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by Dr.Alan
Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:59 pm
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition
Replies: 116
Views: 188748

Re: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition

Jo-Anne Morgan THE EIGHTH MISTAKE - NOT TREATING MEN AND WOMEN EQUALLY You are correct that the monastic orders of the Shankaracharya tradition are not in favour of contact with women, for obvious reasons connected with celibacy etc. However, you are right we should also include the grihastha tradit...
by Dr.Alan
Sat Jan 19, 2013 10:47 pm
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition
Replies: 116
Views: 188748

Re: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition

Dear MOTS, your post to Ahamty2 was interesting especially where you asked, "The real issue is the verification of these truth-claims." I can enlarge on that as far as my 50 years of trying can take me, aided by those things which I have also been taught to do etc. It comes down to the fir...
by Dr.Alan
Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:54 am
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition
Replies: 116
Views: 188748

Re: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition

CONFUSION BETWEEN HINDUISM AND VEDANTA Reading some posts and the -net links which are put up, I see there is confusion between Hinduism and Vedanta. Even some modern Indians are not so well versed as perhaps they should be. To try and root their religion as far back in time as they can, some Indian...
by Dr.Alan
Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:13 am
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition
Replies: 116
Views: 188748

Re: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition

During my short stay on this forum so far - I believe I understand what its purpose is; and so I will try to embody my understanding in a single sentence. I am sure you will correct me if it is not to your liking. PURPOSE OF FORUM The opportunity for ex members of SES to honestly share their knowled...
by Dr.Alan
Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:39 pm
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition
Replies: 116
Views: 188748

Re: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition

SEVENTH MISTAKE ---- CHILDREN ---- IS SES TRYING TO TRAIN SHANKARACHARYAS ??? PART TWO - AVOIDING DEVIATION FROM TRADITION (Much of this text is also for any current SES readers of this forum to digest and act on it.) Example of Risk of Deviation (It is most likely that your local priest or vicar wi...
by Dr.Alan
Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:23 am
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition
Replies: 116
Views: 188748

Re: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition

SEVENTH MISTAKE ---- CHILDREN ---- IS SES TRYING TO TRAIN SHANKARACHARYAS ??? PART ONE - ESTABLISHING THE BEST CONDITIONS FOR TEACHING Shankaracharyas are required to be life long celibates. Hence, there is no such thing as an hereditary right to the position of Shankaracharya, i.e. no one has a Sha...
by Dr.Alan
Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:58 pm
Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
Topic: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
Replies: 317
Views: 439311

Re: Sydney School for Self Knowledge

Leonie SSNP is the Society for the Study of Normal Psychology in London UK - started by P.D. Ouspensky. They also follow Vedanta and the same meditation system. They meet sometimes at HQ in London but mainly in members own houses. Hence no premises costs. There are no duties requested of anyone. No ...
by Dr.Alan
Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:11 am
Forum: St James and St Vedast
Topic: EXPERIENCES AT ST. VEDAST (now St. James) AND THE S.E.S
Replies: 604
Views: 897317

Re: EXPERIENCES AT ST. VEDAST (now St. James) AND THE S.E.S

This is a request to all those who attended any primary or junior stage school associated with SES. I would like to know which practices which you consider were specifically of a spiritual character were taught in a compulsory manner, to anyone before their 8th birthday. None of my children attended...
by Dr.Alan
Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:18 am
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition
Replies: 116
Views: 188748

Re: Mistakes against the Shankaracharya Tradition

SES MEDITATION SYSTEM From reading some comments on various posts, there may be some of you who are not sure about the meditation taught to you at SES. If this has arisen from anything I have posted, then I apologise for that. So if you are either still at SES or are otherwise still practising medit...
by Dr.Alan
Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:18 am
Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
Topic: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
Replies: 317
Views: 439311

Re: Sydney School for Self Knowledge

SES MEDITATION SYSTEM From reading some comments on various posts, there may be some of you who are not sure about the meditation taught to you at SES. If this has arisen from anything I have posted, then I apologise for that. So if you are either still at SES or are otherwise still practising medit...

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