On Mar 25, 2005, at 7:43 AM, Paul Mason wrote:
> SwaroopanandJi: This is a principle. A quotation from Goswami > Tulsidas: "The guru who charges or takes money from his disciples in > return for initiation, steals disciples property and goes to damnable > hell." > Hi Paul: This is precisely what the sannyasis of the Holy Shankaracharya Order told me: Mahesh was going to patala-loka (hell) for "selling the Ved". It's not unusual to give dakshina (money offering) to a GURU, but usually there is a deeper commitment form the guru in that case. MMY has avoided being a guru. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/