Surrogate gurus & Loving Souls -Love

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OM NAMAH SIVAYA

 

here is something on the subject of Love that i received in an email

just this morning that i would like to share;

 

"It takes light only an instant to remove darkness. Darkness,

however, can never remove light. Though ignorance enshrouds man, it

can never bring darkness to the Self which remains untouched. Man is

eternally the pure Self." -Swami Sivananda

 

JAI MA

 

Ammachi, "B.Edmonds" <edmondsb@i...> wrote:

> On the topic of visiting surrogate gurus:

>

> Good Morning Bro & Sister

> (and silent ones (and lurkers)who rarely speak or hide behind a

pseudo

> name, not revealing there whereabouts or true identity),

>

> I am really confused as to why the debate continues that any of us

know

> what class of "Guru" any soul presents ?

>

> Amma sets an example by not discriminating who she hugs and she

> encourages us to focus on a path.......so why not stop on the path

to

> hug other souls (with compassion) but stay on the path we feel

most

> strongly drawn to from each of our own hearts.

>

> Simply ask Amma or follow Amma or Vedic texts, as Rick has

mentioned

> below, when determining if one would be "tainted" with the company

of

> other master teachers. Are we actually choosing our daily

companions

> with such

>

> Touche' to Bala and Rick, who seem to keep a steady and

unprejudiced

> point of view while distilling Amma's teachings.......and they

keep the

> drama out of their messages.

>

> May we consider a new topic like "the definition of love and the

traits

> that define a loving person".........and how to attain this state.

> Please consider this a discussion not a debate. I personally am

unsure

> how to discriminate btwn those who are loving and those who appear

to

> be loving (killing with kindness types).

>

> Attempting to eliminate drama in my life.....and cut through the

BS.

> Blessings,

> Om Namah Shivaya,

> amritavarshini

> (Indiana)

>

> P.S. I encourage the silent ones to add to the discussion of

love.....

>

> On Wednesday, August 17, 2005, at 10:26 AM, Rick Archer wrote:

>

> > In the Ramayana, Vasishtha was Rama's guru, but when Rama went

to the

> > forest, he visited many gurus and saints along the way and was

even

> > initiated by some of them.

> >

> >

> > on 8/16/05 10:04 AM, nierika@a... at nierika@a... wrote:

> >

> >>

> >> GeorgeSon wrote:

> >>

> >> Is there something to the notion that another "guru" can be a

> >> surrogate for Amma?

> >>

> >> For example, let us face it, we have a traveling Guru. There

are

> >> often six month gaps in seeing Amma. Holy Company is

recommended by

> >> all religions. Can one not benefit by another Spiritual

Teacher to

> >> fill those gaps?...Please Groupsters don't sue me for

blasphemy.

> >> Just

> >> kidding.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Dear GeorgeSon ~ I'm calling my lawyer today (just kidding). I

think

> >> you

> >> answered this question yourself in a previous post when you

said Amma

> >> was your

> >> chosen guru. And, at least in my mind, there is no other

anybody that

> >> could be

> >> a surrogate for Amma. Amma is uniquely Herself.

> >>

> >> I do believe that, because there are so many references in

Hindu

> >> scripture

> >> to keeping the company of saints and enlightened masters, that

having

> >> chosen,

> >> we are clear, and that we can then visit others and imbibe

whatever

> >> wisdom

> >> fits for us. If we were told what we could and couldn't read

or whom

> >> we could

> >> or

> >> couldn't visit, I would begin to feel that this was too much

like the

> >> Catholic church where certain books, movies are prohibited and

where

> >> they

> >> once told

> >> me that if I went to another church, I'd burn in hell. This is

not

> >> Amma's

> >> way, of that I'm certain. We may be burning off our vasanas,

but

> >> that is

> >> another matter entirely. : ) Jai Jai Ma ~ Linda

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