No! Karunamayi and the Hugging Saint are not Neo-Advaitins Used in a
pejorative sense as I use the expression "Neo-Advaita"; kindly refer to the
post below alluding to http://www.enlightened-spirituality.org/neo-advaita.html
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Rather than attempting to precisely define the term, the many examples given in
the website provide a generous list of Neo-Advaitic attributes; clearly
separating the wheat from the chaff: who is and who is not.
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The grand-pappy of most of them would have to be Papaji. But this is tricky.
One can be a true Advaitin (as I believe Papaji was); but also a Neo-Advaitin
used in the pejorative sense; implying that Papaji and his many disciple are
grossly offensive in abusing "true" Advaitic principles via indulging in the
many Neo-Advaitic practices listed in the website. In other words,
Self-Realized but a lousey teacher.
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So, you ask: are Karunamayi and the Hugging Saint Neo-Advaitins?
No...definitely not. They are true Advaitins. Some Neo- Advaitins are Gangaji,
Cohen, etc; and the Papa of them all: Papaji (HWL Poonja). A quick google
search can easily bring up dozens of them in one minute since all are linked
together.
...
And I've read most of Godman's books, including the 3 volume biographical set
on HWL Poonja.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote:
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> Yifu Xero:
> > So, we have the testimony of Ramana Maharshi
> > Himself regarding the genuiness of the true
> > Sainthood of some teachers coming to Fairfield...
> >
> So, is Amma a 'Neo-Advaitan' or not?
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> Read more:
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> 'Nothing Ever Happened'
> By David Godman
> Avadhuta Foundation Press
> http://www.avadhuta.com/
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