[FairfieldLife] Re: The List: who has left the Movement and started their own cult/movement?

2006-08-06 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning  wrote:
> >

> > > 
> > > Did he? Or did he just say, "I won't support teaching that through
> > the TM organizaiton. If 
> > > you want to teach that, you're on your own."
> > 
> > The latter is the version that emerged I heard upon asking a number of
> > AoL long timers. That SSRS asked M. a number of times to be able to
> > teach his kryia in the TMO. M. said now, and finally said, along the
> > lines of, "If you want to teach that, go out on your own."
> > 
> > Also, as I heard it, there were other issues and events. At some point
> > some pundit boy training programs were shut down. Many/some had no
> > place to go. SSRS's father ran a school for such boys. SSRS was drawn
> > to help, and stayed for some time to help the boys. So there was some
> > time away from the TMO, perhaps a bit disillusioned, preceeding his
> > full departure.
> > 
> > He told a story once, that, in same period, I believe, he was at Kumba
> > Mela and, amongst other things, talked with a naked sadhu --
> > presumably enlightened. The sadhu was coldly scoffing at SSRS, "you
> > are not even naked, what kind of spiritual progress could you possilby
> > make?"  (or similar). SSRS said at this point he realized that some
> > paths may yield enlightenment, but some are cold and hard, and that
> > what was neeeded was something to develop enlightenment and the heart.
> > I speculate this was another factor in his decision to go out on
his own. 
> > 
> > And as AnandaMoiMa said to M when M. brought SSRS to meet her, "You
> > have brought me the River who will wash away the tears and suffering
> > of millions." So M. must have been aware, from this and probably other
> > things, that SSRS had a special destiny -- perhaps outside the TMO.
> > 
> > But I wasn't there in person when these events occurred.
> >
> 
> So we don't know that any of them occurred as said unless there were
witnesses. 

Is that question? I was simply cautioning that what I heard was second
to third hand or more -- and subject to 'inflation" and lack of
context that such passing of information often encounters. To me, my
3-4 little stories fit together, in my mind, YMMV. 

>If SSRS 
> was so important, 

I din't say he was, not that he wasn't.


>is his visit to AnandaMoiMa documented in her online biography? 

Apparently not, otherwise you would not be asking since, per below,
you apparently searched for it. 

>MMY's 
> visits are documented as ar Gurudev's and Swami Brahmananda
Shatananda's (identified as 
> Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath). 

>DId SSRS, the one who would wash away the tears of 
> millions, get a mention?

I don't know, why don't you tell us.

Assuming SSRS was not mentioned on her website, and assuming her
personal diary / itinerary was extraordinarily complete over her 70-80
years of darshans, gatherings, etc, I suspect it might be because she
said a lot of nice things to people when meeting them -- and meant
them -- but in the grand scheme of things, her meeting with SSRS, and
her impression of him, may not have been "earth shaking". Washing the
tears of million is significant. SSRS has already done that,
figuratively speaking, so it seems. But others have perhaps done more
(at this point).

And the very sweet and wonderful thing about AnandaMoiMa was, i heard
from people who met her, is that she always talked to everyone as if
they were fully enlightened. To her, apparently, there was no
distinction bewteen now and "then". 







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[FairfieldLife] Re: The List: who has left the Movement and started their own cult/movement?

2006-08-06 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning  
wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig"  wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter  
wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > There is a an infinity of difference between SSRS and
> > > > John Gray and Deepak (but I can't say anything about
> > > > Swami Shyam because I've never met him). Also MMY told
> > > > SSRS to go out on his own and teach Sudarshan Kriya.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Did he? Or did he just say, "I won't support teaching that 
through
> > the TM organizaiton. If 
> > > you want to teach that, you're on your own."
> > 
> > The latter is the version that emerged I heard upon asking a 
number of
> > AoL long timers. That SSRS asked M. a number of times to be able 
to
> > teach his kryia in the TMO. M. said now, and finally said, along 
the
> > lines of, "If you want to teach that, go out on your own."
> > 
> > Also, as I heard it, there were other issues and events. At some 
point
> > some pundit boy training programs were shut down. Many/some had 
no
> > place to go. SSRS's father ran a school for such boys. SSRS was 
drawn
> > to help, and stayed for some time to help the boys. So there was 
some
> > time away from the TMO, perhaps a bit disillusioned, preceeding 
his
> > full departure.
> > 
> > He told a story once, that, in same period, I believe, he was at 
Kumba
> > Mela and, amongst other things, talked with a naked sadhu --
> > presumably enlightened. The sadhu was coldly scoffing at 
SSRS, "you
> > are not even naked, what kind of spiritual progress could you 
possilby
> > make?"  (or similar). SSRS said at this point he realized that 
some
> > paths may yield enlightenment, but some are cold and hard, and 
that
> > what was neeeded was something to develop enlightenment and the 
heart.
> > I speculate this was another factor in his decision to go out on 
his own. 
> > 
> > And as AnandaMoiMa said to M when M. brought SSRS to meet 
her, "You
> > have brought me the River who will wash away the tears and 
suffering
> > of millions." So M. must have been aware, from this and probably 
other
> > things, that SSRS had a special destiny -- perhaps outside the 
TMO.
> > 
> > But I wasn't there in person when these events occurred.
> >
> 
> So we don't know that any of them occurred as said unless there 
were witnesses. If SSRS 
> was so important, is his visit to AnandaMoiMa documented in her 
online biography? MMY's 
> visits are documented as ar Gurudev's and Swami Brahmananda 
Shatananda's (identified as 
> Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath). DId SSRS, the one who would wash 
away the tears of 
> millions, get a mention?
>


Spare Egg's Brownie Points School of Spirituality.






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[FairfieldLife] Re: The List: who has left the Movement and started their own cult/movement?

2006-08-06 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig"  wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter  wrote:
> > >
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > There is a an infinity of difference between SSRS and
> > > John Gray and Deepak (but I can't say anything about
> > > Swami Shyam because I've never met him). Also MMY told
> > > SSRS to go out on his own and teach Sudarshan Kriya.
> > > 
> > 
> > Did he? Or did he just say, "I won't support teaching that through
> the TM organizaiton. If 
> > you want to teach that, you're on your own."
> 
> The latter is the version that emerged I heard upon asking a number of
> AoL long timers. That SSRS asked M. a number of times to be able to
> teach his kryia in the TMO. M. said now, and finally said, along the
> lines of, "If you want to teach that, go out on your own."
> 
> Also, as I heard it, there were other issues and events. At some point
> some pundit boy training programs were shut down. Many/some had no
> place to go. SSRS's father ran a school for such boys. SSRS was drawn
> to help, and stayed for some time to help the boys. So there was some
> time away from the TMO, perhaps a bit disillusioned, preceeding his
> full departure.
> 
> He told a story once, that, in same period, I believe, he was at Kumba
> Mela and, amongst other things, talked with a naked sadhu --
> presumably enlightened. The sadhu was coldly scoffing at SSRS, "you
> are not even naked, what kind of spiritual progress could you possilby
> make?"  (or similar). SSRS said at this point he realized that some
> paths may yield enlightenment, but some are cold and hard, and that
> what was neeeded was something to develop enlightenment and the heart.
> I speculate this was another factor in his decision to go out on his own. 
> 
> And as AnandaMoiMa said to M when M. brought SSRS to meet her, "You
> have brought me the River who will wash away the tears and suffering
> of millions." So M. must have been aware, from this and probably other
> things, that SSRS had a special destiny -- perhaps outside the TMO.
> 
> But I wasn't there in person when these events occurred.
>

So we don't know that any of them occurred as said unless there were witnesses. 
If SSRS 
was so important, is his visit to AnandaMoiMa documented in her online 
biography? MMY's 
visits are documented as ar Gurudev's and Swami Brahmananda Shatananda's 
(identified as 
Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath). DId SSRS, the one who would wash away the tears 
of 
millions, get a mention?






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[FairfieldLife] Re: The List: who has left the Movement and started their own cult/movement?

2006-08-06 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter  wrote:
> >
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > There is a an infinity of difference between SSRS and
> > John Gray and Deepak (but I can't say anything about
> > Swami Shyam because I've never met him). Also MMY told
> > SSRS to go out on his own and teach Sudarshan Kriya.
> > 
> 
> Did he? Or did he just say, "I won't support teaching that through
the TM organizaiton. If 
> you want to teach that, you're on your own."

The latter is the version that emerged I heard upon asking a number of
AoL long timers. That SSRS asked M. a number of times to be able to
teach his kryia in the TMO. M. said now, and finally said, along the
lines of, "If you want to teach that, go out on your own."

Also, as I heard it, there were other issues and events. At some point
some pundit boy training programs were shut down. Many/some had no
place to go. SSRS's father ran a school for such boys. SSRS was drawn
to help, and stayed for some time to help the boys. So there was some
time away from the TMO, perhaps a bit disillusioned, preceeding his
full departure.

He told a story once, that, in same period, I believe, he was at Kumba
Mela and, amongst other things, talked with a naked sadhu --
presumably enlightened. The sadhu was coldly scoffing at SSRS, "you
are not even naked, what kind of spiritual progress could you possilby
make?"  (or similar). SSRS said at this point he realized that some
paths may yield enlightenment, but some are cold and hard, and that
what was neeeded was something to develop enlightenment and the heart.
I speculate this was another factor in his decision to go out on his own. 

And as AnandaMoiMa said to M when M. brought SSRS to meet her, "You
have brought me the River who will wash away the tears and suffering
of millions." So M. must have been aware, from this and probably other
things, that SSRS had a special destiny -- perhaps outside the TMO.

But I wasn't there in person when these events occurred. 







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[FairfieldLife] Re: The List: who has left the Movement and started their own cult/movement?

2006-08-05 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 
> 
> --- shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
> > "markmeredith2002" 
> >  wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > [snip]
> > 
> > > 
> > > I don't post this to knock SSRS techniques, which
> > sound fine to 
> > me. 
> > > And people can speculate all they want about MMY's
> > hidden motives 
> > here
> > > or esoteric interpretations of his negative
> > statement re. SSRS, and
> > > that's fine too, but that's where the speculation
> > is.  
> > > 
> > > Also, it would be a first for MMY to have positive
> > things to say 
> > about
> > > someone who has left his movement to start
> > something different.
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > SSRS
> > John Gray
> > Swami Shyam
> > Deepak Chopra
> > 
> > ...who else...
> 
> There is a an infinity of difference between SSRS and
> John Gray and Deepak (but I can't say anything about
> Swami Shyam because I've never met him). Also MMY told
> SSRS to go out on his own and teach Sudarshan Kriya.
> 

Did he? Or did he just say, "I won't support teaching that through the TM 
organizaiton. If 
you want to teach that, you're on your own."








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[FairfieldLife] Re: The List: who has left the Movement and started their own cult/movement?

2006-08-05 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "markmeredith2002" 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > 
> > I don't post this to knock SSRS techniques, which sound fine to 
> me. 
> > And people can speculate all they want about MMY's hidden motives 
> here
> > or esoteric interpretations of his negative statement re. SSRS, and
> > that's fine too, but that's where the speculation is.  
> > 
> > Also, it would be a first for MMY to have positive things to say 
> about
> > someone who has left his movement to start something different.
> >
> 
> 
> SSRS
> John Gray
> Swami Shyam
> Deepak Chopra
> 
> ...who else...
>

Patricial Kotle-Robles, I believe. The variousfolk who offer "TM-like" 
meditation instruction 
via CDs or the internet.







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