--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "hyperbolicgeometry" > <hyperbolicgeometry@> wrote: > > > > --- > > > > Imaginary scenario...what are the responses of the Gurus?: > > > > A Guru is lecturing in a hall with devotees, when some terrorist > > bandits come in and demand money from everyone; if the money is not > > forthcoming, the Guru's fingers will be cut off. > > Some people in the group fail to fork over their money and the > > terrorists cut off 2 of the Guru's fingers. Then, the police come in > > and round up the bandits, after which the lecture continues... > > [Q = question from the audience]; [R = response of the Guru]: > > > > Q: [the Guru is Nisargadatta Maharaj]: Oh Guru, how do you feel that > > your fingers were cut off? > > R: "Ask, who is the "I" of the person whose fingers were cut off". > > > > Q: [the Guru is MMY - pronounced "Maharshee" - otherwise you sit in > > the back if pronounced Mahareeshee]: > > "Maharshee, who do you feel that your fingers were cut off?" > > R: "A person in Unity cannot suffer. Besides, we just meditate and > > take it as it comes". > > > > Q: [the Guru is Ramesh Balsekar] > > "Ramesh, how do you feel that your fingers were cut off?" > > R: "No problem, it's all part of the total functioning of the Universe". > > > > Q: [The Guru is Ramana Maharshi, addressed as "Bhagavan"] > > "Bhagavan, how do you feel that your fingers were cut off?" > > R: "What is fated to happen, will happen. The best thing to do is to > > remain silent". > > > > --- End forwarded message --- > > > > Actually I think Maharsihi would ask to be taken to the best > surgeon/hospital available to have his fingers reattached - and that > would be the most sensible action for all of the above.
And when asked why he was screaming/whimpering with pain, any of the above might have replied: "because its what one does in this kind of situation." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
