To Whom It May Concern:
I first wrote to you on 6/25/02, about one month after my
full illumination. I had given up on you, but for some reason Father bids that I
write you again. He is a strange one! I do not think I am welcome on your
premises, having experienced persecution so many years ago, giving me cause to
leave. Yet, I identify Easwaran as the foremost guru of our times, head and
shoulders above people like Da Free John, Meher Baba and Sai Baba, who stated
his spirituality humbly out of compassion for mankind, instead of proudly in an
attempt to draw followers. His advice was the most helpful of all, and the only
reason his following was smaller than those of these other gentlemen, is that
the mass of humanity is incapable of perceiving his glory, their eyes all agog
at miracles and vacuous claims to divinity. Since Easwaran is foremost among
gurus, it follows that his students are foremost among students, being drawn to
him not out of a desire for fame or to be part of a large movement, but because
they have a real inner desire for Self-realization, and live every day in
accordance with this desire. It is my opinion that many at your ashram,
Ramagiri, such as Sumner, Laurel, and Diana Lightman, are in deep states of
dhyana, nearing samadhi. These individuals still retain egos, however, and are
“bound to goodness,” which is why my hope is extremely faint in writing to
you, and I only do so at the Father’s direct request. They did not recognize
the state of divine madness which overtook me in those days, making me unmindful
of the opinion of the world in an all-out effort to attain samadhi, which I did
at last attain, far away from the shelter of the ashram. Nor are they likely to
change in their opinion of me! Such is the nature of the ego. It is also my
opinion, however, that Christine is one of the few illumined women in the world
today. She is not “bound to goodness,” but awake, as was Easwaran. My
ministry is just getting under way. I have a few disciples, and a slow but
steadily growing group of friends who listen favorably to my message. If you
desire, you can read about it at www.neochristians.com. I think if you printed
it all out, there would be more than 3000 pages, six reams of paper! I have
written this all, while also working at a fulltime job, which means I have been
rather busy in my off-hours. It has worked well for me, so far. As Ramakrishna
said, I fight the spiritual fight from a fort, my own house, with no worries
about from where my next meal may come! This is all that I can think of to tell
you, at this point. I do not want to bother anyone, so I will not be writing to
you again. I wish you all the best in your sadhanas. As I say, I regard your
little group as certainly the most advanced in the world, public opinion to the
contrary!
Yours in YHWH,
Guru Kurt