Suresh,
Use your senses and emotions when you meet a teacher, and put questions of your
choice to him/her. Also talk to his/her disciples. Then make a decision to
either associate or not with the teacher. If you DO associate, really commit
yourself to practice. If you sense later not to continue, CHANGE your
commitment. This is all easy stuff to do. One does not commit oneself to a
teacher: living Buddhas are a dime a dozen. One commits oneself to the Dharma.
I learned Ch'an meditation in New York City. The only thing that the New York
City is isolated from is isolation.
I practice now in a city of 500,000 and a County of 1.2 million. I live in the
middle of town. Houses are 2.44 meters apart.
Strong practice!, and take very good care of yourself,
--Joe
> SURESH JAGADEESAN <varamtha@...> wrote:
>
> Joe: "Now I've seen everything!", and be happy. But a teacher might
> say we have not entered the door, yet.
>
> Even if I accept your argument to have
> a teacher; how one to recognize an enlightened teacher?
>
>
> You guys are opportunistic and hence you had gurus and live in
> isolated areas and drown in meditation. But you all are not world. The
> reality world is in cities, in towns, in villages, those mass where
> they will get gurus and isolated places?
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