--- jim_flanegin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Comment/Question below: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "jim_flanegin" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > **SNIP** > > Besides the next time I see Guru Dev, I'm > tattling on > > > you....Ha Ha > > > > > **SNIP TO END** > > > > Jim, if you don't mind sharing, is there any > details regarding your > > interaction(s) with Guru Dev that you can relate? > > > > Thanks, > > Marek > > > Hi, yes- please see my answer to Vaj's question. > > Other than that, I've always detested mood making, > and just followed > the genuine desires of my heart. As I recall my > desire began to form > when I read in the Gita about God having a personal > form, in order > for us to be able to focus our devotion more easily > on Him. > > At the time, I really wanted to be devoted to > Maharishi, but just > couldn't ever get personally jazzed about it. It > always felt dry, > like trying to fall in love with someone and you > just can't. > > But I sure was attracted to that picture of > Brahmananda Saraswati- > his facial expression and the look in his eyes. I > just really > admired that- I thought, yeah, there is a true > saint, who can live > in the jungle, etc. That is a resolute Being! > > And it just went from there. Probably driven more > from a sense of > humility and desperation and surrender, than piety. > > I wrote a very few notes during that time: > > "January 22, 1993 > from communion > > Guru dev, His Divinity Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, > > perfect body; to look upon any part of His form > instantly leads the > mind on an inward march toward the Absolute, using > the sense of > sight. > > perfect heart; to be near Him feels like your > perfect dad and best > friend. > > perfect mind; to gaze into his eyes is to sit in the > lotus, looking > out over vast galaxies of stars; a throne upon the > universe." > > PS I got the date wrong earlier, when replying from > memory. Very nice experience. I've never felt a strong connection to him. Different dharmas for different karmas. > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Dying to be thin? Anorexia. Narrated by Julianne > Moore. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/AQDrNC/sbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/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 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Need Help? Get Help! Tools and Strategies for Healthy Drug-Free Living</a>. http://us.click.yahoo.com/wI.OUB/dbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/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/
