebody{margin:0 3em;padding:0 1em;}/style

[FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita - - -

2006-04-14 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, surya dattapr2000@ wrote: at the lotus feet of shri datta swami surya www.universal-spirituality.org please insert the following line into the head area of each document:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita - - -

2006-04-14 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, surya dattapr2000@ wrote: at the lotus feet of shri datta swami surya www.universal-spirituality.org please insert the following line into the head area of each document:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita

2006-04-13 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, if it was merely mental, then it simply didn't refer to the goal of the Advaitic teaching. Yes. But it gave a taste and an illumination of sorts that illuminates that path. I posted the video, watch it--I'd love to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita - - -

2006-04-13 Thread surya
The Universe indicates the existence of God but neither gives the information of God nor the experience of God. After realising the existence of God, you can experience God through some item of the creation into which God entered. The best item of the Universe is the human being through which

[FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita - - -

2006-04-13 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, surya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Universe indicates the existence of God but neither gives the information of God nor the experience of God. After realising the existence of God, you can experience God through some item of the creation into which

[FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita

2006-04-11 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 11, 2006, at 10:01 AM, anon_astute_ff wrote: The talking school generally attracts those who have a minimal capability for (or capable impulse toward) renunciation, Yogic (or Spiritual) discipline, and deep

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita

2006-04-11 Thread Vaj
On Apr 11, 2006, at 11:46 AM, t3rinity wrote: It is also true, that the controvery about Advaita exists already as long as there is Advaita. Or Dvaita. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!'

[FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita

2006-04-11 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 11, 2006, at 11:46 AM, t3rinity wrote: It is also true, that the controvery about Advaita exists already as long as there is Advaita. Or Dvaita. Or Dvaitadvaita. Or Vishishtadvaita. Or Shuddadvaita. Or

[FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita

2006-04-11 Thread anon_couscous_ff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Apr 11, 2006, at 10:01 AM, anon_astute_ff wrote: The talking school generally attracts those who have a minimal capability for (or capable

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita

2006-04-11 Thread Vaj
On Apr 11, 2006, at 12:43 PM, anon_couscous_ff wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Apr 11, 2006, at 10:01 AM, anon_astute_ff wrote: The talking school generally

[FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita

2006-04-11 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anon_couscous_ff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even Shankara himself stated that there cannot be a practise to 'achieve' enlightenment, only the Self can realize itself. Which is a statement for teaching but is not Truth. Its pretty funny indeed. The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita

2006-04-11 Thread anon_couscous_ff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anon_couscous_ff no_reply@ wrote: Even Shankara himself stated that there cannot be a practise to 'achieve' enlightenment, only the Self can realize itself. Which is a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Talking Advaita

2006-04-11 Thread Vaj
On Apr 11, 2006, at 6:03 PM, t3rinity wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In this case I believe what Adi Da is referring to is talking school is the Satsang school--it's his choice of english words for his (primarily) western audience. No, Vaj,