Wombat Wrote:
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> I am disappointed that this forum is not employing
> critical thinking when looking at evidence against
> Mooji. In my view it loses a lot of credibility
> when evidence is not properly evaluated, but is
> instead collated to promote a point of view.
>
> I am referring to Corboy reposting the xivoparig
> material and then selectively reposting the
> comments that support his view, while ignoring my
> comments that it cannot be true as the when, where
> and how do not add up to where Mooji was that
> entire year! Happytown even posted "I think that
> xivoparig knows that the details of their post are
> verifiably false since Mooji spends most of his
> time in Portugal. I think it is further
> distraction and dilution of discussion."
>
> Similarly disturbing is drawing conclusions such
> as this: "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." This is pure opinion presented
> as fact. I know for a fact that Monte Sahaja has
> an 'Advaita Library' with hundreds of books from a
> very wide range of authors. Hardly likely that
> Mooji does not want his followers to read books...
>
> I was hoping for proper, measured debate, not a
> witch hunt!
Wombat,
I'm glad you retuned to the conversation. I hope you get something out of it. Of course, there are people here who are "pro Mooji" and people here who are against him. That is the nature of all debates...please do not take offence if people selectively use information to support an argument. This is what happens everywhere, throughout the world. That is what happens in a court-room for example...(something I have fortunately not had direct experience of.)
I will have to go back and re-read xivoparig's comments. I thought she said she met him in London, but she does not say where the rest of her story took place. She says she and others "Followed him." Could she have followed him to Portugal? I don't know. I know he does travel a bit.
I'm glad that Monte Sahaja has a library full of books and I hope the Mooji followers enjoy reading them. For me, personally, I thought Mooji was hinting that it is a waste of time to read books! I also thought he was hinting that we should not share non-dualist philosophy with others, our family and friends, and that we should 'stay quiet' about our discovery (of the 'truth'). I found this suspect....like he thinks we will find people who will talk us out of it, or else we will read something that contradicts what he was saying. That is how I interpreted it. He also says to a lot of people "don't go looking for relationships. Don't look for friends to hang out with." I also found this to be suspicious. Why does Mooji want us to be alone by ourselves, with our own thoughts?
It's not really healthy to be alone all the time, as human beings are designed to be social creatures and our brains respond favourably to social interaction.
This is my interpretation. I am very interested to hear any comments you might have. I welcome any information at all.
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> I am disappointed that this forum is not employing
> critical thinking when looking at evidence against
> Mooji. In my view it loses a lot of credibility
> when evidence is not properly evaluated, but is
> instead collated to promote a point of view.
>
> I am referring to Corboy reposting the xivoparig
> material and then selectively reposting the
> comments that support his view, while ignoring my
> comments that it cannot be true as the when, where
> and how do not add up to where Mooji was that
> entire year! Happytown even posted "I think that
> xivoparig knows that the details of their post are
> verifiably false since Mooji spends most of his
> time in Portugal. I think it is further
> distraction and dilution of discussion."
>
> Similarly disturbing is drawing conclusions such
> as this: "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." This is pure opinion presented
> as fact. I know for a fact that Monte Sahaja has
> an 'Advaita Library' with hundreds of books from a
> very wide range of authors. Hardly likely that
> Mooji does not want his followers to read books...
>
> I was hoping for proper, measured debate, not a
> witch hunt!
Wombat,
I'm glad you retuned to the conversation. I hope you get something out of it. Of course, there are people here who are "pro Mooji" and people here who are against him. That is the nature of all debates...please do not take offence if people selectively use information to support an argument. This is what happens everywhere, throughout the world. That is what happens in a court-room for example...(something I have fortunately not had direct experience of.)
I will have to go back and re-read xivoparig's comments. I thought she said she met him in London, but she does not say where the rest of her story took place. She says she and others "Followed him." Could she have followed him to Portugal? I don't know. I know he does travel a bit.
I'm glad that Monte Sahaja has a library full of books and I hope the Mooji followers enjoy reading them. For me, personally, I thought Mooji was hinting that it is a waste of time to read books! I also thought he was hinting that we should not share non-dualist philosophy with others, our family and friends, and that we should 'stay quiet' about our discovery (of the 'truth'). I found this suspect....like he thinks we will find people who will talk us out of it, or else we will read something that contradicts what he was saying. That is how I interpreted it. He also says to a lot of people "don't go looking for relationships. Don't look for friends to hang out with." I also found this to be suspicious. Why does Mooji want us to be alone by ourselves, with our own thoughts?
It's not really healthy to be alone all the time, as human beings are designed to be social creatures and our brains respond favourably to social interaction.
This is my interpretation. I am very interested to hear any comments you might have. I welcome any information at all.