My pursuit of Truth
I've tried out a lot things in my pursuit of the truth, and Landmark forum was the very first. One of my dad's friend's son (long chain! - but I guess that is what he was in my life for) had a transformational experience at the forum and hence I decided to do it. Another friend who had also done the forum told me that it was a great way to meet good chicks :)) So I did it. It was pretty good - the whole concept of it, and the trainer was really a powerful fellow, and it did offer me a new way of looking at things, but the problem was the same that I felt in all my future spiritual pursuits also. The guru (or the forum leader) did not seem to have reached enlightenment himself. He was a bit preachy, and I discovered that he had his own rackets (a landmark term for the psychological control games we play) that he was playing with us. I wrote about it also at that time (5 years ago) but don't think I have that with me right now.
I have also done reiki, Art of Living, and a course on hypnosis. In Reiki there was the same problem, that even though the concept of Reiki was really great, the guru again seemed to have double standards, he was a bit of a show off about his powers, and a bit preachy.
The Hypnosis guru was truly a showman. Everything was to dazzle and amaze, and it seemed that his own understanding of hypnosis was at a superficial or tactical level. But again he showed me the power of the mind and the potential learning from hypnosis.
Art of living is the only exception. I am sure that Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a truly enlightened person and would probably be a great guru. But I've never had a chance to even see him face to face. The trainer we had in our course was also quite good and seemes quite spiritually evolved. And I guess my experience with art of living was really powerful - the sudarshan kriya really put me into a trance-like state that I have never even experineced with Ganja.
On my wish list is doing a 10 day Vipassana meditation course run by someone called Goenka in McLeod Gunj in himachal pradesh. The course requires you to not speak for the entire ten days and sounds like quite an intense experience. I also want to experience more of Buddhism and Buddhist meditation.
But I guess what I am really seeking is a true guru. Someone who will recognise the potential in me and guide me to achieve it. The system is really not important to me. For me Reiki was connected to hypnosis which was connected to art of living and landmark. All of them talk of similar truths in different forms. What matters most is the guru.
I have also done reiki, Art of Living, and a course on hypnosis. In Reiki there was the same problem, that even though the concept of Reiki was really great, the guru again seemed to have double standards, he was a bit of a show off about his powers, and a bit preachy.
The Hypnosis guru was truly a showman. Everything was to dazzle and amaze, and it seemed that his own understanding of hypnosis was at a superficial or tactical level. But again he showed me the power of the mind and the potential learning from hypnosis.
Art of living is the only exception. I am sure that Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a truly enlightened person and would probably be a great guru. But I've never had a chance to even see him face to face. The trainer we had in our course was also quite good and seemes quite spiritually evolved. And I guess my experience with art of living was really powerful - the sudarshan kriya really put me into a trance-like state that I have never even experineced with Ganja.
On my wish list is doing a 10 day Vipassana meditation course run by someone called Goenka in McLeod Gunj in himachal pradesh. The course requires you to not speak for the entire ten days and sounds like quite an intense experience. I also want to experience more of Buddhism and Buddhist meditation.
But I guess what I am really seeking is a true guru. Someone who will recognise the potential in me and guide me to achieve it. The system is really not important to me. For me Reiki was connected to hypnosis which was connected to art of living and landmark. All of them talk of similar truths in different forms. What matters most is the guru.
posted by philosopher stoned | 1:08 AM
4 Comments:
Why do you need someone else on something that is your own personal journey?
"Let your soul be your pilot."
Hi! i dont know you, but i happened to read your blog...
it's nice that you are seeking a guru. but i would like to tell you that its not good to go on a spiritual shopping like this. stick to one, otherwise the mind keeps on wandering and it would be difficult for you to grow spiritually. and that is what is being said my all the past enlightened masters:
Buddha: buddham sharanam gacchami (take refuge in the buddha)
Krishna: abide in me
Jesus: i am the only way
if you liked the art of living course, i feel you should stick to it and practise the techniques and their teachings... that will gradually take you closer to your guru. you dont need any PHYSICAL contact... and this has been my personal experience. and i am sure that even the trainer in the course would have had the same experience.
just give this a thought. all the very best!!! :)
@ideasmith:
one defenitely needs a guru!
we take help for even small things... like using roadmaps to find a location.
handling a subtle thing as mind is much much more difficult. so defenitely a guru is needed!
just a matter of time... when you feel the need for happiness and a need to handle ur mind, you will search for a guru :)
its very readable. the experienes, the search. i dont know anyone else who has so actively gone out in search of a guru. i have heard people say great things about this one technique or the other but i have always presumed that these things happen only to other people. my spiritual experiences have all been self-induced. on the face of it i dislike the concept of a guru but i do recognize the powerful perception changing effect some authors have had on me. even though the tree and the village setting was missing, these men were my gurus.
that mcleod gunj vipasana course sounds like something worth trying.
Hello, i have found my guru and i must say..its a must, I did landmark few yrs ago ,,email at asadrani@hotmail.com if yu want name and contacts of my guru.. check yourself...and see if you want him to be yr guru..i am just humble suggesting
rgds
Atul
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