Yes mccoy, taking that a step further; most all of us live a life of deception at some level; believing this
life is real and we as bodies have reality as bodies here living out our desires. One of the monks at SRF (I think it was Turiyananda) once told me that having a material body here is proof of desires. There would be no such body without the desire that created it. Thus you have Masters who leave no foot prints or shadows when they walk. They are free of the body that they are perceived to have and as Lahiri Mahasaya did and Babaji; disappear as they wish. Or reappear as they wish as Jesus did to his disciples. While at the Lake Shrine I heard of such stories about Paramahansa Yogananda being seen walking casually down the sidewalk outside the grounds. Most likely it has happened more times than we are willing to admit. Would you make such an admissions to mostly incredulous listeners?
That's the point. A person should choose with honesty. Swamy Kryiananda was clearly not apt for a monk's life, yet he decided to deceive himself and the others. Why? I can only guess. In the SRF, he was VP of a worldwide organization, outside he was no one at that time. Maybe.
He went on leading a life of deception, being eventually unmasked as things went too astray.
You crack me up mccoy! Sometimes I LMAO at your comments which have a serious element of truth while being simultaneously hilarious ;
Somewhat similar to Amma’s sense of humor, while at the same time stating deep wisdom…
Amma has said our expectations are often too high out of people. ‘We see people in our own self concepts. That is why it's difficult to get along with others. Because of this it seems easier to get along with animals. Our expectations cause unfortunate circumstances. We have such expectations of others and criticize them for not being like we thought. We may say about him or her ' I never thought they were such a loser.' Yet should we expect a nurse to be a doctor? Can we expect a frog to be an elephant? (LOL)
If you go to village and expect to see the culture of a city you will be disappointed. When we get dissolutioned by the external nature of something our expectations are too high. It is not bad to have expectations yet we should recognize that there is positive and negative in others.’
amma
That's the point. A person should choose with honesty. Swamy Kryiananda was clearly not apt for a monk's life, yet he decided to deceive himself and the others. Why? I can only guess. In the SRF, he was VP of a worldwide organization, outside he was no one at that time. Maybe.
He went on leading a life of deception, being eventually unmasked as things went too astray.
“I can only guess” Keep guessing mccoy 😂 your guess is as good as mine. I can only speak for myself. But I’d rather not elaborate. The revelations and admissions may be more than one wants to hear and the responses severe. Yes … ‘things at times go too astray.’ LMAO 😂 😝
Mccoy could the masters have sensed this in K but still ordain it as in your 1st instance? I wonder if they're all laughing it up behind the scenes- life after death?
