Re: Mooji a cult?

Thanks for sharing the article by Sam Harris, Corboy.

It's a really interesting story. A Swiss woman who was following Papaji had some kind of trancendent experience and Papaji was very quick to proclaim that the woman was therefore enlightened.

The Swiss woman then travelled with a group of seekers to visit a Buddhist Dzogchen Master. This Master was able to point out that the woman was not in fact enlightened. She was merely thinking about being enlightened all the time and she felt blissed-out due to her thoughts, which were pleasant.

I can absolutely relate to this! It is pleasant to contemplate the nature of enlightenment and to imagine the freedom that it would entail! But that does not make you enlightened.

There is no "quick fix" when it comes to spirituality. You have to undertake spiritual practices. Serving others. Meditation. Prayer, chanting, devotion to God (not to a guru!) Humility, making moral and ethical choices, abstaining from intoxicants, moderation, etc. Giving to the poor. Forgiveness.

All these things don't come easy!