16 August 2010
A Second Post-Script to .....
One time I heard Gurumayi speak of a fella who had left his wallet in his shoes in the shoe room outside the meditation hall. To no great surprise, the wallet, together with thousands in cash, was missing when he retrieved his shoes. He was very upset because this was supposedly "a holy place," and these "good people." Upon hearing of this, the Guru chastised this man for putting temptation in the path of weak people, thereby screwing up their karma. She then advised those listening that they should never leave common sense at the door of the ashram.
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>>" Guru chastised this man for putting temptation in the path of weak people, thereby screwing up their karma. She then advised those listening that they should never leave common sense at the door of the ashram. "<<<
very disingenuous, considering that is exactly what gurumayi does...put "temptation in the path of people who are 'weak' enough" to listen to the constant imprecations to "obey the guru, every word from her mouth is a mantra". Devotional paths are rarely about "common sense", unfortunately.They are about "trust and surrender", two things that are a big mistake when those "experiences" have compromised one's discrimination completely. Siddha yoga is all about "leaving your common sense at the door of the ashram". I heard that talk and I heard that story when gurumayi told it. If you don't understand why people
"blame" gurumayi for her lack of transparency just go back to the Salon letters and read some of the more intelligent exposures of very specific things and situations that occured during gurumayi's tenure as "guru"
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