Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 GeorgeSon wrote: ....With an oceanic amount of hesitation I am in a quandary over the your byline "Guru vs. Gurus". The discussion was begun by myself. The intention was to discuss whether it is appropriate to see other Saints when they bccome available. ....So Lindaji I sincerely apologize for any discomfort generating from the thread. Ultimately I apologize for causing any members discomfort in this sacred space. I am new in Spiritual Life and often clumsy. The problem inherent in exchanges involving dual (not duel) Gurus is that the disciples consider it extremely personal. This is certainly understandable. How one relates to ones own PERSONAL guru transcends the common notion of intimacy. I SINCERELY RESPECT ALL OPINIONS ON SEEING OTHER GURUS. Some of you can practice this and come away enriched. Others as Bala warns, may be derailed and deluded (SORRY FOR THE TRAIN PUN) As Nirmala offered we can ask Amma (Herself) if uncertain... Dear GeorgeSon ~ Ahhhh, after I had sent that post, I immediately though, oh, I should not have written that. Who am I to suggest an end to this thread? When I read your words, I felt if you were right here, I would give you a BIG hug. I think sometimes, we all take things a bit too seriously, and I try to think as often as I can of all the images on photo and video of Amma smiling and laughing. I certainly don't deserve the kind words you wrote about me, but I thank you for them. I am even more of a beginner than you, GeorgeSon. We are all here, sharing, doing our best to help one another, and I feel that my post may have been quite unhelpful. I posted today a bit of Swami Paramatmananda's story from "On the Road to Freedom," where he talks about being in the company of two gurus. I don't believe this question of whether it is okay or not to see other gurus, when we have chosen Amma, will ever be answered definitively. Oh! It was not my intention to in any way make anyone feel uncomfortable or bad. And the group will go where it will, in terms of conversation. Sometimes my monkey mind gets restless when a particular thread goes on for awhile, and wants to move on to something else. Just think of me as swinging through the cyber trees, hunting the next banana. : ) Jai Ma ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Ammachi, nierika@a... wrote: "Just think of me as swinging through the cyber trees, hunting the next banana. : ) Jai Ma ~ Linda" My sweetie pie sister! But Bananas are sweet and have a peel, just like you! :<D May we always offer sweet bananas to Maa's Lotus Feet, muktimaa > GeorgeSon wrote: > > ...With an oceanic amount of hesitation I am in a quandary over the your > byline "Guru vs. Gurus". > > The discussion was begun by myself. The intention was to > discuss whether it is appropriate to see other Saints when they > bccome available. > > ...So Lindaji I sincerely apologize > for any discomfort generating from the thread. > > Ultimately I apologize for causing any members discomfort in > this sacred space. I am new in Spiritual Life and often > clumsy. > > The problem inherent in exchanges involving dual (not duel) Gurus is > that the disciples consider it extremely personal. This is certainly > understandable. > > How one relates to ones own PERSONAL guru transcends the common > notion of intimacy. > > I SINCERELY RESPECT ALL OPINIONS ON SEEING OTHER GURUS. Some of you > can practice this and come away enriched. Others as Bala warns, may > be derailed and deluded (SORRY FOR THE TRAIN PUN) As Nirmala offered > we can ask Amma (Herself) if uncertain... > > Dear GeorgeSon ~ Ahhhh, after I had sent that post, I immediately though, > oh, I should not have written that. Who am I to suggest an end to this thread? > When I read your words, I felt if you were right here, I would give you a BIG > hug. I think sometimes, we all take things a bit too seriously, and I try to > think as often as I can of all the images on photo and video of Amma smiling > and laughing. > > I certainly don't deserve the kind words you wrote about me, but I thank you > for them. I am even more of a beginner than you, GeorgeSon. We are all here, > sharing, doing our best to help one another, and I feel that my post may have > been quite unhelpful. I posted today a bit of Swami Paramatmananda's story > from "On the Road to Freedom," where he talks about being in the company of > two gurus. > > I don't believe this question of whether it is okay or not to see other > gurus, when we have chosen Amma, will ever be answered definitively. Oh! It was > not my intention to in any way make anyone feel uncomfortable or bad. And the > group will go where it will, in terms of conversation. Sometimes my monkey > mind gets restless when a particular thread goes on for awhile, and wants to > move on to something else. Just think of me as swinging through the cyber trees, > hunting the next banana. : ) Jai Ma ~ Linda > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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