Comments on: Sannyas without Borders or Hierarchy

By: Arpana

Arpana — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:34:25 +0000

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By: shantam prem

shantam prem — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:38:51 +0000

India is undoubtedly the Silicon valley of spiritual entrepreneurs.
One famous and hugely successful Hindu guru Asa Ram is behind bars as he is being accused by a young girl of sexual molestation and that too in the name of taking the bad energy away.
Now a weekly magazine has a cover story on him and on the whole industry.
It is worth reading.
http://www.outlookindia.com/content11183.asp

By: shantam prem

shantam prem — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:26:31 +0000

Sometime, it feels like responding to dominic, but I won´t do unless I know a bit about this person´s biography.
Only idiots respond just to the words!

By: dominic

dominic — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:53:16 +0000

Things are as they are shantypants.
Can you let go of the Osho play centre (placenta) and umbrella (umbilical) cord?

By: dominic

dominic — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:44:24 +0000

“No nagging”
Lost cause to a nag-a baba.
Did you know a cobra is a “nag” in hindi?

By: dominic

dominic — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:53:17 +0000

If it’s nirvana enough take a chants on Bhajans (budgens) new om cooking range. I only govinda shopping at Dasco’s (tescos) to compare prices, I’d radha shop at Sanyasbury’s (sainsburys) for their extensive shivashakti and moksha range.
Although Advaitrose (waitrose) is the best for organics but you have to be a rishi baba.

By: dominic

dominic — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 07:52:17 +0000

Dear sirs
There will always be hierarchies, just depends how authoritarian and status driven they are. We share 99% of our dna with our early ancestors chimps and bonobos.
Chimps are patriarchal, more aggressive and status driven. Bonobos are matriarchal, peaceful, empathic and sexmad fruitarians.
Sannyas is individually bonobo and libertarian while organisationally chimplike and autocratic . (Who does nazi that?)
We also share 75% of our dna with reptiles and 60% with bananas and cucumbers…. (just saying ladies!)
For all our aspirations and ideals our brains and biology are hardwired to behave in certain ways. One day neuroscience will explain it all.
Do the-rapists don robes out of inferiority complex or biologically driven self-interest (status rewards and mating possibilities)?
Personally, for our evolution and survival, I think bonobos are the way to go.
Regards
Mr T. Rex, Philosoraptor, Oxon, Ph. D.O.A. (dominate over all)

By: Anand Newman

Anand Newman — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 02:42:10 +0000

The speed at which the life style is changing in India, they are coming very close to the westren countries in terms of stress, depression and other psychological issues. Its high time ( already late) they turn to Theraputic techniques developed in the west. Birth rate has come down drastically and test-tube babies are on the rise. Heart attacks, BP, kidney failures, diabetes the list goes on and on which is mostly due to the pressure , stress..inflation..insecurity etc. etc.

By: satyadeva

satyadeva — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:41:24 +0000

Ok, Arpana, you’re prepared to ‘sit on the fence’ about this one, I’m not.

We’ll have to agree to disagree then.

By: Arpana

Arpana — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:04:52 +0000

SD.

This seems to me such an iron, an absolutist viewpoint.
This is such a black and white viewpoint.
Life’s more nuanced than that.
I just don’t see the issue as that clear cut.

Osho sannyas is either AND or.
Not and / or.

I’m not actually saying its ok.
I’m just not convinced its absolutely wrong.
Maybe in that situation it has value.

They may decide one day they made a wrong decision.
That’s how life is.

Sannyas is trial and error.
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