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* ATTD News Letter Number 74 * Sunday, February 19, 2006 * This news letter and more; available at the website http://www.awakeningtothedream.com/ <http://www.awakeningtothedream.com/> Question: I heard some scandal stories about Ramesh Balsekar, and I am confused. What I understand is that when a sage has no desire, so why does he manifest desires about sex and money? Answer: Yes, I heard the stories too and was surprised by the indignant responses of some erstwhile Ramesh devotees. When writing this, a bible quote comes to mind: "Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone." What actually happened, I don't know. As far as I understand, the real trouble started about physical intimacy between consenting adults, which later on turned sour. It is not something that concerns me, nor something that I want to pass judgment on. If there is one central point to Ramesh Balsekar's _expression_, it's got to be that of non-doership. Now, something seen by some as unbecoming of a Guru figure has occurred, and suddenly Ramesh is seen as the doer. Of course, Ramesh also said that although there is no doership, there are still consequences; and the truth of that can be clearly seen in this upheaval. The upshot of all this may be that many who proclaimed to accept non-doership as reality, will find out that it is just a concept to them. Certainly, the ones 'throwing the first stones' are not the doer either. As Ramesh says; "Consciousness is all there is. All there is, is Consciousness." and this includes the appearance of Ramesh, of the ones that feel victimized, and of the ones responding to the apparent situation. The body/mind Ramesh has its programming and this may include certain traits one is not comfortable with. However, fixed ideas about how a 'sage' should act or be, are a conceptual blindfold that continues the 'disciple-guru' duality. This 'disciple-guru' duality is a myth. There is only the One, appearing as the 'teacher' and as the 'disciple'. Oneness is all there is... and all there is not. It is the Isness-That-Is; prior to the duality of is and is-not. There's no need to concern yourself with judging Ramesh, and no need to accept the limiting concepts as to how a 'guru' should act. Look beyond the Ramesh character and find out if the pointers that come from 'there' resonate. That is all that counts. As Rumi said: "Do not look at my outward shape, but take what is in my hand." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Title: Ramesh Balsekar
