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I had to explain to the sadhu that there were two obstacles preventing me giving
him Tantrik Diksha. The first obstacle, which could not be overcome, was that I could
not give diksha in the Uttara Kaulas to one who had been refused this diksha by my
guru. Secondly, I had decided not to initiate anyone of Indian origin into the Uttara
Kaula or the Adi-Nath Sampradayas. As sannyasi or sadhu, there was the danger that
after I had entered Mahasamadhi and was unable to deny, that someone might claim
that they had been given Sannyas Diksha, and claim authority as guru by succession.
The sadhu who brought me the message was not a great problem. I took him to
Shambhala Tapovan, and we took a good meal. I gave him a few rupees for travel, as
he wish to return to the Ganges area where he knew so many people.
I have always thought of myself as a cosmopolitan, not limited by any ideas, and
not part of the social, political, or intellectual world. The world is my city; the Cosmos
my land. The word cosmopolitan was first used by Diogenes, the naked Greek Cynic
philosopher who lived about 400 B.C.E.
When will the human race grow up to recognize that there are many people who
are not nationalists, and want to be free of labels and locations? Why, in this modern
day and age is it expected that all humans should grow up and conform to the patterns
and ideas of the country and zone into which they are born? Though we are really still
a long way from being a civilized and advanced culture, may the International Nath
Order lead the way into more advanced social patterns, to the benefit of the Naths and
Mankind in general.
Om Shanti Om!
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