Thank you thisbody.
If you want to know my personal attitudes, I have not accepted either as "My master."
I am not a traditionalist either, which may annoy those who choose the path of disciple and practice structured disciplines.
I believe they(these Masters and Gurus) are still of use and offer a great service. We are all belonging to God, and God will use us as he sees fit. We are not perfect, and whatever we liken another- such is our fate(if but for a moment, and usually only in the eyes of the beholder).
I really appreciate you sharing these things... Because it seems once again all these folks lead back to Hariharananda... And all lead back to God.
I have a personal affinity for Andamayi Ma. My attitude towards Gurunath and Swami Vidyadhishananda is this... They are both resourceful- Gurunath is a bit more radical and bold in his claims. Swami V is more intellect based and revered for his ability to retain and express vedic knowledge.
My personal experience has directed me to Sufism and The Peacock Angel. If I have a Guru, he initiated me in 2008 on the dream level. He is not Gurunath, he is not Swami V... But my life has lead me to these people to help me understand something Greater on a intimate level. Sufism teaches us to respect all sincere forms of worship.
The only sin is when one is not conscious of God.
I would add even those who have performed what we come to call miracles, are still Gods children who have had their own struggles. God is so compassionate, and we are usually the ones beating ourselves up for not adhering to someone else's ideas of perfection. But it seems each of these people have helped others get in touch with something
in themselves.I just bumped a thread about the peacock angel, it's funny that Steves replies there could provide additional commentary to your post here. Hope you get to view that thread.
http://spiritualportal.net/index.php/topic,6683.0.html
