1997/09/05  02:02  
 kundalini-l-d Digest V97 #431 
  
kundalini-l-d Digest				Volume 97 : Issue 431
 
Today's Topics: 
  "Living With Kundalini" 
  Re: life imitates time 
  Re: Judgement 
  Re: life imitates melodrama, dammit 
  re: <none> 
  Re: Judgment 
  Re: life imitates time 
  Kundalini (anonymously) 
  Re: God is who/what? 
  Chopra 
  Re: Buddhism, heart sutra in particular 
  re: kundalini (anonymously) 
  Re: judging Judgement 
  Re: Chopra 
  Re: Heart Sutra etc. 
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 17:03:56 
From: awp <awp.win-winATnospamsympatico.ca> (by way of Mystress Angelique Serpent <mistressATnospamdomin8rex.com>) 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: "Living With Kundalini" 
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Hi again, 
 This is a great passage from a great book by Gopi Krishna. I find great 
inspiration from the text, so here it is.
 
"Living With Kundalini" chapter 20 
 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
Without pride of achievement, without the least pretension to any devine 
office, I humbly submit, on the strength of knowledge gained, that true 
religion, infinitely more than what is or has been supposed to be, is in 
reality the expression of the evolutionary impulse in human beings, 
springing from an imperceptibly active though regularly functioning 
organic power center in the body, amenable to voluntary stimulation 
under favorable conditions. 
  Further, that the transcendental state, of which as yet only a faint 
though unmistakable picture is available from descriptions furnished by 
visionaries, is the natural heritage of the human race; with all it's 
feelings and desires refined and restrained to act in consonance with 
the needs a higher kind of perception. Also, that the happiness and 
welfare of humankind depends on it's adherence to the yet unknown laws 
of this evolutionary mechanism, know in India as kundalini, which is 
carrying humanity towards a glorious state of consciousness with all 
their capacities to act, love, and enjoy intact, enhanced rather than 
diminished, but functioning in response to a cultivated will, in 
obedience to the dictates of a properly developed conscience, and in 
accordance with the decrees of a correctly informed intellect fully 
aware of the goal in front of it..." 
 
Living With Kundalini: the autobiography of Gopi Krishna /edited by 
Leslie Shepard 
Shambhala Publications, Inc. 
Copyright 1993 by The Kundalini Research Foundation, Ltd. 
ISBN 0-87773-947-1 
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 17:02:58 
From: brEYEnPR0stir <wakemupATnospameskimo.com> (by way of Mystress Angelique Serpent <mistressATnospamdomin8rex.com>) 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: life imitates time 
Message-Id: <3.0.1.16.19970904170258.3cf76160ATnospamdomin8rex.com> 
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(^more brain fodder: 
>> we don't actually have a ready-made 'higher self',  
>> only a 'casual body' which aids us in building it  
> 
>In every single cell of your body lies all the genetic information 
>to make a new duplicate body.
 
(^on the net. yes. 
>  
(^><We are continuously creating completions.
 
(^>< The only thing we CAN do is change what we WERE into what we WILL BE.. 
(^><Our divinity is forever completing, and upgrading, just like our skin 
layer.
 
(^>Self discovery is seeing the illusion as illuminating and directing 
truth(s) to get better.  
(^>Real alternatives... ARE there such a things? 
> 
>On the truest level THERE IS NO TIME! 
> 
(^ what time is it? 
(^time to WAKE UP!!!!  
(^but I need time to eat. 
(^truth be damned! I got a body to feed here,  
(^and it is TIME.... to feel... and time, to turn over.
 
(^and tECH (wo)MAN, .ini TIME, plays... (m)ANY PART(icles)
 
(^to everything, turn, turn, turn... like a wherling dervish.
 
(^time is a particle. a wave. I quit using math to distinguish it.
 
(^ what time is it? HOWDY DOODY TIME! 
 
(^time to sign off.   
>HITHERE<
 
(^time's a waistin'.... no pudding with no meat. 
(^back away from the terminal. 
(^reach for the refrigerator.
 
(^time to stay out of the sun until the burn meals heal. 
 
==== 
(^complaining is as much a compliment as cheering,  
(^and is most likely more useful than the shocked silence 
(^ that comes from hearing something too astounding for words.
 
>man doesKN0T descend from M0Nkeys.... 
>.man dozen dish end fr0m B1RDS.... 
> mendishunt thisend fr0hm F1SH... 
>mandizint D'send  frum M1CR'0rg.anISMS  
> 
>' MANDISCENDS  FROMTHE`C0Mputer CH1P                  
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>                                                         
>                     ==excerpt from "Get It Straight" 
>                                     Dan Bern(revised in 1995) 
>                                    then prespleckt B1 (brEYEnd) 
> 
>traumatileyes urlself: 
>  http://www.eskimo.com/~wakemup
 
 
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page 1800-797-2106 
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 17:14:56 -0700 
From: Morgana Wyze <morganaATnospambest.com> 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Judgement 
Message-ID: <340F4F00.113EATnospambest.com> 
 
Duncan, Mark (by way of Mystress Angelique Serpent ) wrote:
 
 It seems to me that there is a lot of bickering on the list.  The 
> bickering has a physical effect on me...  ...upset stomach, tension, 
>  etc. 
>  
>  I would sit here saying how can they judge what this person said as if 
>  they were THE AUTHORITY on the subject. 
>  
>  Then it occurred to me...   ...I WAS JUDGING TOO!  Extreme distress :-( 
>  
>  The more I thought about it the more I found that I judge with every 
>  thought.  It seems to me that every electrical or photon impulse going 
>  through my brain/mind was in some form a judgement.  This displeases me 
> > greatly.  I don't want to be judgmental.
 
  
 Dear Mark, 
 I've lived with kundalini for many years and have seen many others 
 through it also. Some stages of kundalini seem universal. 
 I have found that judgement is a stage. When we become intensely aware 
 of other's being judgemental and find this also in ourselves, it is the 
 beginning. Next comes a long period of being increasinly judgemental 
and being upset by it in oourselves. Last comes the awareness of pain 
from being judged in the past, and relief from the narrowness of 
judgement. 
  After that, you still have an opinion which you can freely express. 
 It is expressed from your personal experience and personal perspective. 
 Morgana 
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 17:22:08 -0700 
From: Morgana Wyze <morganaATnospambest.com> 
To: "Carl J R Johansson (by way of Mystress Angelique Serpent <mistressATnospamdomin8rex.com>)" <cjjohansATnospamcc.helsinki.fi> 
CC: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: life imitates melodrama, dammit 
Message-ID: <340F50B0.7C0DATnospambest.com> 
 
Carl J R Johansson (by way of Mystress Angelique Serpent ) wrote:
 
> I freely admit however (as some might have suspected) that it might be 
> difficult for me personally to live in such a society, I have experienced 
> a number of put-downs by assertive women in my life already (most notably 
> my step-mother). Not wishing to spoil the mailing list with some gender 
> war, and hoping that respondents do not wish that either (so let's try to 
> stay even-minded, shall we?). 
>  
> cj 
Carl, 
The strong women in our society are often wounded by the resistance to 
their strength. They sometimes lose the balance of vulverability, and 
are angry and demonstrative of their power. I've been there...finding a 
balance pont isn't easy because there's so little validation and 
acceptance of the middle road.  
I was raised in a matriarchal family, and it's not better, just 
different. Men have to strugle for their identity the same way that 
women in the greater culture have to, and sometimes become disempowering 
of women in an effort to "have theirs too". As long as we, any of us, 
secretly perceive the other sex as having more power, then I believe 
that we shall be in contention. Friendship is founded upon the 
perception of equality. 
Morgana 
Date: 04 Sep 97 19:28:00 CDT 
From: LWAITEATnospamgc.gundluth.org (LAWRENCE WAITE  D.O.) 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: re: <none> 
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>Date: 04-Sep-1997 19:24:09 -0500 
>From: kundalini-l-requestATnospamexecpc.com 
>To: LWAITEATnospamGC.GUNDLUTH 
>Subject: <none> 
> 
>Carl J R Johansson (by way of Mystress Angelique Serpent ) wrote: 
> 
>> I freely admit however (as some might have suspected) that it might be 
>> difficult for me personally to live in such a society, I have experienced 
>> a number of put-downs by assertive women in my life already (most notably 
>> my step-mother). Not wishing to spoil the mailing list with some gender 
>> war, and hoping that respondents do not wish that either (so let's try to 
>> stay even-minded, shall we?). 
>>  
>> cj 
>Carl, 
>The strong women in our society are often wounded by the resistance to 
>their strength. They sometimes lose the balance of vulverability, and 
>are angry and demonstrative of their power. I've been there...finding a 
>balance pont isn't easy because there's so little validation and 
>acceptance of the middle road.  
>I was raised in a matriarchal family, and it's not better, just 
>different. Men have to strugle for their identity the same way that 
>women in the greater culture have to, and sometimes become disempowering 
>of women in an effort to "have theirs too". As long as we, any of us, 
>secretly perceive the other sex as having more power, then I believe 
>that we shall be in contention. Friendship is founded upon the 
>perception of equality. 
>Morgana 
> 
Friendship differs on basis if it is Utalitarian or Shared Pleasure Based 
or Intimacy Based. Three different basis, function and action per 
Aristotle 
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 20:46:57 -0400 
From: "Sharon Webb" <shawebbATnospamyhc.edu> 
To: <kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com> 
Subject: Re: Judgment 
Message-Id: <199709050057.UAA27154ATnospamhoboken> 
 
Mark,
 
> It seems to me that there is a lot of bickering on the list.  The 
> bickering has a physical effect on me...  ...upset stomach, tension,
 
Difference of opinion need not necessarily be construed as bickering.
 
As far as the tension, this might work:  Take three very deep breaths with 
your eyes closed.  With each breath, think to yourself, "My inner being is 
aware."  Then, ask yourself just what is it that is causing the tension.  
Chances are, it won't be anything specific from the list, but rather a 
resonance with an inner block.
 
BTW, this technique seems to work quite well for any questions that you 
might have on just about anything.
 
> Then it occurred to me...   ...I WAS JUDGING TOO!  Extreme distress :-(
 
Everyone judges.  That's because we are humans with a past and a culture 
and a set of preconceived notions.  It has helped me to question my 
beliefs---not just the really big ones, but the little ones...the beliefs 
that seem self-evident.  Sometimes these "self-evident" beliefs are the 
ones that I've found should have the most scrutiny.  All too often, those 
are the ones (in my experience) that I can best do without.
 
> By the way is there anything universal about reality?  
 
You have asked a really big question.  Paraphrased, it reads: Are there any 
Absolutes?
 
Although my opinion is not written on stone, as it stands now I'd have to 
say---I don't think so.
 
> I like Pooh in The Tao of Pooh.  Pooh didn't have to be, he just was.
 
:-)  And maybe we should all pay attention to that lesson.
 
> So what does this have to do with Kundalini?  Doesn't K uproot all 
> preconceived notions of self and the environment of self?  
 
It certainly did for me.
 
Sharon 
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Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 21:17:21 -0400 
From: David Bozzi <david.bozziATnospamsnet.net> 
To: Kundalini <kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com> 
Subject: Re: life imitates time 
Message-ID: <340F5DA1.A33ATnospammail.snet.net> 
 
brEYEnPR0stir (by way of Mystress Angelique Serpent ) wrote:
 
> (^>< The only thing we CAN do is change what we WERE into what we WILL BE.. 
> (^><Our divinity is forever completing, and upgrading, just like our skin 
> layer.
 
What we were is past. 
 
There is no past.
 
What we will become  
surely lies in the future.
 
There is no future.
 
What are We right now?
 
There is only This Moment. 
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 19:18:11 
From: Mystress Angelique Serpent <mistressATnospamdomin8rex.com> 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Kundalini (anonymously) 
Message-Id: <3.0.1.16.19970904191811.354f23c4ATnospamdomin8rex.com> 
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Forwarded from a member who prefers anonymity..reply to the list, or to me 
and I will forward. List Mystress. 
>   
>
 
> 
>After joining this group, I am overwhelmed with e-mail. 
> 
>I would like to tell you my experience with Kundalini, and will let you 
>decide if you feel this to be important to anyone. 
> 
>A couple of years ago, I was under great stress and experienced a very 
>noticeable, fast heartbeat. After a very thorough physical examination by 
>my cardiologist, I learned I was free of heart disease and in good health. 
>I decided to take a course in bio-feedback in Houston. The center is a 
>recognized institution, with doctors, and trained bio-feedback personal. Up 
>to this time, I had never heard of Kundalini and was not told anything 
>about it. I underwent training in lowering my temperature, and then 
>proceeded with the bio-feedback sessions. Since I was from out of town, I 
>took 2 sessions daily for about 4 weeks.  
>After a few sessions my fast heartbeat disappeared and I felt less 
>stressed. As soon as I was connected to the machine, and later without the 
>machine, I could enter the theta state, and black and purple and some ugly 
>mustard color visions would appear. Towards the end of my training I had 
>this strange experience, which I was told by the lady who attended me, was 
>a Kundalini. She told me I had been in theta for 45 minutes, and I related 
>what I saw: a purple, pulsating horn of plenty which was turning upward on 
>a pulsating black 
>background. The colors black and purple were so beautifully vibrant, I 
>would never be able to explain them to anybody. They weren't just black and 
>purple, as we know the colors, but an indescribable brilliance. 
>Afterwards I felt very happy and good towards every creature. I had no pain 
>or any discomfort, but I could not have told an untruth if I had tried. 
>This remained with me for some time, and than went away. 
> 
>What I would like to know is, what I accomplished by having had a 
>Kundalini, aside from this one time fabulous experience? I thought, maybe 
>there would be some lasting benefits. I did not keep on meditating, 
>although I can still go into theta very quickly.  
>What would you advise me to do?  
>Thank you for your consideration. 
>
 
> 
> 
>
 
Mystress Angelique Serpent,  
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masochists do unto others as they wish to be done unto, they  
become sadists," the Swami said. "Consequently, the Golden Rule  
has been recalled by the Maker until this design flaw can be fixed." 
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Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 19:13:00 
From: SchrLLATnospamaol.com (by way of Mystress Angelique Serpent <mistressATnospamdomin8rex.com>) 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: God is who/what? 
Message-Id: <3.0.1.16.19970904191300.354f0efcATnospamdomin8rex.com> 
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Friend,  You said, "Do not say God is love."   What is love?  Perhaps we 
could all brainstorm this one. I think it may be beneficial.  Did you know 
that in English we have only one word for love?  In other languages there are 
 70 or more words for love? Is this a problem  for us? Perhaps. Would it help 
us 'feel' more if we could identify more holistically with love?  It seems so 
limiting to think that we have only one box to put such a magnificent 
conceptual feeling into. Is it no wonder we have so much trouble with our 
feeling selves.  Feelings of tenderness and intimacy and compassion!  Why do 
we equate feeling only with carnality?  What is missing?  Without feeling, 
there is no sense of virtue and without virtue the meaning of life seems 
..........well......................meaningless? 
Namaste.                  Linda 
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 23:08:22 -0400 
From: "Sharon Webb" <shawebbATnospamyhc.edu> 
To: <kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com> 
Subject: Chopra 
Message-Id: <199709050319.XAA28450ATnospamhoboken> 
 
Hi everybody,
 
FWIW:  for a not too complimentary view of Deepak Chopra, this page: 
 http://trancenet.org/chopra/
 
Also FWIW:  Humorist Dave Berry devoted a not very cordial chapter in a 
recent book to his encounters with Chopra while waiting in Green Rooms for 
various talk shows.
 
Sharon 
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Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 20:13:13 -0700 
From: Kurt Keutzer <keutzerATnospamsynopsys.com> 
To: Mystress Angelique Serpent <mistressATnospamdomin8rex.com>, 
 Ken McFarland <kenmATnospamOREGON.UOREGON.EDU> 
Cc: "S.R.Peswani" <peswaniATnospamgiaspn01.vsnl.net.in>, kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Buddhism, heart sutra in particular 
Message-Id: <3.0.32.19970904201312.00724a04ATnospampcpo-1> 
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I have two interests in this thread:
 
1) Discerning what topics are relevant to this listserver.
 
2) Concerns regarding the authenticity of some of the information posted on 
Buddhism in this listserver.
 
Regarding the topics that are relevant to this listserver.  
Personally I would prefer that EVERY post on this listserver be strongly 
related to kundalini. I think that there are many good outlets for 
discussing Buddhism, Candida and other topics that seem to me to be 
peripheral to kundalini. Of course the role of kundalini (known as Candali) 
in Buddhism or the effect of kundalini on curing/aggravating Candida is an 
exception. On the other hand I see posts from others who want to ensure 
that the group stay broad so I would say that this is just something for 
members to decide - any comments from others on this?
 
So presuming that people feel that Buddhism is appropriate to discuss on 
this listserver, even when divorced from any particular relationship to 
kundalini, then I come to point 2:
 
Questioning the authenticity of some of the information posted on Buddhism 
in this listserver.
 
I don't mean to personalize this in any way and I don't criticize anyone 
for posting information that they personally find meaningful but while the 
Theosophical Society was certainly influential in bringing Buddhism to the 
awareness of the western world, and their publications were ground-breaking 
at the time, today, some 70 (100?) years later, we now have access to many 
living exponents of the Buddhist tradition who can trace their lineage back 
to Buddha, or at least to teachers in the early Buddhist universities such 
as Nalanda. As a result I believe that there are much better sources of 
information on Buddhism than texts such as the ``Voice of Silence'' and 
other publications of the Theosophical Society. So when Angelique says:
 
At 11:01 PM 9/3/97, Mystress Angelique Serpent wrote: 
>  I think it is rather, Ram's inner voice commenting on his humility.. he 
>is a buddhist scholar, he is studying buddhism, isn't he? So he hasn't got 
>all the answers yet and avoids titles? A scholar is not a person who has 
>finished studying, it is a person who IS studying. Whether he goes to the 
>U. of Buddah or the U. of Life/kundalini makes little difference. He has 
>the blue fire scholarship, sponsored by Goddess.. 
>	Blessings, A.
 
Insofar as I have come to an assessment of the teachings of Gautama Buddha, 
it is my impression that he was very interested in precision. So if we're 
discussing Buddhism I suggest that we, in honor of him, remain precise. 
Buddha himself often likened his dharma to medicine. So let me suggest an 
analogy: Let's presume that we DO want to discuss Candida in this 
newsgroup. I think that if someone started posting loads of medical 
information that was generally considered to be unfounded and inaccurate 
then someone would eventually complain wouldn't they? I don't think that 
``the blue fire of scholarship'' can compensate for inaccurate information. 
 The valid sources of information in Buddhism are well defined within 
Buddhism itself. If we're going to exposit at length on that tradition 
let's stick to the rules and quote Buddhist Sutras.
 
I guess I've spent alot of time on this post and I'm afraid it's still not 
clear. I deeply value every heartfelt contribution to this listserver but 
whenever someone goes on expositing at length on a topic I am pretty strong 
about asking: What are your sources? And when based on what I've learned it 
appears to me that the sources are poorly founded then (perhaps I'm deluded 
but) I feel that there is a general value in questioning them. It's a heavy 
weight to carry I know - but until my mind changes it looks like I'm stuck 
with it.
 
May all sentient beings find comfort and joy! 
Kurt  
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 23:40:17 -0400 
From: "Sharon Webb" <shawebbATnospamyhc.edu> 
To: <kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com> 
Subject: re: kundalini (anonymously) 
Message-Id: <199709050351.XAA28693ATnospamhoboken> 
 
To Anonymous,
 
>She told me I had been in theta for 45 minutes, and I related 
>what I saw: a purple, pulsating horn of plenty which was turning upward on 
>a pulsating black 
>background. The colors black and purple were so beautifully vibrant, I 
>would never be able to explain them to anybody. They weren't just black 
and 
>purple, as we know the colors, but an indescribable brilliance. 
>Afterwards I felt very happy and good towards every creature. I had no 
pain 
>or any discomfort, but I could not have told an untruth if I had tried. 
>This remained with me for some time, and than went away.
 
It seems to me that your experience might fall under the category of a 
numinous hypnagogic experience rather than kundalini.
 
Hypnagogic visions may be seen when a person is in a theta brain-wave 
state; ie., when the brain waves are at 3-7 cycles per second.  I have been 
stuck in this state many times for hours, and I understand perfectly what 
you're saying when you refer to the vibrance and brilliance of the colors.  
The visions seen in this state are more real than reality, if that makes 
any sense.  BTW, I have often seen the black and purple swirls of color 
that you describe and which resemble nebulae.  I believe they occur in a 
very low alpha state (which is just above theta).  When the alpha state 
dips down into theta, the sharp clear visions occur instantly.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Sharon 
shawebbATnospamyhc.edu 
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Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 20:21:41 -0700 
From: J P Flarity <joeATnospamflarity.com> 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: judging Judgement 
Message-ID: <340F7AC5.51ACATnospamflarity.com> 
 
>  
> Then it occurred to me...   ...I WAS JUDGING TOO!  Extreme distress :-( 
>  
> The more I thought about it the more I found that I judge with every 
> thought.  It seems to me that every electrical or photon impulse going 
> through my brain/mind was in some form a judgment.  This displeases me 
> greatly.  I don't want to be judgmental.
 
Congratulations Mark.  You have just discovered a fundamental truth--WE 
ALL JUDGE.
 
And it only caused you slightly inconvenient physical symptoms.  Count 
your blessings.
 
But do note that there are as many definitions of judgment as love.  Let 
us look at some of them:
 
Sound judgment:  If I saw someone walking through the parking lot 
randomly shooting people, I would conclude that this person was a 
murderer and that I should take some form of immediate action.  
 
Irrational judgment:  If the person described above was black, and I 
began to fear/hate/avoid all blacks because of the action of this one, I 
would be greatly limiting my ability to experience life.
 
Projected judgment:  If I met this same person 10 years later (assuming 
that he was in a different frame of mind) could I let go of my past 
conditioning?
 
That is the trick as I see it.  Understand that we have all been in 
every position imaginable at some time or another.  Give yourself and 
others the room to move.
 
As has been said many times on this list--Life exists only in this 
moment.
 
Do you see the now?
 
love,
 
joe 
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 22:26:43 -0700 
From: Morgana Wyze <morganaATnospambest.com> 
To: Sharon Webb <shawebbATnospamyhc.edu> 
CC: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Chopra 
Message-ID: <340F9813.2D83ATnospambest.com> 
 
Sharon Webb wrote: 
>  
> Hi everybody, 
>  
> FWIW:  for a not too complimentary view of Deepak Chopra, this page: 
>         http://trancenet.org/chopra/ 
> 
 
Thanks for the information, Sharon, I suspect that you're not vested in 
it and were supplying more fodder for the Chopra conversation.
 
I'm not a fan of Chopras- I agree with Angelique's comment that his 
books promise a lot, but it's surface material. The average person, 
though, is exposed to thoughts that we are used to and take for granted  
because of Chopra's work. The information that we are hungry for would 
not interest the public because they are still opening up to concepts 
that we have already internalized. Chopra will take them to an awareness 
that we as individuals rarely can. 
  I found this article to be the grousing of a disgruntled employee, one 
who apparently didn't do the job he was hired to do. He seems upset that 
his salary was tied to production (???  what universe did he beam in 
from?). He also seems upset that Chopra enjoys the fruits of his hard 
labors.  I wasn't aware that a vow of poverty was requisite for a 
spiritual guru. The only documetation that this ex-employee provides (a 
memo) actually shows that Chopra walks his talk. 
  I've also heard comments from time to time about how obnoxious Dave 
Berry is in person. Maybe most people try to ignore him. 
   Morgana 
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 22:32:50 -0700 
From: Morgana Wyze <morganaATnospambest.com> 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Heart Sutra etc. 
Message-ID: <340F9982.4A5BATnospambest.com> 
 
om> 
> 
 
 I guess I've spent alot of time on this post and I'm afraid it's still 
not clear. I deeply value every heartfelt contribution to this 
listserver but 
 > whenever someone goes on expositing at length on a topic I am pretty 
strong 
 > about asking: What are your sources? And when based on what I've 
learned it 
 > appears to me that the sources are poorly founded then (perhaps I'm 
deluded 
 > but) I feel that there is a general value in questioning them. It's a 
heavy 
 > weight to carry I know - but until my mind changes it looks like I'm 
stuck 
 > with it. 
 > 
 > May all sentient beings find comfort and joy! 
 > Kurt 
>  
>  an opinion: 
  
  Rules? We don't need no stinkin' rules! 
  
  Some on this list are heart-centered. Some are head-centered. And 
some,  by the blessings of the Goddess Kundalini, are centered in 
spirit. This  list serves all of them. Narrowness would not serve this 
purpose so  well as openess. 
  Morgana
 
 
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