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Recieved: 2001/05/04 23:33
Subject: Re: [K-list] Ramana Maharshi
From: Pepper J. Baxter
On 2001/05/04 23:33, Pepper J. Baxter posted thus to the K-list:
Well! I guess I got told. Could someone else maybe answer some of the questions
I posted? Pepper
Harsha wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pepper J. Baxter [mailto:"pjdaveybaxterATnospamnctimes.net"ATnospamnctimes.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 1:21 AM
> To: Harsha; K-list
> Subject: Re: [K-list] Ramana Maharshi
>
> I thought that an enlightened person has such strong radiation's that
> maggots
> could not destroy the body for a very long length of time depending on how
> strong is his enlightenment. If degrees of strong radiation's have anything
> to
> do with it. Is there degrees of enlightenment? Do you know? I don't know! If
> Master isn't strong enough to take care of himself then how enlightened
> could he
> be. In modern day if we don't have a job we end up just like your Master,
> starving and eaten by maggots, or begging for handouts.
> The body is a thing of beauty, and "God made". So, I respect it! What was
> the
> reason for treating it as a corps? Is it seen as a spiritual thing? I
> thought we
> were supposed to treat the body with respect and keep it clean and taken
> care of
> so it won't go all to heck and stop serving us by it's physical life being
> cut
> too short. I also don't understand that one should make themselves other
> peoples
> responsibility, and causing hardships on others who are trying to stay
> independent so they won't have to end up in the streets. If they get dragged
> down to the dependent persons level because of him then they all go down. I
> don't understand!. I read a lot and one book says this, and another says
> that.
> I hear though that when people become enlightened then God takes care of
> them in
> such a way that they don't have to work. I know of two. These people know
> they
> are being taken care of as the fish in the sea, and the fowl of the air.
> They
> have plenty, and live very well.
> Those who aren't enlightened to that degree yet need to get a job and learn
> independence. That is unless they are too lazy by nature, and then they
> won't.
> Otherwise they can't learn to use independence wisely by not letting their
> lower
> nature take control. So, you won't have earned enlightenment until you do
> learn.
> That's the conclusion I have come to.
> I could be wrong. Am I, or what?
> I am not judging your Master, only wondering if there is indeed reasons
> behind
> what I am wondering about that I don't understand. ( You might say I am
> mainly a realist in one sense of the word. So I hope I did not hurt your
> feelings.) Pepper
> _______
> Not at all. I very much enjoyed the reading. Thank you. :-).
>
> Love
> Harsha
>
>
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