Thanks Steve, but I have never had or been accused of ADD. I patiently read emails unless I see deceptive content which mock and ridicule others belief - usually from the "troika", then it really triggers my real ADD - Attention Detest (for) Dimwits.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" <steve.sundur@...> wrote: > > > Kudos to you Ravi for reading these long articles. Who said anything > about some kind of ADD for the Ravster? No sir. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" raviyogi@ wrote: > > > > Nice article. > > I would say not to intellectualize or philosophize too much(sushka > tarka > > - dry logic), otherwise you will just end deceiving yourself - a la > > Vakrabuddhi or the Trickster. > > A thirsty man doesn't start reading books on water, types of water, > the > > manufacturers, suppliers, etc. - he knows he is thirsty and that he > > needs water. People who quench their thirst might react differently, > > some may become silent, some will scream in joy, some might laugh, > some > > shed tears, these expressions don't convey the joy of quenching > thirst, > > they are not the real thing, just the after effects and we shouldn't > > focus on that. > > Some might have quenched their thirst by drinking water from a lake, > > some from a muddy lake, some from a river - this is unnecessary again > > and doesn't convey the joy of quenching the thirst. > > The important factors in the non-journey journey are: > > Three S's of spirituality - Satsang (company of the enlightened), Seva > > (service to Guru or God) and Sadhana (spiritual practices) > > And the 3 V's - Vairagya(dispassion to worldly objects), > > Viveka(discrimination) and Vichara(inquiry, investigation). > > Above all Kripa or Grace of a Sadguru or God is the most important > > factor. > > Love - Ravi Yogi > >
