Thank you ding dong for posting that poem. It's beautiful.
Steve you're right, we've much to learn that words or guru's can't teach. A wise person can attempt to share their wisdom in the form of writing but you may never fully embrace the depth of what he/she is trying to share then one day you'll go back or stumble across the same writing and find even more then the first time. More appreciation, more gratitude and inspiration.
I think this film has been shared here before, Kumare, but find it fitting to drop in...
http://kumaremovie.com/Kumaré is a feature documentary film about the time filmmaker Vikram Gandhi impersonated a fake guru and built a following of real people. Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at SXSW 2011, Kumaré opened in theaters June 20, 2012, and is now available on demand via iTunes, Amazon Instant video and most cable providers.
Not sue what u r responding to here Eric. There are many things in life that r not clear to me. Often they take years to clear up. It is very clear to me that the gurus i have followed were true gurus that have helped me immensely on the spiritual path. It is not every ones decision to seek out gurus or to ask for their help. People all have their individual paths as u know. However for me personally i do not feel deceived by the gurus i have followed and have noticed some very tangible miracles and phenomena that has played out because of following Paramahansa Yogananda and Amma. i would have no reservations in recommending their guidance and direction. Because of my karma i have been deceived by people in my life but never by the gurus i have followed. i think it is important to look at our own personal karma to see why some have felt or perhaps been deceived by gurus. People always look for a scapegoat for their own karma. But it is important to recognize that all conditions in this life r created by us at some time and some place in the past.
Gurus have taught me much and i have learned much from them in this life so when u say "Steve you're right, we've much to learn that words or guru's can't teach." i am not sure what u r referring to that i have said. Perhaps u can quote me so that i can know. Thanks Eric. Paramahansa Yogananda has said that if we r disloyal to a true guru we r apt to have a hard time finding their guidance right a way in coming lives. So u see from that view it is much easier to understand why people fall in to such pitfalls. It is best to pick ourselves up and not fall prey to the same behavior people have sometimes dosed on us if it is on the debt side of the balance ledger. Their r still many wonderful people and gurus around. U can't judge the whole world by a few people who have shoddy behavior that u have encountered. It is better to look at ourselves an recognize that w ourselves have created such encounters to help us learn to never treat people this way even though we may have done it recently or sometime in the distant forgotten past.
