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Re: ARTICLE : Advice on Advaita Vedanta and Yoga
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : Advice on Advaita Vedanta and Yoga
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From: ramana@ecf.toronto.edu (Ganapathiraju Sree Ramana Gopal)
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Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 00:53:53 -0400
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In article <ghenDyAur9.LMC@netcom.com>,
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar@braincells.com> wrote:
>> unir1@goldngate.com (Cry Regarder) wrote in article
><ghenDy7ExG.8zF@netcom.com>...
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>> I am presently looking to recieve teaching and diksha from a somewhat
>> more "traditional"
>> teacher in the Hindu tradition, but I keep running into walls. If
>> anybody could point me in a
>> good direction, I would be in your debt.
>
>No wonder you run into walls. If you have been studying Vedanta hopefully
>you have developed some power of introspection. Look at yourself! You
>have no ties to this tradition. Not blood, not homeland, not language or
>culture. Why would any "traditional" teacher want you?
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>It seems to me what you and most american would-be converts want is some
>kind of religious Disneyland. a magic place full of little bald men in
>dhotis who grin insanely and say 7 profound things everyday before
>breakfast. That romantic fantasy doesn't exist.
i think these *cheap* comments.
what in the original post prompted you to make these
outbursts? even though there were some not-so-pleasant
references to hare krishnas, i found the original post
to be a sincere attempt to seek guidence.
at least, to my knowledge, none of the schools, mutts
or traditions are so closed minded -- most of them
warmly welcome any person with sincerity in seeking
knowledge and deeksha --raamakrishna mutt or
ramanaasramam etc.
gopal
