To Tom ~ more on Ram Das, et al

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Tom wrote:

 

I don't doubt Ram Das or even Bh.Das have positive

influences on people, but it's the finer negative ones that matter

in the end, for a true aspirant, versus a regular spiritual person.

 

 

 

Dear Tom ~ everyone is, of course, entitled to his or her opinion, however

when speaking of people generally regarded as holy in some regard, if the

opinion is negative perhaps it is better to keep it to ourselves. The Guru Gita

enjoins us against gossiping about "the guru."

I believe we must all use our discrimination to determine who, for each

individual person, is the "right" guru. I think of Krishna Das as very holy. I

don't think of him as a guru, but if I ever get the chance to be in his presence

and hear him sing again, I will zip like a little bee to a flower. Krishna

Das, followed Ram Das for some time before going to India and spending a bit

over a decade with Nee Karoli Baba. At some point, Krishna Das, who wondered

if he should become a renunciate, asked Baba what he should do. Baba's answer:

go to America, and do what you love (sing). And that is Krishna Das's seva.

Ram Das's seva seems to be talking, telling stories, sharing his own personal

experience. But it has all been clear to me that Baba was/is the Guru. Also,

how does one distinguish a true aspirant from a regular spiritual person?

These distinctions are too fine for me to judge. Jai all our teachers ~ Linda