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Date Posted: 13:13:42 10/25/03 Sat
Author: anonymous - 24 Aug 2003
Subject: Re: P. Yogananda an 'avatara' ?
In reply to: ketch - 24 Aug 2003 's message, "Re: P. Yogananda an 'avatara' ?" on 13:12:31 10/25/03 Sat

Thats a good point ketch. You can speak of the mass-group dynamic within the organization following certain frequencies of "devotee-ism", but as an SRF member myself Ive always considered the Masters to be equal in the context of their degree of realization.

You must remember that much of the elevated position attributed to Christ has been built up over centuries of exposure to the western public, whereas the concept of present-day living Christs and masters is somewhat of a revelation in the modern religious experience of many Westerners, hence the potential for attributing a greater 'aura' of holiness to a historical figure already rooted in the cultural bedrock of the West.

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