Interpretations of the Ramayana, authored by Goswani Tulsidas are many. The verse in question says that a guru who takes money from his/her chela without leading chela to self-knowledge goes to hell for sure. TM leads the chela to self knowledge. Or not?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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/
