[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- The Double-Edged Sword

2009-04-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: Since it appears that the only person on this forum who noticed the caveats that I put into my posts on the subject of guru-bhakti in big capital letters that Judy (typically) mistook for shouting, I will spell out what my insertion of the phrase ON ONE LEVEL meant...

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- The Double-Edged Sword

2009-04-15 Thread enlightened_dawn11
if you get off on the idea of enlightenment more than you get off on the other things in your life, then by all means you should pursue it. And you should pursue it one-pointedly, if that's how you think such things should be done. But I'm going to pass on that one. Been there, done that,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * The infidel Salman Rushdie has insulted our Holy Prophet. You not only have our blessing to kill him; if you do you will be rewarded financially in this life and earn eternal life in heaven. Actually, I'm

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: * The infidel Salman Rushdie has insulted our Holy Prophet. You not only have

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For t3rinity, a second post on bhakti: The following is a direct quote from a teacher that quite a few people on this forum admire, on the subject of bhakti and the ideal relationship of a disciple to the guru:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: * The infidel

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
Thanks for taking the time away from your heavy reading schedule to reply. :-) I have no further comments, except to point out that you found a way to ignore all of the situations you didn't like, when the point of the exercise was to comment on what *you* would have done if *your* spiritual

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: * The infidel Salman Rushdie has insulted our Holy Prophet. You not only have

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread markmeredith2002
I haven't followed this thread closely but: Do people see the tm mov't and or its techniques as being bhakti? How odd. What's remotely bhakti about it? Of course one can appreciate or be devoted to MMY, just like you can with anyone, but I've just never seen bhakti practices or attitudes

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, markmeredith2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I haven't followed this thread closely but: Do people see the tm mov't and or its techniques as being bhakti? How odd. What's remotely bhakti about it? Of course one can appreciate or be devoted to MMY,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have no further comments, except to point out that you found a way to ignore all of the situations you didn't like, when the point of the exercise was to comment on what *you* would have done if *your* spiritual

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: snip ...but you also seem to have no use for the sentiment of it.) Dude, what you want is for people to respect the sentiment of bhakti while

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, markmeredith2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I haven't followed this thread closely but: Do people see the tm mov't and or its techniques as being bhakti? How odd. What's remotely bhakti about it? Of course one can appreciate or be devoted to MMY,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, markmeredith2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I haven't followed this thread closely but: Do people see the tm mov't and or its techniques as being bhakti? How odd. What's remotely bhakti about it? Of course one can appreciate or be devoted to MMY,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, markmeredith2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I haven't followed this thread closely but: Do people see the tm mov't and or its techniques as being bhakti? No, definitely not. How odd. What's remotely bhakti about it? Of course one can appreciate or

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, markmeredith2002 markmeredith@ wrote: I haven't followed this thread closely but: Do people see the tm mov't and or its techniques as being bhakti? How odd. What's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread anon_astute_ff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, markmeredith2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apparently this thread earlier dealt with MDG being a bhakti of MMY. There's no way Michael would be allowed to represent the mov't in any way whatsoever given his various extracurriculars. Michael D. Goodman

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread markmeredith2002
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In The Last Samarai, who was more devoted to the emperor, the pro- West courtiers, or the conservative samarai? Perhaps they were both equally devoted but in different ways? MMY once was quoted by the Press

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti -- the double-edged sword

2006-03-09 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, *you* define bhakti. Through my life. You've already tried to keep people here from dealing with it critically. As if I could. But I don't have your missionary zest. snip As you define it, which you won't.