Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Namaste Friends, I followed your posts with great interest and sincerity. May I humbly add: There is also the "Adi Guru". Om Shanti Om, Sy , thunderheals@a... wrote: > Dear Kirkji: > > I had a similar experience to yours. > Many years ago I left the Ashram I considered my home. > The Guru had taken mahasamadhi and there become a terrible distortion of the > Shakti, a greed and a desire to attract "celebraties", etc. > > It was devasting, In fact I left Shaivite Practices all together and stayed > with the Tibetan Buddhist Sangha for many, many years.. Now in retrospect, I > see how everything was perfect and in Divine Order. > > Even within the Tibetan Buddhist Community there have manifested > "questionable" teachers, false Gurus, if you will, > and I remember reading one time this very question was put before HH The > Dalai Lama. > > His response was to be grateful for the Truth that you were taught and leave > the rest behind. But also to have compassion for the teacher and to pray for > the teacher. > Very simple. But very profound. It helped me a great deal and has especially > opened my heart now that I have come home to Lord Shiva. I realize the solid > foundation of Maha Vidya that did come to me and I can release all of the > garbage. > > To hold on and remember the awfulness..I was literally thrown out (as we > others) of the organization..Only causes me to become contracted and too lose > my boundless vision. > > If I let it go and try not to analyze of feel bitter or judge the > organization and everything..I contribute to my own freedom.. > Because in these kinds of situations the karma is immense when such control > and negativity come into play. People become trapped with these distortions > out of karma ..The teacher misuing the power will suffer terrible karmic > repercussions. > > We don't need to figure it out. We can just walk away with the good that we > found. That is something , that you know can not be taken away. And we can > pray that all of the souls trapped in this mire ..as you say..wake up. > > Don't let this situation sour you on Gurus. True Gurus are still very much on > the planet in bodies. > The Shiva Sutras say that "The Guru is the means and The Guru is not a > person, but the Grace bestowing power of God" > > That Grace touches us and guides us. We find the form in a teacher. We find > the form in the scriptures and we find the > form in the Rudrakshas, most certainly. We also become Gurus to each other. > > Om Namah Shivaya > Kanti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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