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- Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:11 pm
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: SFSK Devotee
- Replies: 164
- Views: 273207
Re: SFSK Devotee
I don't think Enlightened is "dumb", I just think she is hearing conflicting stories and choosing to believe one over the other. Obviously I disagree with her choice, but it doesn't help our cause to question her intelligence. In fact, I am appealing to that intelligence when I post here. ...
- Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:33 am
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: SFSK Devotee
- Replies: 164
- Views: 273207
Re: SFSK Devotee
Enlightened, It is interesting that you now seem to value evidence - why not hold Mrs Mavro to the same standard? Have you seen the financial documents of the School or Mrs Mavro's bank statements? If not, then I suggest it's simply a matter of what is reasonable in the given circumstances. My gripe...
- Fri Jun 28, 2013 2:11 pm
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: SFSK Devotee
- Replies: 164
- Views: 273207
Re: SFSK Devotee
Enlightened, It's just a matter of thinking rationally about the situation. Do you really think Mrs Mavro personally bought (or was even able to buy) a premises in the Sydney CBD at current market value? Do you think she is that wealthy? Even if she did - to whom is she leaving all those mortgage re...
- Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:39 pm
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
- Replies: 317
- Views: 443980
Re: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
Krishna claims that His Holiness evidently swims twice a day, but he has been confined to a wheelchair for quite some time. Surely this is wholly irrelevant to the issue of whether or not Mrs Mavro's claims regarding her authority are substantiated or not. If you speak to Krishna's credibility, it'...
- Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:55 pm
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: SFSK Devotee
- Replies: 164
- Views: 273207
Re: SFSK Devotee
Margarita happens to be a close friend, and I know for a fact that she is not as you state "hanging around to inherit Mrs M's riches".......Its preposterous, you sound extreme and alarmist... If Margarita, who has remained in the School, is not interested in Mrs Mavro's money, then it see...
- Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:43 am
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: Residentials
- Replies: 11
- Views: 53091
Re: Residentials
Hello Minnie and welcome to the forums. Thank you for posting - this forum is read by many current and ex-students so I'm sure your words will not go to waste.
MOTS
MOTS
- Sun Jun 09, 2013 3:21 am
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
- Replies: 317
- Views: 443980
Re: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
Hi Nick, 1. Audio file As you know, I agree with you when you say there has been an interminable wait on that audio file. Just one question though - let's say you heard the audio and we turned out to be right about the mantram etc. Would you change your mind about Mrs Mavro and the School? 2. Integr...
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:21 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: An End to the Usurpation by Daffy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 45812
Re: An End to the Usurpation by Daffy
Do you mean two separate sub-forums within ses-forums.org? If yes, then I'm all for it. It might help to organise the threads a bit as well - at the moment everything is mixed in together and might look confusing to some people.
What will be done with all the existing threads?
MOTS
What will be done with all the existing threads?
MOTS
- Tue May 21, 2013 8:21 am
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: SFSK Devotee
- Replies: 164
- Views: 273207
Re: SFSK Devotee
There are two issues here; the first regards the question of whether the stipulation of a fee for teaching is allowable in the Vedantic tradition, and the second regards the question of whether that money, once paid, is used legitimately. The first issue is resolved by simply looking at what Vedanti...
- Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:57 am
- Forum: General discussion of SES
- Topic: Nothing Wrong with SES
- Replies: 49
- Views: 95645
Re: Nothing Wrong with SES
GD, I think StillatSES has decided to leave the SES for genuine reasons. I'm not sure if he is still posting, but it was my impression that membership of this forum genuinely changed the way he thought about the SES. I think we should give people the benefit of the doubt in this regard - my own &quo...
- Sat Apr 20, 2013 12:47 am
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: SFSK Devotee
- Replies: 164
- Views: 273207
Re: SFSK Devotee
Yes, the tactic of "who's asking that question?" was particularly bad. This 'answer' was so ubiquitously used at School that it became a cliché. Not only does it fail to answer the question, but it makes the tutor look as if he/she has a 'deeper' understanding of the 'real' situation. All ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 7:57 am
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: Michael Mavro Sydney SOP
- Replies: 38
- Views: 76746
Re: Michael Mavro Sydney SOP
Dear all, 1. The "couldn't hack it" comment was unfortunate. Enlightened, it's often hard to make sense of your true position when you present us with such wildly fluctuating responses. Sometimes you are considered and thoughtful, and at others you are highly derogatory - it might be bette...
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:32 pm
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: Michael Mavro Sydney SOP
- Replies: 38
- Views: 76746
Re: Michael Mavro Sydney SOP
Enlightened, I'm pretty sure that if you took a survey of (now ex-) School members 1 or 2 years ago, many (if not all) of them would have said they didn't feel controlled. Now that they are outside the School, many have realised just how pernicious that "control" really was. Might you not ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:21 pm
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: SFSK Devotee
- Replies: 164
- Views: 273207
Re: SFSK Devotee
Hello Sydneysider and welcome to the forum, In regard to your question, the notion of "School" originated with the SES in London, and was appropriated by the Mavros when they set up the School of Philosophy (and later the SFSK). As far as qualifications are concerned, I think this is one o...
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:41 am
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
- Replies: 317
- Views: 443980
Re: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
It seems Dr. Alan has 'un-deleted' his posts above. It makes the thread easier to read and understand, so thank you for that.
There's just too much in the post to deal with, moreover I've written responses to most of the points in previous posts, so I won't go into it now.
MOTS
There's just too much in the post to deal with, moreover I've written responses to most of the points in previous posts, so I won't go into it now.
MOTS