Purification of mind does NOT reflect on one’s outward behavior, a purified mind is no mind and any perceived behavior is illusion
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| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | Purifying mind is the description of a process where the illusion of the existence of a mind is transcended and it ends with manonasa. What a body does has nothing whatsoever to do with a mind (but by thoughts from imaginary past lives). Its actions are determined by past karma. New karma is created when the mind identifies with the [actions of the] body. There is always new karma until manonasa. However, the belief of being a doer and identifying with the actions of a body is the core of maya. That does not mean there is no responsibility, however that responsibility is maya too and to wallow in that is just affirming ever more the ego. One of the major errors of Michael's interpretations of Bhagavan's teachings. Bhagavan wants us to NOT identify with a body and its actions. Taking responsibility would defy that. And that's the point: Responsibility will be there always, if one believes in it or not, however one can only transcend responsibility too in "purifying" the mind until manonasa and then responsibility and all sins and virtues are realized as being an illusion! |
| Interests | Michael James is quite confused. According to Bhagavan one's outward behavior is determined by prarabdha. To believe that a "purification" will consequently change one's outward behavior is nonsense, that would imply a doer. Purification also implies the dissolution of mind or “doer” and subsequently any outward behavior. The notion or existence of “outward behavior” lives and dies with the mind. Michael talks from both ends of his mouth: He correctly says that the body of Bhagavan is a projection of mind but denies the same for “outward behavior". Apparently Michael does not fully grasp the rope and snake analogy. I guess more refinement is needed ;-) That's why the blind (i.e. Michael James) should not attempt to teach or preach the concepts of Jnana without having realized Self first. |
| Favorite movies | Another one of Michael’s mind farts: His interpretation of karma, especially prarabdha: He says that what happens to us is prarabdha but what we “do” is not. That is BS and not what Bhagavan has taught. Bhagavan said that all of our actions are determined by prarabdha including thoughts. Free will is truly an illusion. Prarabdha and karma in general is only transcended by turning within. If Michael would not be blinded by his prejudices and use simple logic then he must realize that his belief I stated above is nonsense. I.e. he said that it was prarabdha that Hitler became chancellor of Germany but that he was responsible for his decision to start a war or ordering the holocaust. So I suppose Michael implies that Hitler had the freedom, and with that the “free” will, to not order the holocaust. That is BS. Why? |
| Favorite music | Well, taking his assumption that what happens to us is prarabdha (and therefore unavoidable) then the death of many because of the holocaust is prarabdha too. It has happened to them. So when it was unavoidable that the prarabdha of the victims of the holocaust had to unfold then how come then that Hitlers’s decision was free will? Its backward prarabdha since Hitler could have decided to spare the Jews and instead transport them to a remote island. But then it would have not been parabdha anymore for the victims, wouldn’t it? So any decision done what affects others MUST be prarabdha too. Unless one listens to BS remarks of wannabe Jnanis like Sadhu Om and that is Michael’s downfall. Bhagavan also taught that there is no cause and effect, that means that the effect and cause are inexplicably connected and there is no room for changing that within the mind. That means that that what is happening to us or the effect, and what was intended to be done or the cause, must be both prarabdha, that means that Hitler had no choice but to order the holocaust as much as Arjuna had no choice but to fight. It was not Hitler’s nor Arjuna’s decision, the mind (Hitler's, Arjuna's, yours) just likes to believe that |
| Favorite books | And that does not deny that Hitler, assuming that he was not a Jnani, created new karma, in that case “bad” karma and as long as he identifies with being an ego and body, he will be suffering from the consequences. And that will go on UN TIL one finally radically decides to turn within (the only decision we have) and leaves the cycle of karma to itself. Michael’s assertion of the “guilt” of others for their action is a huge blind spot, very likely based on his abusive childhood from where he must still be carrying psychological scars. He needs to blame “others” for their actions. Hitler’s actions and all actions from serial killers and all “bad” people in the world are as much God’s will as the countless sermons of Michael on YouTube. That is Bhagavan’s teaching and anything else is a gross distortion of Bhagavan! |