tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post3922335490010718098..comments2023-07-31T04:12:15.594-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Autobiography of a Boo Boo. 2: India.stuartresnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16879896068458013439noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-46609137127333896592011-02-13T03:19:10.907-08:002011-02-13T03:19:10.907-08:00good one like !!it..carry on .., keep the good wor...good one like !!it..carry on .., keep the good work going.. <br />seriously enjoyed devourering each letter of your blog you write awesomeAnand Vijoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13037558151541380175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-8020398162942306002007-09-18T10:00:00.000-07:002007-09-18T10:00:00.000-07:00Anonymous said... Not to bust your balls, but I ha...Anonymous said... <BR/><I>Not to bust your balls, but I have been reading your accounts of your departure from SYDA for what must be at least 10 years now.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm not sure how long I've been posting to the internet, but it has been many years, and over time that includes a huge amount of material, stuff about everything from chess to poker to TV shows to mind-alterning drugs. It's stuartresnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879896068458013439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-50044066643812286752007-09-18T09:37:00.000-07:002007-09-18T09:37:00.000-07:00Not to bust your balls, but I have been reading yo...Not to bust your balls, but I have been reading your accounts of your departure from SYDA for what must be at least 10 years now. These accounts have always been well done, but it makes it appear the crowning achievement of your life has been this one disappearing act...in 1984. This seminal event has now been exteremly well documented, analyzed , and retold. I'm just wondering, do you have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-82445752034783752602007-09-16T16:59:00.000-07:002007-09-16T16:59:00.000-07:00Anne Hill said...I had a roommate at UCB in 1980 w...Anne Hill said...<BR/><I>I had a roommate at UCB in 1980 who was into siddha yoga--and after that a reincarnated master of some sort, then Jesus, and then I lost track.</I><BR/><BR/>After following Muktananda for years, it did hit me at one point that what I was doing was very similar to Christianity. I was relying on the magical power of a being who claimed to be more god-like than the masses.<stuartresnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879896068458013439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-23771906080565913812007-09-16T12:22:00.000-07:002007-09-16T12:22:00.000-07:00I had a roommate at UCB in 1980 who was into siddh...I had a roommate at UCB in 1980 who was into siddha yoga--and after that a reincarnated master of some sort, then Jesus, and then I lost track. It's so sad how these strong charismatics prey on the weak. What a jumbled wreck she became after all that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-60486293501955527052007-09-15T13:07:00.000-07:002007-09-15T13:07:00.000-07:00taman said... Big Mistake- one can find God sittin...taman said... <BR/><I>Big Mistake- one can find God sitting right at home. <BR/>Problem is, there is a lot of advertising going on-we will help you find God and we will help you find your inner peace.</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks, taman. The problem arises as soon as I <I>believe</I> in that advertising!<BR/><BR/>Zen Master Seung Sahn put it so simply: "If you want something, you have a problem."<BR/><BR/stuartresnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879896068458013439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-65401878310106597762007-09-15T13:00:00.000-07:002007-09-15T13:00:00.000-07:00Anony said...All too often members who are known t...Anony said...<BR/><I>All too often members who are known to be wealthy are singled out for flattery and special treatment at the ashram. Not having dough, not being erotically attractive to the guru, will spare you that sort of targeted attention.</I><BR/><BR/>There's lots of Anony's points that have got me thinking, and till I have some more time, I'll respond to this one.<BR/><BR/>When I was instuartresnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879896068458013439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-40229097691600533602007-09-15T09:33:00.000-07:002007-09-15T09:33:00.000-07:00Stuart, you've offered a rare perspective on all t...Stuart, you've offered a rare perspective on all this.<BR/><BR/>"If I could get enlightenment in a year by believing in a guru, or in 1000 lifetimes by believing in myself, I’d still prefer to believe in myself. <BR/><BR/>What’s the hurry anyway?"<BR/><BR/>For most, enlightement has been marketed as a commodity, as something to lust after, an object of craving.<BR/><BR/>So..people are in a hurry Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-19335662341177094522007-09-14T21:44:00.000-07:002007-09-14T21:44:00.000-07:00Big Mistake- one can find God sitting right at hom...Big Mistake- one can find God sitting right at home. <BR/>Problem is, there is a lot of advertising going on-we will help you find God and we will help you find your inner peace.tamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863737144722526708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-76352132391899280002007-09-14T15:26:00.000-07:002007-09-14T15:26:00.000-07:00anony said...And after returning to normal life I ...anony said...<BR/><I>And after returning to normal life I have had a hard time keeping a spiritual focus.</I><BR/><BR/>Many thanks for posting, anony. Please feel free to talk in more detail about your own situation past and present if you'd like.<BR/><BR/>The first thing that hits my mind is wondering what you mean by <I>spiritual</I>. It's a word that often creates confusion when it's used a stuartresnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879896068458013439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-92175218694941547962007-09-14T12:35:00.000-07:002007-09-14T12:35:00.000-07:00Hi Stuart, nice post. After following my guru an...Hi Stuart, nice post. <BR/>After following my guru and group for twelve years with an insight that seems very close to yours. <BR/>But somehow I feel a bit spiritually disillusioned afterwards. And after returning to normal life I have had a hard time keeping a spiritual focus. <BR/><BR/>Not that it is a big problem, my life is good, but a part of me really wish that I could keep the focus. So Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com