transcendental economics - Kind Attn Bill and Tanmaya

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The unknowns are > almost the whole of it. I do much better

speaking to another in person. > > By the way, its great to

meet you on line, even with its limitations. > > I'm unclear

about your earlier note describing your truly heroic rise > out a

dark corner of maya. What I do not understand is your reference >

to the attempt to redeem others being a mistake, on the one hand, and

> your sincerity, sensitivity, and obvious aptitude for doing just

that > on the other. I would be grateful if you would unconfuse me

on this > seeming contradiction. > > Sincerely, > >

Tanmaya > > > > > > > > --- In

, Bill Smith <biggerblat> wrote: >

> > > I was referring to the understanding of the principles. > >

> > ty_maa <ds.james@c...> wrote: > > Dear Bill, > >

> > Its true that it can take a long time to understand the

principles > > involved in unfamiliar metaphysical truths, but it

can take little or > > no time to apply them and get an immediate

result. It can take a > > while to understand how the molectular

structure of a medicine

impacts > > on the body to have the healing result it does, but

very little to > > take the medicine and get the benefit. What

it does take is faith, > > and the courage to experiment. > >

> > The subject is larger than the immediate context. People

have been > > reciting the litany of "it takes a long time" for a

long time, and my > > observation has been that it is usually a

euphemism for "yes, > but---". > > Saint Agustine used to

pray as a young man in old Carthage, "Lord, > > give me

celibacy---but not yet". > > > > Personally, I

don't believe that we have a long time anymore. The > > world is

on fire, and the fire is speading rapidly. Its the perfect > >

time for us all to now apply what we have all known for a long time.

> > > > I don't think that I would want it to be any other

way; some people > > like to live on an earthquake fault because

its very hard to go to > > sleep there. Its time for the

spiritual heros to wake up show what can > > indeed be done when

one has faith in one's heart and courage in ones > > acts. >

> > > As Swami Vivekananda repeated so often, "Arise, awake,

and stop

not > > till the goal is reached". > > > > Yours in the

Lord, > > > > Tanmaya > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > > --- In

, Bill Smith <biggerblat> > wrote:

> > > > > > Yes. Put very simply, "If you want love, you have

to give it away." > > This holds true of everything

in life, but it takes a very long time > > to realize it. > >

> > > > Bill > > > > > > ty_maa <ds.james@c...>

wrote: > > > Dear Linda, > > > > > >

This reply is to you, but I want to address it also to the > group

at > > > large because I believe it contains something of

general value > that > > > others may profit from as well.

Your sorrows are real, and they >

> > touched me deeply. And they reminded me of a great lession

that I > > > learned from an old man whom I knew briefly,

shortly before he > died. > > > > > > The gentleman

I'm speaking of was born in New York, and while > he was > > >

still in his teens he had a spontaneous spiritual awakening. The >

> > Indian saint Paramahamsa Yogananda was working in the U.S.

at that > > > time, and somehow the boy found his way to him.

Yogananda > sent him to > > > the great South Indian jnani

Ramama Maharshi. The

Maharishi > told him > > > that he had had the highest

possible spiritual realization and > that > > > there was

nothing else he could teach him. The boy stayed at > > >

Maharshi's ashram for a time, and then made his way back to > the

U.S. > > > where he lived a very simple and unassuming life. >

> > > > > Brahmajnanis are supposed to be unconcerned with

the relative > world, > > > but I found this man to be

profoundly compassionate. At that > time, I > >

> was at the bottom of the economic ladder; I was living on food >

stamps > > > to survive, and prospects were zero. One day the

old man > said, "If > > > someone is in financial need, the

most effective thing he can > do to > > > get out of it is

to borrow some money from someone, and then > give it > > >

all away to others who are in even greater need than himself". >

> > Another thing he said was, "The real meaning of money is

love; > money > > > is love." > > > >

> > These were things I hadn't learned in school, so I had to >

think about > > > them for a while. I am still thinking about

them, even as > times have > > > become much better

financially. > > > > > > I believe there is truth in

these statements. I also believe that > > > they are needed

now. The world is on fire. Millions and > millions of > > >

people are living is the upmost material want. And at least >

that many > > > are suffering from emotional poverty:

lovelessness, > hopelessness and > > > despair. > > >

> > > If I were bold enough to follow the advice of my friend

the > old man, > > > and I felt a profound lack, either

material of emotional, I > would take > > > what I had, or

could borrow, and I would start giving it away to > > > others

who had even less than I. > > > > > > The scriptures say

that God dwells in our hearts, and that God is > > > Infinite,

Unconditional Love. Many of us have tried all of > our lives > >

> to get love--- through meditation, prayer, and worship. I >

don't know > > > how many of us have tried to just give love,

without even caring > > > whether it comes back to us or not.

Maybe that is the secret; > maybe > > > that is what the

world is waiting for. Maybe that would put > out the > > >

fire. > > > > > > All we can do is to make the

experiment. > > > > > > With deep affection, >

> > > > > Tanmaya > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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