tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324605908640328603.post7381083872238839484..comments2023-08-22T21:30:57.303+05:30Comments on Tales from the road: my story and all about meShiva112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13439595789711833747noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324605908640328603.post-43037828625865813182009-04-02T10:02:00.000+05:302009-04-02T10:02:00.000+05:30maybe he was sitting on a tack?maybe he was sitting on a tack?Shiva112https://www.blogger.com/profile/13439595789711833747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324605908640328603.post-56552663648327193172009-03-27T13:38:00.000+05:302009-03-27T13:38:00.000+05:30maybe they were tears of mirth?maybe they were tears of mirth?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857405900167754593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324605908640328603.post-85810174041901462912009-03-26T14:16:00.000+05:302009-03-26T14:16:00.000+05:30Yes, it's all about layers.Yes, it's all about layers.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857405900167754593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324605908640328603.post-18088662344689641382009-03-26T09:38:00.000+05:302009-03-26T09:38:00.000+05:30maybe he was peeling onions?maybe he was peeling onions?Shiva112https://www.blogger.com/profile/13439595789711833747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324605908640328603.post-88514276880013997142009-03-25T23:13:00.000+05:302009-03-25T23:13:00.000+05:30Some might say the monk was feeling the weight of ...Some might say the monk was feeling the weight of loneliness and hardship that a spiritual life brought. Others might say, he could feel the suffering others create for themselves in their attachment to wordly matters.<BR/><BR/>The verse was written by a Japanese Buddhist monk around the 11th century. So I will never know for sure.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857405900167754593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324605908640328603.post-6335348117031603202009-03-25T20:46:00.000+05:302009-03-25T20:46:00.000+05:30hi mike, thanks for the verse, so why are those te...hi mike, thanks for the verse, so why are those tears shed?<BR/>hi andrew, I don't think that osho woke up in aurobindo's ashram. as it happens I was there today. nice energy at the samadhi shrine.Shiva112https://www.blogger.com/profile/13439595789711833747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324605908640328603.post-21800086833438335212009-03-23T21:56:00.000+05:302009-03-23T21:56:00.000+05:30Sometimes I sit quietly Listening to the sound of ...Sometimes I sit quietly <BR/>Listening to the sound of leaves falling <BR/>How peaceful the life of a monk is <BR/>Detached from all worldly matters <BR/>So why do I shed these tears?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324605908640328603.post-34426250222650230272009-03-23T09:38:00.000+05:302009-03-23T09:38:00.000+05:30Hi Andrew, thanks for the sage advice - I'm glad t...Hi Andrew, <BR/>thanks for the sage advice - I'm glad that I'm not the only one in a similar boat! <BR/><BR/>the voice dialogue sounds good - I must look into that. I have found writing out the contents of the mind based around a topic/fear/attachment to be very helpful. Then tracing it back with stem questions such as 'and that is bad because....'(atibb?), 'is that true?......'(itt?) and 'what is true?.....(wit?).<BR/><BR/>I picked up on this this mainly through the work of byron katie (which i find to be a very potent tool) and also some processing work which Sarita introduced to me taught by an organisation now called 'More to Life'<BR/><BR/>it's all very helpful I find. ultimately there might come a necessity for going 'cold turkey' with thinking but along the way I think acknowledging the relative reality of the mind, the power we give thoughts over us sometimes, and dealing with it with processing techniques like this to help loosen the knots can be very very helpful.<BR/><BR/>thanks, keep on truckinShiva112https://www.blogger.com/profile/13439595789711833747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324605908640328603.post-81381534252466250342009-03-22T15:02:00.000+05:302009-03-22T15:02:00.000+05:30Hi Shiva,I have the same desire to be a teacher, s...Hi Shiva,<BR/><BR/>I have the same desire to be a teacher, so I know what that’s like. And I too see the obvious ego-pitfalls that go with it. I think if one remains one-pointed on becoming a pure instrument for God then teaching is less likely to be an obstacle.<BR/><BR/>The best teachers I’ve met are the ones who happily admit what they don’t know and aren’t trying to convince me about their spiritual achievements. <BR/><BR/>I was at a satsang last week with a very ethical and humble teacher and he was saying that there is still a very strong tendency to think, "Yes, I've got it!" Another very authentic teacher told me that after he got enlightened he was very arrogant and it took him 10 years to overcome it. <BR/><BR/>One guideline is to wait 12 years after waking up before teaching. If my memory serves me right, Osho woke up in Sri Aurobindo’s ashram and nobody knew about it for 12 years.<BR/><BR/>A guideline is to wait until one is "anointed and appointed by God". Then if one's dharma is teaching, it would be a sin to abdicate the responsibility. <BR/><BR/>I figure the way to be a good teacher is to be a good student. And by recognizing that God is the only teacher, then humility and obedience are sure to follow. Joel Goldsmith’s book “The Art of Spiritual Healing” is good in this regard. He makes it clear that “It is not I, but the Christ in me that doeth the work”.<BR/><BR/>Just last week, I was wrestling with anger at the guy who runs the satsang that I go to. Like many Advaitins, he has forgotten what it is like to be in unenlightened shoes and hasn’t much to offer that is really practical. So I was feeling angry and irritated for about two or three weeks (!!!) until I had a Voice Dialogue session which cleared it all way. <BR/><BR/>I was stuck in my Seeker sub-personality and it was over-shadowing me and causing me to be very shitty and arrogant. Thankfully, Voice Dialogue snapped me out of that anger and bad attitude. Since then I’ve had a much clearer perspective about that part of my personality that is always seeking and never being. Voice Dialogue is amazing stuff because it takes what we know in theory and gives practical results – ie we know when we are identified with something, but just knowing that isn’t always enough to snap out of it.<BR/><BR/>Still enjoying your posts. They're a good inspiration for self-inquiry - thanks!<BR/><BR/>Ommmm<BR/>☺Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com