Well Ramana looks so 1900's kind of Guru - boring, life abnegating but if he inspires you all power to you.
My predominant vasana was sex so Osho with his message of sex to superconsciousness was very attractive to me. In fact I joked with my ex long time back that the 3 S's of spirituality for Amma devotees were Sadhana, Seva and Satsang whereas mine were Sex, Smoke and Sleep. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Yifu" <yifuxero@...> wrote: > > Interesting definition of E. below incorporating orgies; but somehow doesn't > match the definitions (and more important - the Presence) emanating from > Ramana Maharshi. Must be talking about different things.. There's room for > both, of course. > http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/ > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > > > > Is this the same divine vodka you've been selling at the Fremont farmers > > market along with your special ravioli? > > > > On 08/09/2011 03:13 PM, Ravi Yogi wrote: > > > > > > Here's a concise definition of Enlightenment from Dr. Ravi Yogi's classic > > > - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Enlightenment, Rebel House > > > Publishing, Chapter 9, Page 108 - > > > > > > "Enlightenment is the divine hard-on caused by the partaking of the > > > stolen divine vodka from the hidden wine cellar of the Guru and the > > > inability to shake off this divine hard-on despite repeated orgies with > > > the Beloved." > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb<no_reply@> wrote: > > >> What is your personal definition of "enlightenment?" Where did it come > > >> from? I would suggest that these two questions are inexorably linked, > > >> and some thought can be productively given to that link. > > >> > > >> In another spiritual tradition, albeit a short-lived one, the definition > > >> of enlightenment given to students was "The ability to manifest golden > > >> light, and be funny." Not coincidentally, the teacher who proposed this > > >> definition was capable of producing the reality of or the subjective > > >> impression of golden light, and was pretty damned funny. To this day > > >> many of his students consider these two qualities to be THE definition > > >> of enlightenment. Some of them throw into the mix, "Does he drive a > > >> Mercedes?," but the two biggies are golden light and funny. > > >> > > >> This has always struck me as being similar to Barry Bonds declaring that > > >> enlightenment is defined by the ability to hit 762 home runs during > > >> one's career as a major league baseball player. Bzzzzzt. > > >> > > >> Maharishi was a big one for definitions. He proposed many such > > >> definitions of enlightenment. Were they true, or were they him parroting > > >> what he'd been told by his own teachers? I personally don't think we'll > > >> ever know, but it has not escaped my attention that many people believe > > >> that his definitions of enlightenment were 100 percent accurate, because > > >> -- of course -- he was enlightened, and thus knew fersure. Some former > > >> Rama students feel the same way. > > >> > > >> I am less than convinced, which makes me somewhat of a heretic with > > >> regard to their teachings. Both of them. I have no earthly idea what > > >> "enlightenment" is fersure, and I certainly don't take either of their > > >> definitions as to what it is as gospel, or as truth. > > >> > > >> These days I don't even CARE very much about the buzzword > > >> "enlightenment," or about assigning it to anyone. It's just a buzzword, > > >> a pseudo-definition of something I am not convinced can ever be defined. > > >> Does that make me a Bad Person? > > >> > > > > > >
