Disciples of Ramana Maharshi

[Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian]

Ken wrote:

>If the question had been "why are there 'false teachers' in the
>world", then some sort of "everything is maya" response might have
>been warranted, because the question would refer to the nature of
>reality in general.
>
>However, the actual question was a specific one, ie what was the
>connection between following Ramana and becoming a false teacher.
>
>Thus, the question calls for a specific answer having to do with the
>nature of Ramana's teachings and/or the nature of those who are
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>attracted to his teachings.
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I think I owe an apology to egodust here. I failed to read into Ken's
question like egodust quickly did.

If I had known that this was another of Ken's "advaita strengthens the ego"
and other such insinuations which he is fond of, I would have just kept quiet.
Instead I misunderstood it as a concern (which I have) that many people are
utilizing Ramana Maharshi's name and some of them in a seemingly dubious
manner.

He further wrote:

>Though Ramana Maharshi may have denied any disciples, there are hosts of
>people : Sadhu Arunachala, Balaram Reddy, Kunju Swami, Ganapati Muni etc
>who claim Ramana to be their Guru and that includes Poonjaji.
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>While I agree with your main point, ( which was concisely stated by a
>popular false guru as "dead gurus can't kick your a** " ), I have to

Very nice to have cosy agreements here, but I must point out that none of the
people mentioned above (I do not know anything about Poonaji) ever claimed to
be enlightened or acted as a "guru" at anytime. It was claimed that all these
people claimed to be enlightened after Ramana M's passing away. Please get your
facts straight. Ganapati Muni died much before RM. Further all these devotees
were known for the simplicity, humility and devotion to their guru. I find it
extremely disgusting that some people are spreading false allegations against
such people to give credence to their own pet theories and/or organizations.
Enough said.

Ramakrishnan.
--
Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant (May faulty logic
undermine your entire philosophy)           -- strong Vulcan curse
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