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It's unfortunate that so many people jump on the ** popular ** Guru band wagons and wind up getting taken for a ride. The Golden Age of India is long past.. So many of these "Guru's" are looking for Name & Fame to become World Guru's and have huge organizations complete with adoring minions. This was not the way of genuine Guru's... They worked one to one with the seekers coming. Perhaps some of them are just sincerely deluded and believe their own press.. Am sure that many are justifying their actions because they are setting up so many ** social programs ** to aide others in society. So their deceit can be justified.. But it's not justified. Not Ever. The Sad thing is that with Every Charlatan that comes along it just makes the public sentiment go more viral and distrusting of all Guru's ... After all if even the Guru's from India are being found to be so dishonest then how can we believe that any from the West are going to be any better ? One thing though within the west as here many know that the gravy train isn't going to be found through Name - Fame - nor Monies.. We have gone beyond the mentality of enough programs are going to solve the worlds ills. It takes a fundamental change Within rather than just programs that are going to make life easier overall. Am not saying that there is no need for social programs and educating and changing the backward ways of society. Most Assuredly these things are Needed and Justified to a degree. But don't confuse this with bringing people along to internal Freedom.. Just recently Kalki was exposed --- a few days before another *Swami* in New Delhi with ashrams and temples numerous in number was arrested for running a call girl prostitution ring... Now Nithyananda is caught with his pants down fondling two women and he is claiming to be a celibate and a light to others... They even make a big show of making those coming to hear Satsang watch a video that is extolling his Virtues and claiming he is a Paramahamsa of the highest degree... Yes he can talk a good talk but his actions are NOT in alignment with his words.. He claims to be A Sat Guru but these are not the actions of being a Sat Guru as he is perpetrating a fraud. If he wants to have Sex and chase women then why don the robes of a renunciate and make a big show of being a renunciate ? Simply he is wanting to appear like a Holy Man - like another Vivekananda,Long hair - personable - etc. He is putting forth a show of what people expect a Guru to be and all the while he is making a mockery of it all behind the scenes. It is good in one way that things are coming to light ... But it's amazing to see the people that have been following him defending him rather than coming to terms with the fact he isn't what he is claiming to be... How long will they remain in denial ? Yes films can be doctored but it's quite clear that those films are authentic. If they were fake the actress would be coming forward in outrage. She hasn't... Am sure they probably believed their own press and more than likely are just as deluded as those they are leading down the path as followers. On the surface they all looked good for a short time... Look how quickly though that these organizations grew ----- Why ? Because they are pandering to egos ... Kalki it now comes out was giving drugs to the seekers saying that they were taking something that was cleansing --- and their highs and peak experiences were nothing lasting as it was perpetrated by fraudulent means --- drugs... And these people were being told they were enlightened.. Shameful... Authentic Guru's aren't looking for big crowds... Not looking for the big show... They don't have people out hawking them to the largest bidder. They are going to tell you - you have to do the work and there is no easy way to Enlightenment... One has to be willing to face the death before death... NOW if you want the path to remain in Duality - that is fine too.. That is the path of learning how to roll with the punches -- don't look to deeply within --- learn to manifest and have some inner peace. Nothing wrong with that but be clear that you are not wanting Enlightenment... There are some Real Guru's remaining in the world... There are some true Celibates remaining in the world. Usually the ones with the biggest fanfare and promotion are going to be showmen.. You get what you pay for but buyer beware... What is it you are really wanting to purchase ? Sometimes the dream of spirituality comes with a high price tag... Sometimes they are just to good to be true... Are you looking the illusion of what a Guru would look like ? Or are you looking for what they are giving without all the fanfare surrounding it ? Some want that glittering diamond of a world famous Guru --- after all if thousands are believing in him then he MUST be the real deal --- but most often when thousands are believing in them then what is happening is they are giving a show of what people want to see on the surface ... Pump up the emotions and selling them a ticket on the spiritual ride. If you bought the ticket then look more deeply into what it is you are really looking for ? Is it good looks -- crowds - good works - social programs ? Or is it walking the walk of the Inner Journey which is always traveled alone... Yes there may be others along the way - a community BUT you can't walk through the door of Enlightenment with a crowd cheering crowd.. You can have fun -- make merry -- sing -- dance --- be in the world with worldly endeavors with a crowd Absolutely.. But you aren't going to dissolve or implode into God. Then again most want to Dance with God they don't want to find that only God exists... OM Shanti
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What do Guru's do in Los Angeles ? Enjoy the energy - the smoke and mirrors of tinsel town.. Yes that's right.. You heard correctly.. While there it's time to enjoy fashion - sun - and just going with the ambiance of what's there... Hanging out at Urth Cafe - sipping a cup of latte and soaking up the sun while people watching (never a dull moment). HAHAHAHAHAHA The days off were spent mostly in Long Beach walking along the water front.. Just hanging out in quietude with the beauty of the harbor.. Water - Palm Trees - Blue Skies and Sunshine... So nice.. The vehicle works so much better when it actually get's what is needed from the sun.. What bliss to have a little place on the water.. We also spoke together on some books that would be beneficial to write.. Perhaps one day we will be in a place where that can be done... OM Shanti What is more pleasant to Guru's ?
Do you think it is having to cut through Sadhaka's drama or enjoying the simplicity of quietude ? Do you understand why it is termed Tapas ? Austerity ? It's not easy nor pleasant to take on Sadhakas as Sadhakas are wrapped up in ego and always looking to benefit it. While they may say with the mouth that they are seeking to go beyond it to Realization in the end 99 % are simply not understanding what Realization IS and is not… They are under the delusion that it is something that ego is going to get and then become more special due to it's having acquired this new boon. Realization is not something owned by an ego.. People think that going beyond ego means being less egotistical -compassionate - and peaceful. Ego means being under the delusion of being a persona that is driven by desires and fears. Taking the motion of mind and it's content to be your world. Looking through the lens of past experience and projecting onto the latest happening or putting some fantasy hope out there rather than seeing what is there as it is..... That one is something separate from everyone else and looking to make a bigger better world that is going to solve their problems… It may have an idea about we are all one and connected (oneness) but in the end we are still separate and unique beings… Realization has no such unique being -- that projection has ended… Self is not a persona that is One… It has nothing to do with moving minds content as that has fallen away into IS and remains quite Still in Pure Awareness.. Oneness is the motion that looks towards Stillness… Really there is nothing that Guru's care to say -- speech is simply due to the fact that Sadhaka's expect it and look for it… Gurus would rather be within Silence as it is simply much richer than the revolving door of worldly content… Speaking only gives more fodder for minds to chew on --- while the practices are aiming to cut through the mind play rather than sustaining it or making it go in a better direction that sounds or looks better and that gives ego a better defined identification within the world… Even Satsang becomes clouded with speech as Pure Satsang may only come from Silence… Words are the property of duality and mental creations by those caught within it's web of knowledge versus Living the Unknowing IS… So do Guru's seek to collect Sadhakas ? Do they want to run their lives ? Do they want to be the center of seekers attentions ? The answer to these questions is a resounding NO…. Compassion moves Guru's to extend an open hand to those who are truly seeking… But Guru's do not care to be put on display --- nor to have to micro manage peoples lives nor to chase after seekers that have decided that they want to pursue their idea of spirituality versus going forward to genuine Realization and Enlightenment… Neither do they wish to become *** friends *** and buddies to students that are on the path now --- or with those who choose to leave the path to go on their way… Peoples dramas are not of interest as duality has been left behind like an ephemeral dream that is no more… The eyes see duality but there is no mind nor persona that is wallowing in it nor looking to be entertained by it…. In NonDuality there is simply the Ever Present IS that is beyond dispute and no mask of duality may ever hide it again… The content of duality is forever empty in nature -- a momentary show on the Screen of Reality… Guru's are forever Alone and yet never lonely.. Solitude is enjoyed as it has more fullness than the degraded world of content that is more distraction oriented… One is submersed and submerged in that which is Prior to and remains Forever after the rise and fall of the transient shows…. The Transient Show is ENJOYED in the Quietude and Solitude of Being. OM Shanti Namaste ---
Just got back from two weeks in Los Angeles and a day layover in San Francisco.. We set up a meeting with another Non-duality teacher named David Spero.. He once told Hridaya your teacher should come and sit with me... So when in town i did just that... We sat - had lunch - and enjoyed the day. The meeting turned out to be quite fine with much laughter and working on understanding the pointings and ways of explaining the Non-dual Reality. Each teacher has a different flavor and way of presentation. Words can be aides or barriers and it takes a bit of time to unwind the external words to uncover what is attempting to be said in the end. Sometimes it takes a few days and then a light bulb goes off and it becomes more clear as to what was being put forth. Clarity is always a good thing.. The only way to come to clarity is to continue to broach the field of words with a grain of salt and hope that the salt dissolves in the ocean of IS... hahahahahahahaha Why are teachers at loggerheads ? Different flavors are different flavors but the basic elements are one and the same... You can have potatoes and can spice them up or down and turn them into so many different dishes and yet when it comes down to the basic fact underneath the flavors and differences one is still encountering potatoes. Lets keep digging through the spices until the basic element of potato is found.. As a Guru or a Teacher one encounters all so often the admonition that you should meet with some other Teacher but most often it is said tongue in cheek as if there is someone one needs to learn from them. Have encountered this a number of times and i always take them up on it --- most often then the back peddling takes place and they aren't willing to meet. But Teachers and Gurus that are simply giving the Truth and speaking from Ground of Being KNOW that there is nothing to run from --- nor any false aires to put on. Once in awhile a meeting actually takes place and it's usually beneficial to all as some of the walls come down. It takes peeling away the layers of fragrance and flavors to get to the substance but the substance has to be one and the same in the end... That is unless ones starting point is Shakti and then it's easier to get lost in the manifestations versus the primal first projection of Love as moving energy. When it comes to Realization there is nothing to be learnt --- it is either uncovered or is not. If there it is FULLY the Living breathing Reality that cannot be discounted nor denied.. If not then there is endless posturing in place and claims of scholarship or being the highest being on the planet with some brand new higher teachings for the planet or being a special avatar that no one can touch claims of specialness will prevail ... The hallmark of Realization is becoming ORDINARY.. YES any idea of being some higher being has blown out with all the other illusions of separation. There is only 0-NE ABSOLUTE 0--NE BRAHMAN Therefore how can there be some ***Special *** unique persona that is reborn ? At the core it is that one singular Brahman without Change One without a second - Pure - IS... Now what others see is the transient and that has as many flavors as beings in the universe.. One is relating and looking at what may be seen in the physicality which is the Shakti element which is always in flux and change and motion... People use the Shakti element and try to use it as a judge of Absolute.. That cannot be done... That is a mistaken notion that Shakti is ever going to present in a singular way... People that are wrapped up in their externalizations only see through the lens of externalization.. So how to go beyond this ? How to go beyond the externalized notions of how a Guru or a Teacher should be ? Perhaps if Teachers and Guru's began to come together and dialog and be open in genuine meetings then these stereo typical projections would begin to be broken through... In Realization what is lost - what falls away is the ME Story and Identification as a limited body form. That story is at an end and as if it never took place... What remains is the Reality that there is no birth nor death of that primary IS which is the LIFE of BEING... The transient then becomes this beautiful Dance of Eternal Change that takes place to entertain the Unchanging IS. Whereas before Realization there is the trepidation and fear driven persona that feels it has to keep itself SELF Centered.. hahahahahahaha Self is not the me of persona it is the Lifeforce of all of humanity Equally.. NONE ARE HIGHER AND NONE ARE LOWER - that is an impossibility when the core being is Absolute. OM Shanti |
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October 2019
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