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valuecalculus2 |
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16-Jun-2002-20:20:13 |
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Why write about Rama? |
Why the impetus to write books about Rama?
1. Rama always indicated that many enlightened beings have visited earth, yet only a few become famous. Why should Rama be one of those few famous ones, is this dharma? If we look at the 84 Siddhas, of which Rama was one, only a few became famous. Does that make Rama (Kukripa) and the other non box-office Buddha's not as cool, as let us say a Tilopa? And is Tilopa less cool than the Gutama Buddha because he is less famous?
2. Rama stated one of the major problems with the study of enlightenment in this world - was that none of the enlightened guys/gals sat down and wrote their own writings. When Jesus was alive there were no Videos. Rama felt due to this fact, all scripture was slightly watered down (or very much so) from the original enlightened energy and message. Thus, in light of all of Rama's writing, why this rush to deliver watered down scripture full of ego?
An enlightened being has left this world and low and behold he has a PHD in English! Rama has written 3 books of sayings, 2 full length stories, and has a huge library of tapes and additional writings. Why should his students feel the need to write? We have a Buddha with direct writings and Videos! Why should one engage in the phenomena that Rama said is so common in this world - Why dilute his enlightened teachings with writings by writers who are not enlightened? Why not avoid this trap that Rama felt existed within 99% of spiritual scripture? Shouldn't we be working to make money so we can spread around the direct writings and video's of an enlightened being, if indeed, we want Rama to be a box-office Buddha?
If Christ had this body of writing, I doubt that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John would have made the box office. Why should I read these humans when I can read Jesus's library? Furthermore if Christ had been alive or had many writings, I am sure Matthew and gang would have come up with something different...before and after Christ's editing.
3. Writing is full of ego. Why sit down for months, fantasizing that you will write the definitive book on Rama? Yes it's fun to imagine oneself on Larry King, I concede, with a best-seller about Rama. Yet why not do what your ego doesn't like...make money - and give away Rama's direct tapes, books, and video's for free?
4. Would Rama want to become a box-office Buddha? Rama ate 150 Valium and swam into the Long Island sound wearing Vayu's dog collar. Of course we know that was cool, but his actions don't seem to be laying a foundation for us to spread his gospel. From his last act on earth, I intuit that he really doesn't care if he becomes a box office Buddha. This last act of his, I feel made things harder for Rama to be a box-office hit, and, I feel he knew that...he specialized in advertising.
Supposedly Rama was "Protesting the misuse of enlightened energy on this planet" with his death, and not laying a foundation for a new church in Rome or Torry Pines.
5. Rama wanted us to write books while he was alive. He asked for a few chapters and an outline for him to go over. He indicated that if he liked the outline, he would hang out with the author and give him/her more spiritual expereinces. Writing about Jesus while jesus is reviewing your work is one thing, yet it's a very different thing than the Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John thing.
How come no one took Rama up on his offer and successfully completed a book?
6. Yes writing about Rama is probably a very high task...for the writer. Writing forces one to enter into higher states of mind to recall the high experiences, yet this is a personal thing. This arguement would favor one having a journal...Yet why the big hype and sense of urgency for all of these new Rama books and online books, as if we need to spread the Gospel of Rama? I have flipped through a few of these medicore works...they don't come close to Rama's writings. These simple writings might be great occult tasks, but do these books add anything to the gospel of Rama? Do they spread enlightenment more effectively than Rama's writings? Do they have a better vibe? Can one read them without a sense of the writers ego? Would you hand them out to students as basic material? Would you rather have someone read these writings or Rama's, if you actually wanted to spread enlightenment?
7. Rama's estate has set down, at least in the past, draconian restrictions on Rama's writings. These are based on the contracts Rama had us sign to protect his teachings from the media, CAN, and other hate groups. Spies always tried to enter Rama's group, so these contracts were necessary during Rama's life. Yet now they are a hinderance to anyone who wants to write about Rama.
Why should any author, writing about Rama's dharma, tolerate this? Should not the author either decline to write because of this censorship or do battle with Rama's estate and their interference with the first admendment? Since Rama has a such a large body of writing, is such an ego-based battle between Buddhists worth it?
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Well I might write a book. I will try to answer these questions myself someday. I don't necessarily take this position, I just want to kick around my own questions and doubts. Yet at this point, the potential *gospel* task for me feels like it is laced full of ego. I would much rather write software, that is where I feel his energy.... |
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