Comments on Chi-Ting Apocalypse: The good shepherd

Glow: there is no prescribed route and there are n...

2011-03-20T08:05:28.907+00:00

Glow: there is no prescribed route and there are no qualifications. Grace is not bound up with the guru and the guru may not be necessary at all. The same goes for sadhana. Sadhana does not always open you to grace, only in some cases. In fact sadhana usually builds ego and spiritual ambition. There are no prerequisites.

When the disciple wakes up it's because they&#...

2011-03-20T04:04:42.629+00:00

When the disciple wakes up it's because they've assimilated the guru's grace, not because they've done sadhana. Paradoxically, one has to do sadhana to create the kind of resonance that allows the assimilation to occur.
glow

I have no problems with Papaji. He had visions of ...

2011-03-20T03:26:25.728+00:00

I have no problems with Papaji. He had visions of Krishna for years until an effulgent look and few words Ramana spoke stopped him cavorting with Krishna and he had a light bulb moment.
Years later he told the largly Osho crowd 'call off the search' or you've been fed 'lollipops for the ignorant' all these Western teachers are 'drive throughs' or 'fake coins'
At the beginning, in the middle and at the end, self is spotless, immaculate.
Still effort and insight are needed and ulimately grace is all.

The Secret Teacher* A man found the secret teache...

2011-03-20T02:45:40.519+00:00

The Secret Teacher*

A man found the secret teacher Khidr working as a ferryman.
Khidr read his thoughts, and said to him:
'If I approach people in the street and tell them what to do, they will
think that I am mad, or am doing it for myself, and they will not do
it. If I dress like a learned or a rich man, and advise them, they will
disobey, or else simply try to please me, instead of trying to please that
which I represent. But if I mix with the people and say a word here and
a word there, some will listen, just as you yourself recognized me, and
a thousand others did not.
sufi

Join the TRF, the Tiruvannamalai Resistance Force....

2011-03-19T20:02:38.801+00:00

Join the TRF, the Tiruvannamalai Resistance Force. Send a friend request to Sisterklaus Kumari on Facebook. Don't delay the revolution starts now!

Swami, today saw the birth of the Tiruvannamalai R...

2011-03-19T11:22:11.329+00:00

Swami, today saw the birth of the Tiruvannamalai Resistance Force (or Fruitcakes, Fairies or Frantics). The TRF aims to get rid of all the silly buggers, who are polluting the holy city of Tiruvannamalai with their presence, and to restore peace and happiness.
Already some members on Facebook, but they think it is a joke, well we'll see about that!

Religiosity in all its multiplicity of forms is as...

2011-03-19T10:30:36.033+00:00

Religiosity in all its multiplicity of forms is as Karl Marx described it "the opium of the people".

Glow, I think we have all grasped your kiddies'...

2011-03-19T10:11:06.897+00:00

Glow, I think we have all grasped your kiddies' guide to Hinduism several aeons ago. Hinduism and gurus have nothing to do with truth and neither does attaining spiritual states.

The big bad wolf...yes he does exist! Nevertheless...

2011-03-19T00:20:43.882+00:00

The big bad wolf...yes he does exist! Nevertheless the Tradition of seeking, evaluating, accepting, and following a Guru is deeply rooted in Hindu Society from the time of the earliest Hindu writings. In Hinduism, it is believed that certain individuals have developed spiritually to the point where they can lead others to liberation (moksha), or give them access to spiritual states either in this life, or after death.
glow

Tiruvannamalai teaches us spiritual ambition is de...

2011-03-18T08:38:15.203+00:00

Tiruvannamalai teaches us spiritual ambition is deadly, not divine. Every guru is blown up large before our eyes (forgive the pun) and then comes their inevitable fall from grace. Nothing is sacred. Not even gurus. Nothing to worship and nothing to destroy. Beware the one who claims they are enlightened. And beware the one who gets too involved with them.

Yes,the magician of this story told the sheep floc...

2011-03-18T08:21:41.159+00:00

Yes,the magician of this story told the sheep flock the same as Poonja:"Do not struggle for liberation,just relax,you are already That!". So the flock was very happy,it came to Tiruvannamalai to bring us the good news: no meditation, no studying of the works of the Masters,no need of eradicating one's vasanas (look at Papaji,he has many vasanas,but still he is the Master!),just relax and enjoy the ride...to nonsense.

I know this story told by Ouspenski and always tho...

2011-03-18T08:13:57.075+00:00

I know this story told by Ouspenski and always thought it is silly, because first: sheep wander off, fall into ravines etc, but they don't know, or don't like that the magician is after their flesh and skins, that is why they are called SHEEP.
Second : the Magician is stupid because he just had to hypnotize the sheep to believe them to be immortal, the rest is not relevant and the last suggestion means, that they just start fighting and killing each other.
But anyway the conclusion we can draw from this story is : don't trust sheep and magicians, because you don't know who is who.
But since Guru and disciple are one, even this conclusion becomes pointless.

Unbelievable really that the tale even has to be t...

2011-03-18T07:52:18.163+00:00

Unbelievable really that the tale even has to be told. People are so desperate to be told they are not bad/unworthy/losers. But the truth is we are all nobody special and nor is anyone else.