851 From: "Greg" <trian3@charter.net> Date: Mon Apr 25, 2005 0:50pm Subject: Dangers inherent in Samavrtti/Visamavrtti without a guru trian3 Offline Send Email
Hello all,
I'd like to get a few ideas about the actual dangers one can expect when performing Samavrtti (or possibly Visamavrtti once I feel I've mastered the former) without a guru. I've read numerous places that it's very dangerous to do so and as much more so with Visamavrtti. However, they don't go into detail on what the actual dangers are or what the chances are that one might encounter these difficulties. Now, I'm sure it's greatly dependent on the person and the degree of caution (or lack thereof) that one exudes in their practices, but if I could just get *some* idea based on some of your experiences it would help me to formulate a decision as to whether to go ahead with practice now or to wait until I'm back down in the Bay Area and can seek out a guru there.