To a realized master, death and rebirth is in every breath. Death is that of body consciousness, ego and limits of the mind. Rebirth is that of the cosmic mind of being the Spirit. In this realization is liberation.When awake as liberated, each prayer and each moment of meditation is for humanity as there is no more individual ego or identity left. Such realized masters continually gift humanity with the grace of higher consciousness- so that each of us attain our fullest potential in goodness.
But then the subject turned to the spiritual life and Meg talked about her many visits to ashrams in India and her admiration for Swami Muktananda and Gurumayi. That got in the way, especially because he told her of his skepticism regarding the guru industry, and suggested she might profitably read Gita Mehta__ book Karma Cola. __hy are you so cynical?_ she asked him, as if she genuinely wanted to know the answer, and he said that if you grew up in India it was easy to conclude that these people were fakes. __es, of course there are lots of charlatans,_ she said, reasonably, __ut can__ you discriminate?_ He shook his head sadly. __o,_ he said. __o, I can__._ That was the end of their chat.
Joseph Anton: A Memoir
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But then the subject turned to the spiritual life and Meg talked about her many visits to ashrams in India and her admiration for Swami Muktananda and Gurumayi. That got in the way, especially because he told her of his skepticism regarding the guru industry, and suggested she might profitably read Gita Mehta__ book Karma Cola. __hy are you so cynical?_ she asked him, as if she genuinely wanted to know the answer, and he said that if you grew up in India it was easy to conclude that these people were fakes. __es, of course there are lots of charlatans,_ she said, reasonably, __ut can__ you discriminate?_ He shook his head sadly. __o,_ he said. __o, I can__._ That was the end of their chat.
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