INDIGESTION OF KNOWLEDGE

Weekly Knowledge #86 City of Angels -- Los Angeles, California 30 Jan 1997 USA

Indigestion of knowledge leads to development of a false ego which has no cure. Knowledge must be digested properly. Indigestion of knowledge leads to: False ego Disinterestedness; taking for granted; lack of awareness Familiarity without understanding, without depth -- flakiness Tendency to preach "Heart" burn Using knowledge for their own small ends Adamancy Your inability to do something (break a habit) can cause a pinch; when you are deeply pained by something, then that will rid you of that habit. If you are pained by your shortcomings, then you are sadhak. Pain takes you out of addiction. If you are in love with the divine, then you can digest the knowledge. Love is the appetizer -- seva is the exercise -- without love and seva, knowledge becomes indigestible. So everyone list the loving seva you have done for the world. Marielle: If love is the appetizer, what is the main course? Guruji: Knowledge Daniel: What is dessert? Guruji: MYSELF!! (Laughter) Jai Guru Dev P.S. Next week everyone write a knowledge sheet with your news flash and send it with your name on it. Fax it to 1-805-565-3538 (USA) or mail it to your national center.

NEWS FLASH Reverend Michael Bechwith, founder of the Agape Church, honored Guruji to his congregation. Everyone felt the unity inspired by the songs from the church choir and Bhajans by Divya followed by electrifying talks. Monday Guruji started a series of talks to an overflowing crowd at the Miramar Sheraton Hotel. A lady in her 50s who had an accident and lost mobility in her arm, came the next day and was amazed that she could now easily lift her arm all the way over her head. There was an air of celebration and everyone coming to the talks was simply ecstatic. Jai Gurudev (Compiled by Dean, Jeff, Kathy, and Marcy)