Mara,
My favourite Zen quote has always been
"Before Zen, chop wood, carry water.
After Zen, chop wood, carry water."
To me this means that even though you realise a certain spiritual truth, you live fundamentally in the real material world where you have to live your usual life, just as before.
In certain mystical traditions, Zen being one, there is an emphasis on a type of understanding that goes beyond typical reasoning; beyond the type of critical thinking that we use for day to day problem solving. I understand this. This is where the use of Zen koans come in. I actually enjoy Zen koans very much.
But Zen does not advocate that you give away critical thinking all together and become a zombie, blindly following a leader! It does not mean that you become totally mindless and spout the same phrases over and over again, without even considering what you are actually saying.
It does not mean you lose your moral compass, either, and have no idea of right and wrong.
By the way, Jesus quoted scriptures in the bible - as most scholars of Christianity agree, he was an observant Jew, and possibly a rabbi.
The reason Mooji hints that people don't read classical Adviata is because he doesn't want them to know how he distorts and mis-uses these teachings. I'm not suggesting he is illiterate or too lazy to read. I am suggesting that he doesn't want people to explore any traditional teachings at length, he just wants them to blindly follow him. Mindlessly.
I'm glad you agree about the Moo Sangha Fb group. They are brain-washed and it is very, very disturbing.
My favourite Zen quote has always been
"Before Zen, chop wood, carry water.
After Zen, chop wood, carry water."
To me this means that even though you realise a certain spiritual truth, you live fundamentally in the real material world where you have to live your usual life, just as before.
In certain mystical traditions, Zen being one, there is an emphasis on a type of understanding that goes beyond typical reasoning; beyond the type of critical thinking that we use for day to day problem solving. I understand this. This is where the use of Zen koans come in. I actually enjoy Zen koans very much.
But Zen does not advocate that you give away critical thinking all together and become a zombie, blindly following a leader! It does not mean that you become totally mindless and spout the same phrases over and over again, without even considering what you are actually saying.
It does not mean you lose your moral compass, either, and have no idea of right and wrong.
By the way, Jesus quoted scriptures in the bible - as most scholars of Christianity agree, he was an observant Jew, and possibly a rabbi.
The reason Mooji hints that people don't read classical Adviata is because he doesn't want them to know how he distorts and mis-uses these teachings. I'm not suggesting he is illiterate or too lazy to read. I am suggesting that he doesn't want people to explore any traditional teachings at length, he just wants them to blindly follow him. Mindlessly.
I'm glad you agree about the Moo Sangha Fb group. They are brain-washed and it is very, very disturbing.