Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 An inherant aspect of Sanatan Dharm, is learning through the Guru- shishya relationship. While the medium of learning may have changed today for many people, we still learn from a teacher. We have many many wonderful Gurus, each with their lineages, each speaking to a different audience. That every individual can find a path that suits their temperament and readiness, is perhaps one of the strongest assets of the Sanatan Dharm. (It may also be the reason for divisiveness!!) As I read and discuss with people, both in real and cyber world, I find a lot of cynicism among people regarding Gurus and their roles. On one end competitive marketing, commercialization, mass media events, dissapointments, betayals, all have taken its toll. At the same time, on the other end of the spectrum, the search for answers and hunger for guidance has led to almost blind clutching on to feel- good teachers. The truth is, as always, somewhere in the middle. While we continue to discuss various issues, I am beginning a segment featuring a "Guru of the month/week". A Guru's picture will be on our web home page, and we will present information about their teachings, access to their schools, and discussion about their paths. Each Guru will be featured for 1-3 weeks. I request the following from our members. 1. Please send me (tatwamasi) names and pictures (if available) of Gurus/teachers you want to be presented. 2. Please SHARE any information you have about the Guru, specially your experience with that school and some information about the teachings of the Guru. While I will gather information from a variety of sources including the internet, I am specially interested in hearing what the the followers of the school have to share. 3. Your ideas about how we can make this feature useful to all. This feature will go side by side with any other discusion that is going on. Members can post on any ongoing topic. Looking forward to learning from you all. _/\_ Tat Twam Asi Uma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Respected Tatawamasi, Like Lalu politely raised the point a few days ago- we have access to internet and Libraries. If I want to find out about a guru, I can do so without help. > teachings of the Guru. While I will gather information from a > variety of sources including the internet, I am specially interested > in hearing what the the followers of the school have to share. Oh really, you dont know what the followers think, when they post thousands of pages of their Gurus lecture every single day, not even taking Sunday off? If anything, I want to know less about what their Gurus think and more about what they think. There is a shortage of orginial opinion in this club, if anything. > As I read and discuss with people, both in real and cyber world, I > find a lot of cynicism among people regarding Gurus More like bone crunching boredom. Asking members about Gurus means that big rich Gurus like the Hare Krishnas or the fellow whose Guru gave 2 crore charity will overwhelm(correction have not will) the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Every thing is relative in this world and depends on how one uses/ interpretes it. You can find everything on the internet, what is the reason anyway of your being here? Since you can find everywhere what you are looking for and the discussions are anyway not what you want? Secondly, as a yoga student I have met many gurus and investigated many paths. Its good to do research and not to trust easily anyone, especially when nowadays we have so many false gurus. But not to respect the ones that have affected the whole yogic world is solely an ego thing. In the end even a false guru can teach you things. We learn according to our will. Following the yoga school of a guru does not imply the fanatism you quote. On the contrary, real practicioners of yoga paths broaden their minds and are more tolerate towards all gurus and paths. It is only religious followers that end up caught in the net of fanatism. And yoga is about practice, not a religion of faith system. And anyway this project was supposed to present gurus and their paths in an objective and general way. I do not like reading the lengthy lectures of people calling them gurus in this club. But I enjoy reading a small paragraph about their origin, name of school and basic principles. We are talking here about useful information that can be the inspiration for further research. So lets not be absolute. I am sure that the ones who will do the searching and present the gurus in an objective way, would waste a lot of time to gather the useful infos and dispose the rest. I am in any way interest in reading those works and those who are not, can refrain from reading them. , shanracer <no_reply wrote: > > Respected Tatawamasi, > > Like Lalu politely raised the point a few days ago- we have access to > internet and Libraries. If I want to find out about a guru, I can do > so without help. > > > teachings of the Guru. While I will gather information from a > > variety of sources including the internet, I am specially interested > > in hearing what the the followers of the school have to share. > > Oh really, you dont know what the followers think, when they post > thousands of pages of their Gurus lecture every single day, not even > taking Sunday off? > > If anything, I want to know less about what their Gurus think and more > about what they think. There is a shortage of orginial opinion in this > club, if anything. > > > > As I read and discuss with people, both in real and cyber world, I > > find a lot of cynicism among people regarding Gurus > > More like bone crunching boredom. > > Asking members about Gurus means that big rich Gurus like the Hare > Krishnas or the fellow whose Guru gave 2 crore charity will > overwhelm(correction have not will) the club. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 I do understand your sarcasm dear friend, I used to say that myself. One the milestones in my journey was in 1990 when an American Hindu friend of mine reminded me "Don't throw the baby with the bath water". For each fake Guru, there are mumerous amazing ones. Behind each fanatic follower, is a scared individual who wants the world safe and orderly; behind each wannabe Guru, is a hungry seeker who wants nourishment of his soul, and a release for his bondage and for every cynic there is a hurt soul who is ready for more, but is standing in his own path. What is more useful for us is to see which ones are worthy of being emulated and followed. Which ones touch us in our core? Who will touch your heart may not touch mine, because we are not all at the same place in our evolvement. Nothing original here? I'm sorry our club has disappointed you. For me however "when the student is ready the Guru appears everywhere". _/\_ Tat twam asi Uma , shanracer <no_reply wrote: > > Respected Tatawamasi, > > Like Lalu politely raised the point a few days ago- we have access to > internet and Libraries. If I want to find out about a guru, I can do > so without help. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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