--true, but there's internal religions too. Ramana Maharshi was an avowed devotee of Arunachala Shiva, but didn't express that as an outward religion. Similarly, Ramakrishna was an ardent devotee of Kali; and in his disciplic succession in the Ramakrishna Order, Kali worship is prevalent as a type of inner devotion. But it's difficult to separate (even if one wanted to for purposes of discussion) such inner relationships from the outer, since when "one" is reeking with devotion to Shiva, Kali, and other Deities, evidences of such relationship spill over into the outer world. Thus, those with little or no "inner" appreciation latch onto the outer, visible forms and rituals, calling that their religion. One can find Kali and Shiva temples all over S. India (Ramana's area) and the Calcutta (frequented by Ramakrishna). Actually, I find Neo-Advaitins to be closer to lunacy. Outer religious devotion appears to be ingrained within the human psyche and is here to stay. Devotion to your "Nothingness" is an aberration, indeed.
- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "yifuxero" <yifuxero@> wrote: > > > > > > ---Why does he have Woody Woodpecter on his hat?: > > > http://www.tinyurl.com/5dqnn9 > > > > Buddhists love to pick on others. It's an inferiorcomplex due to the > > inferior nature of their meditative straining. Just watch Vaj here > on > > FFL - he does this constantly, year after year. > > > in general, i've met very few ( ok, none... actually) normally > adjusted people who are heavily associated with a religion, be it > buddhist, hindu, christian, etc., because their heavy involvement with > the external group is a symptom of areas in which they are lacking. > > and the more involved they are, the more unbalanced they become. >
