http://www.allconsidering.com/2008/spiritual-donations/ Considering life, spiritual growth and more ponderings Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:39:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.allconsidering.com/2008/spiritual-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Andras Nagy Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:27:50 +0000 http://www.allconsidering.com/?p=214#comment-101 "god cannot be sold as a sack of potatoes" said Guru RHH, who always had some outside income and never lived off his disciples (and he could have) If one believes it and puts himself out at the benevolence of the Cosmos, he/she somehow will be taken care of. His/her needs will be met, but perhaps not his/her wants..... :) “god cannot be sold as a sack of potatoes” said Guru RHH,
who always had some outside income and never lived off his disciples (and he could have)
If one believes it and puts himself out at the benevolence of the Cosmos, he/she somehow will be taken care of. His/her needs will be met, but perhaps not his/her wants…..

]]> http://www.allconsidering.com/2008/spiritual-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-100 MiMi Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:36:39 +0000 http://www.allconsidering.com/?p=214#comment-100 Not to be flippant, but why should anyone rely on a guru? And why should a guru have to rely on us? Especially those who come out of the woodwork? Can't people gain spiritual awareness from, say, reading blogs like this, studying the masters from long ago and listening to the tried-and-true such as the Dalai Lama and leave the so-called gurus to make their own best way? My attitude comes from my experiences, of course. I am disillusioned by folks who want to be spiritual leaders. I am talking here about Christianity in particular because in my town you just don't run into a lot of Jiddu Krishnamurtis. Not to be flippant, but why should anyone rely on a guru? And why should a guru have to rely on us? Especially those who come out of the woodwork? Can’t people gain spiritual awareness from, say, reading blogs like this, studying the masters from long ago and listening to the tried-and-true such as the Dalai Lama and leave the so-called gurus to make their own best way? My attitude comes from my experiences, of course. I am disillusioned by folks who want to be spiritual leaders. I am talking here about Christianity in particular because in my town you just don’t run into a lot of Jiddu Krishnamurtis.

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