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Kitty, what is a Deepak Chopra? Sounds like a deep heat treatment for chakras. ;-) It's good to see you.

Bob F., I was one of the many who called the TODAY show and complained when Deepak Chopra was cancelled because he was too highbrow. The person that I talked with said that they had had many, many calls and that he felt certain that the interview would be rescheduled. Do you know if it ever was?

BTW, when I was robbed at gunpoint last June, my parting words to the man were, "God bless you." It just seemed to come automatically. Wish I could always be that way. And I never got angry about it. (I broke out in a rash and had an asthma attack, but no anger!):-)

One of the things that makes some jokes funny is that bit of truth (or perceived truth) that is usually at the core. Maybe that's why racial or sexist jokes aren't funny to some but are to others. Some perceive an element of truth and some see the joke as just a perpetuation of a stereotype. Guess it depends on what you are sensitive to.

TO - The Ghandi story reminds me of his last words when he was shot. He looked at his assasin and said "God Bless You". How is that for non-judgemental?

Also, I heard an Indian joke that basically stated that in order for a westerner to become Enlightened, they first have to die and be reincarnated as an Easterner. (There may be some truth in the statement in general).

Namaste', Bob

Kitty - We are now settled in Taos and would love to get together whenever. If you are down our way, our guest room is always open and we will give you a heads up if we are in your neck of the woods.

I hear Deepak's HTKG booksales are not what he expected and the Today show bounced him thinking the book was to high brow for the American Public. Sounds like he is trying to put on the full court press.

Tell Renee I said hello if you see her.

Namaste', Bob

Thanks Kitty, nice to see you again. (About time!)

Pegasus, it means about the same thing, but the Ghandi version I heard (read?) when asked what he thought about Western Civilization was:

"I didn't know there was one!"

In case there are any actual Deepak fans still lurking here (joke, joke), I wanted to post the following message. Many of us had hoped at one time he would become active at this forum, but he didn't. However, he has gotten active at the forum at the How To Know God site. Here's a note he sent out. I haven't seen it posted here yet, but if it has been and I missed it, well, it's probably worth repeating.

From Deepak

Dear Namaste Friend,

I have decided to get much more involved in the How To Know God site. You will be seeing daily messages from me on the reader response board. I will also be commenting on the God experiences and my answers to the daily questions are going to be more detailed.

I encourage you to participate interactively in this How To Know God site so that we can jointly create a critical mass of awareness that has its attention on higher states of consciousness.

So please revisit http://www.howtoknowgod.com/ and watch for additional communication and new interesting activity.

With love,

Deepak

Hi everyone. It's been a while since I've been here.

Jeff, have a wonderful time in India. We made an investment this year that sucked up all our money, so it won't work out for me this time. Hope you will fill us in when you get back.

Anne, I think that I had grown so accustomed to the poetry and insight of Geoff's posts that I had come to take them for granted. Thanks for pointing the way at a second and third look at that particular post. If you are really going to devote your life to reading and rereading this forum, keep an eye on Silvia. The change can cause dizziness! :-)

Geoff, I hope that you are comfortable and stimulated in whatever present you find yourself in. But I am a selfish woman and I hope that you will return.

Jeff! I'm glad to know that you are alive and kicking! And I certainly envy you your trip to India. The author of one of my favorite books, REVOLUTION FROM WITHIN, lived and worked in India before her name became a household word. I think her time there has gone on to influence most of our lives -- in the way that one link holds another. It is Gloria Steinem.

Daniel, your post is refreshing! Ever notice that sometimes a wave looks like it will amount to something big but it doesn't? Or that what appears to be inconsequential can change the shoreline or move your feet out from under you?

Someone once asked Gandhi what he thought of Western civilization. He said that he thought it would be a good idea...

Peace, merriment and light...

Anne

Are you sure you and Geoff aren't kin? :-) You both have the gift of a sense of humor!! Your kids (unless, of course, you are kin--in which case I wouldn't recommend having kids with each other ;-)) will be comic geniuses ;-) Thanks for the smiles...

Cathy

That interview also mentions 'spiritual egoism' which is a term I hadn't encountered b4. More food for thought. Bye now, must get back to pinning things on my wall ... :)

Anyone know how to post a link? Funny thing, after reading geoff's excerpt I looked up 'satish kumar' and found an interesting interview with him.

http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC17/Kumar.htm

The other funny thing is it mentions Gandhi (spelling?) ...

Geoff, don't leave us. We will be so lost and diminished without your presence! (presents?) I will miss your warmth, your wit and your wisdom. You say not to make 'comparisons' but your 'last post' was far and away the most _________ I have ever read.

And I should know - I am devoting my life to reading this entire forum over & over again. If message # 53, 840 is indeed your last (serious) visit then I intend to print it out and frame it and pin it on my bedroom wall right next to my autographed poster of Buddha on tour. I will read it with silence and reverence 47 times a day until I have fully absorbed and considered its vast implications. I intend to do this until I have attained full enlightenment which ought to take about six months or so. I would urge all Forum regulars (and even the irregulars) to do likewise.

I think I speak for everyone here when I say I want to have your children. You can read me a bedtime story anyday. I particularly like the one where Snow White and Goldilocks climb the magic beanstalk and discover the true nature of human consciousness and they all live happily ever after in a little town just outside of Moscow.

I propose that for the next six months we simply re-post the best of geoff's contirbutions until we fully understand them. He is surely our most sublime spiritual teacher since Sgt Schultz uttered those immortal words on Hogan's heroes:
"I know nothing."

I would urge anyone who reads this to go out into the world and preach the word of Geoff to all who have ears to listen. Go out into the forests and the deserts and scream these words into the great beyond. Then you can all pop over to my place for a bedtime story.

Thanks again.

Bon Voyage.

I love the Ghandi quote! though I can't recall seeing it anywhere else ... :)

hi Jeff! great to see you here. :) looking forward to hearing about your trip. Namasté, dear friend.

Swimming into a wave, if our timing is right, we feel it lift and propel us forward. It is exhilerating. Did you scream out to your friends the first time? I did. It was amazing. The roar of it was too much for anyone to hear my voice, but in the midst of that swirling foamy madness, I just wanted to share it. That is an addiction maker. Wow. I have had the most profound admiration for surfers after that. When I see them in traffic with their boards on the roof I wave or nod. Sometimes I will time my walk along the surf so that I can exchange a few words as they emerge. I love to watch the different syles. Some fight the wave's curl and slash about. Other's glide and dance on the water. I love to watch them, but most of all, I love to get right out there and feel that power around me. Waves are cool.

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Jeff - You are manifesting things very well - enjoy India and give us a report when you get back. Is Roxy going with you?

Sandy and I were considering going to HTKG and Jenny was even going to have us help her set up for a few days on the front end in exchange for some free room and board. However, we are just getting settled in Taos, I have been through the material with Deepak at the last two ASOSs and I estimated it would be 10k for the week and a half so we decided to pass this time around.

When you get back, please bring Roxy down and stay for a few days.

Namaste', Bob

Ooops! Obviously, something is not right. My machine isn't updating posts. *sigh*

Don't tell me the forum is "closed" again?

Namaste'

Nice to "see" you Jeff, and thanks for the report/info.

Have you got a big trunk you can put me in so I can join you on your trip?

Only I'd probably stay. In fact my landlord is from India, as well as a couple I converse with, and they outlined some places to visit, but none of the places coincide with the popular places except Vrindaban(sp?).

Have a beautiful trip.

Namaste'

And just to explain why I may not get back here for a while again, I will be making my first trip to India on Oct. 29 and will be gone about 3 weeks. I'll be attending Deepak's HTKG seminar and the PSM instructor's retreat. I'll try to check in here more frequently, and look forward to sharing my trip with you all when I return! Namaste, Jeff

I've also heard Deepak suggest that we silently repeat "Namaste" as we're looking at someone, even while they're talking to us. I must say it is very powerful! When I do that, I immediately "know" that me and the other person are truly "One." Namaste, Jeff

Hi Curious! And Hi my other Forum Friends! Well I'm glad that the first thing I'm able to do when I come back is to help another seeker along their path! (Forgive me however, as I've been away so long that I've obviously forgotten all the HTML formatting tricks, e.g., paragraphs.) Here it is anyway: NAMASTE' (NAW-MAW-STAY) NAMASTE' definition Short version: I honor the God within you! Long version: I honor that "place" within you, that When you are in that "place" within you, and I am in that "place" within me, There is only ONE OF US! BTW, it was dear TerryO that coaxed me back to say Hi! Namaste, Jeff

Namaste

Why do people in this forum usually end at the word "Namaste" ? What does it mean? Is this forum devoted to promote thinking of a particular religion? What religion does Dr. Chopra follows? Thanks

"The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls."
-- Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1890

Desearía que me informen si hay en Argentina,en Cordoba en especial. Medicos que sigan la línea Ayurvedica del Dr. Chopra para poder recibir mas informacion y atencion medica. Desde ya muchas gracias

I'm really interested in new-age support groups and the human mind. I have enjoyed several of deepaks books. If anyone would like to discuss anything from dreams, alternative healing, visions, channeling or other forms of spirituality please feel free to contact me. Im highly educated on these subjects and would enjoy talking with you. my address is 261 51st street grandjunction mi 49056 Sincerely Rita Guerrero

Caros amigos !!! Assisti o vídeo e li o livro "As Sete Leis Espirituais do Sucesso", estou praticando uma por dia e divulgando as mesmas com amigos. Gostaria de participar da Rede Global para o Sucesso Espiritual, ser informada do desenvolvimento da Rede e receber material. Muito Obrigada. Com carinho Marta.

haha! and wow! and "wonder"ful! great stuff these minds are made of....

hey Dave - way down there you said you liked my haiku, good. :) and you mentioned something about hard feelings, none here.

and as Hadi said the other day "Let's Dance!

here's wishing all a good day and Namasté, Forum Friends

Peggy, your sense of wicked humor never ceases to amaze me! You bring me smiles!

Geoff, your "meanderings" are so thought-provoking. I appreciate the charm in your writing.

Hadi, if you're reading out there, greetings and good wishes for you.

It's the middle of the night and I'm too tired to write much more. I can sympathize with whoever had that experience with the rogue post. The other day, I wrote a long post and it disappeared into cyberspace, never made it here in any form! So many people have told me that computers do only what you tell them to do...I'm sure this is a false statement...mine has a mind of its own...sneaky little thing.

Good night all!

Geoff

You are such a nut...and I mean that in the best possible way :-) Ever seen the bumper sticker..."Those who wander aren't necessarily lost :-)" or something similar....

Your posts are great and very useful and thought-provoking...Have you ever read Lila by Robert Pirsig? Did I ask you this before?

you know, for me at least, talking with people like this (via the internet) is not "real" in the usual respects...you all are like disembodied voices to me (I don't mean that in a bad way, btw :-)) because I have never seen any of you or talked to you to hear your voice...."you" are not you when you post, and so this desire of yours to become unattached to "your" thoughts, from "my" point of view ;-) is not necessary--now I am not belittling your decision or anything---really hoping to encourage you to stay :-) I know we do show some "personal" traits in our posts, but for the most part it is still just words on a screen from "out there"...I'm not saying that I have no feelings about you guys, but they too are just sorta out there as I do not have an image to "attach" them to...

I enjoy being a part of your wonderings and learning and radiance, Geoff, in this somewhat limited way!

Great enjoyment in whatever "you" decide...Cathy

Please note the IP address on this post. Compare it with the one a couple of posts down. Draw your own conclusions.

Hi, Geoff. Best of luck in your ventures.

Anonymous "DaveR", thanks, but no thanks. I speak just for myself. Others who can operate their keyboards are their own narrators and certainly don't need my help.

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