Cliff, I'll be seeing him in Chicago in a few weeks. Side mail me a photo of yourself so when I see him I'll show him the photo and your greeting. He'll melt! Punditj's mom, Amma, died a few years ago. She was a very sweet lady. I believe his dad is still alive. I'd be pretty proud if I had a son like him!Amazing, wonderful, kind man. -Peter
--- Cliff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I had the pleasure of spending quite a bit time with > (then-known-as) Ravi > back in 1981-1982 while teaching in Bangalore. His > parents had us > over to their house many times for dinner, and it > was always delightful > (although the idlis tended to be incredibly salty). > > His dad, R.S.V. Ratnam, inisisted that I learn to > eat with my "natural > fork", which I took to with considerably greater > enthusiasm than my > (now ex-) wife. He was a constant source of stories > from various > shastras, and his pride in his son was very sweet. > I wonder if he's > still alive? > > Ravi took us on a tour of the Veda Vision factory, > which was outside > Bangalore in a large mangro orchard the TMO owned. > It was one of > the more obviously-doomed Sidhaland projects - > taking old TV > vacuum tubes and trying to turn them back into > working TVs by > pulling a new vacuum, soldering up broken > electronics and sticking > them back into hand-made wood cabinets. The > resulting TVs must > have weight 60 to 70 pounds each! > > If you have the chance, Peter, please pass on my > love and appreciation > to Sri Sri. His love of the divine radiated very > clearly even then. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- Llundrub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > A friend of mine a long time ago really really > loved > > > Sri Sri, and I wonder if anyone knows of him. Or > > > Peter could you maybe ask. His name is Terence > > > Wassgren. He was a tall punk rocker looking > person > > > with natural white blonde hair. Last time I saw > him > > > was in 1990. Thanks. > > > > I'll ask. What area of the country was he from? > And > > how could you not love Sri Sri? The guy is da > bomb! > > The infinite actually knows your name and talks to > > you. Interesting experience, to say the least. > > -Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Patrick Gillam > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 4:02 PM > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Learn Sudarshan > Kriya > > > > > > > > > > > > Vaj wrote, more or less: > > > > > > > > bhuta-shuddhi (Purification of the five > elements > > > > > > > in the body/bodies) should always precede > > > mantra. > > > > > > Peter Sutphen, your originating post said > kriya > > > breathing is the greatest, but would you agree > > > > it should precede instruction in meditation? > > > Always? > > > > > > My 'ru chums who endorsed the Art of Living > course > > > > > > always said it was the best precursor to TM > ever. > > > I > > > blew them off because I never did even the TM > > > pranayam, so I figured I'd never do something > more > > > > > > elaborate. > > > > > > Of course, if I did something more elaborate, > > > perhaps I'd get something out of it. > > > > > > Seems to me this is another case where the > best > > > approach would be for a qualified person to > > > prescribe > > > what's best for the student. For example, in > my > > > ideal > > > world, a personal development program would > > > determine where a person needed the most help, > > > > whether it be bodily purification, development > of > > > inner > > > silence, chi flow or whatever. > > > > > > The diagnosis could be done through pulse > > > diagnosis, > > > jyotish, dowsing, intuition or some other > means. > > > > > > What I'm describing may be what Ed Tarabilda > > > promoted. > > > I know Mahesh Subrahmanyam provides a jyotish > > > service > > > to these ends. But I'm thinking of a universal > > > self- > > > development supermarket, where all the > diagnoses > > > and prescriptions are available centrally. As > it > > > is now, > > > someone who wanted to follow this approach > would > > > have > > > to find their own sources and a la carte it, > as it > > > were. > > > > > > Just a ramble. 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