--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When listening to spiritual discourse in English, I have to > > diligently allow the intellect to only touch and release the words > > flowing by, not allowing it to do the pitbull routine on concepts. I > > have to treat it as if I were listening to pandits chanting in > > Sanskrit. Honestly, I couldn't give a recap of anything said during > > the weekend satsang intensive with Krishna Gauci, but I know I got a > > lot out of it because I would have physical shudders of recognition. > > It IS interesting to see this denoucing of intellect, given > that "buddha," meaning "awakened > one," is related to "buddhi," intellect...
Listening to words and pondering them intellectually has never changed anyone spiritually. However, with some teachers the words can be "on top of" another transmitted teaching that cannot be expressed in words, but is highly transformative. In such situ- ations, to attempt to keep oneself at the surface level of intellect is highly unproductive, and can cause the student to miss the transmitted teaching. I got the impression that this is the situaion Alex was trying to convey. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
