Ishwa helper Reged: 03/03/02 Posts: 553

Re: Meaning and significance of Siva [Re: willie] #16996 - 06/02/02 06:40 AM Edit Reply Quote

It's amazing to notice that on one hand Willie understands that time is in favour of older authorities, and on the other hands it must be against them. If time is in favour, it means it survived criticisms of their contemporaries and all after them till now. So it survived the test of critics and time. Then your remark about OBL. Do you really believe that a selfrealized person is saying about himself that he's selfrealized? That is and has never been the criterion! So OBL or any other megalomaniacal person saying that about himself is just an ego-centred person, way away from selfrealization. What older texts can say about modernity? That question you should ask to yourself and seek and research that. But as you are brushing aside anything that's is past, your question is a little strange. First of all you should understand the meaning of past experiences within yourself. If past works don't have any meaning for you, then let it go. Don't bother about them. They aren't hurting you. Just choose whatever suits you, anything that is in the interest of your personal and social development and selfrealization.