Posts by bluemason3

frozenangler9 said:So, what, is knowing how to swim upstream versus downstream some kind of mystical secret or something? 😁

YOU’RE GOING TO BURN IN HELL
AVA:🙂

boldsailor2 said:like you walk into a bathroom stall and end up floating in the Black Sea😬

Lord have mercy, this is pure anarchy and I'm definitely going to hell for laughing at it.🙂

😁

Man, they really missed the mark. They didn't mention that a mystical yogin could step into a river in one spot and pop out anywhere else in the world. 😳 🙏 😎 😍 😬

well, I guess I'm your muse 😍 😂

That’s not really what I was aiming for 🤣

When someone decides they’re somehow "above the spiritual laws" by declaring themselves God—all while holding their students to those exact same rules—it creates this massive opening for manipulation. They act with an incomprehensible perfection that defies logic, even when they're clearly screwing up 😁. I honestly don't follow the philosophy you're pulling out of such a simple post 🤣

I’m not entirely sold on that... there’s this whole concept of a "family guru" within the tradition. Just look at the Krishna followers. Essentially, a guru is someone who initiates you, but they don't necessarily have to be fully enlightened. Besides, everyone defines and "measures" spiritual realization differently anyway...

In the Krishna tradition, an Acharya is defined as a branch leader, placing them above a standard guru. For instance, Prabhupada was an Acharya, whereas his subsequent disciples aren't considered gurus. It was a similar setup with the Gaudy Math. I suspect other Vaishnava lineages follow a similar structure, and honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if other classical traditions do too.

Adam Ross4 said:we're constantly living through a spiritual experience, and that experience is constantly reshaping us... 😉
brewing a cup of coffee isn't any less "spiritual" than what some people call memories of past lives... 😁

I think you meant that nothing is less spiritual, right?🙂

Of course it isn't. Everything is spiritual—even just being. The rest is just different levels of material stuff. 😎 🤣 😂

I’ve always felt that in most traditions, a Priest holds a higher status than a guru. Figures like Shiva or Krishna aren't typically labeled as gurus unless they had direct disciples mentioned in a specific text. To me, a guru is just a direct teacher—someone who hasn't necessarily reached enlightenment. You can even call a secular instructor a guru, whether it's for science or music. A Priest, on the other hand, is more of a leader or perhaps a reformer in a broader sense, like the founder of an organization.

That seems to be the case for most organizations I'm aware of (though most don't even bother with the term Priest; they lean more toward traditionalism, like certain Vaishnava sects). A guru is primarily a personal teacher, regardless of their actual level of realization, even if the student often imagines them to be much more than they actually are.😁

The AM seems unique in this regard. I don't know the exact hierarchy, but I recall mentions of "dada" and "didi." I haven't studied it deeply, but it doesn't strike me as the classic or most widely accepted definition, nor does it align with how people usually interpret Shiva or Krishna...