[FairfieldLife] Re: Shankara on the Two Paths

2007-08-27 Thread Richard J. Williams
Kirk wrote: Which is which or have you not read Saundarya Lahiri? Yes, I have read it several times and posted excerpts here and on Usenet on several occasions. Apparently not a single respondent on this forum - except maybe Empty Bill, or Billy G - has read the Saundarya Lahiri or the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Shankara on the Two Paths

2007-08-27 Thread Kirk
When are you going to read it, Kirk? It's a mantra mala. I read it continually.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Shankara on the Two Paths

2007-08-26 Thread billy jim
Swami Muktananada's blue pearl is the title he gave to the nila-bindu (blue point-essence) experienced at the ajna-chakra. Shankara does not talk about the nila-bindu although in his Bha.Gita commentary on Bh.G. 8.10 he does discuss the Ajna-chakra – prayaana-kaale: At the time of death,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Shankara on the Two Paths

2007-08-26 Thread qntmpkt
---thanks, so overall; what are some advantages of Buddhism over Shankara, if anything? In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, billy jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Swami Muktananada's blue pearl is the title he gave to the nila- bindu (blue point-essence) experienced at the ajna-chakra. Shankara

[FairfieldLife] Re: Shankara on the Two Paths

2007-08-26 Thread emptybill
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, qntmpkt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ---thanks, so overall; what are some advantages of Buddhism over Shankara, if anything? I think you have been around long enough to know that you must answer this for yourself. However, you might also consider a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Shankara on the Two Paths

2007-08-26 Thread Kirk
Which is which or have you not read Saundarya Lahiri? - Original Message - From: emptybill [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 9:41 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Shankara on the Two Paths --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, qntmpkt

[FairfieldLife] Re: Shankara on the Two Paths

2007-08-25 Thread tertonzeno
---How about the Blue Pearl? What does Shankara say about that? In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, billy jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The problem here is in characterizing Shankara's views only in terms of his commentary on the Brahma Sutras. It is well established that the Brahma Sutra-s