> And interestingly enough, so does the corollary. > Many of the strongest True Believers have purpose- > fully maintained their distance from the teacher > *so that* they can preserve the idealized vision > of him or her that they have in their minds. They > don't *want* to get close, because they might see > something that interferes with that vision. > > ----And also the opposite is true, where some gurus are very humble and simply acknowledge thier fallable personalities. I have mentioned this a few times. One lama who is very fallable fills me with bliss all the time, whereas another who is so very perfect and distant leaves me dry. it takes all types. Some people have huge and insatiable egos which cannot be tamed except through their believing in "the only real one."
Well said. A teacher I studied with, in the early days of his teaching, said something that may relate to the kind of teacher-student relationship you speak of in the last sentence: "Pedestals were invented by a very wise man who perceived the need in human consciousness to cast people down. This wise man realized that it would be impossible to cast people down unless you had put them up on something first. So he invented the pedestal, which is now employed on a regular basis. You put people on it so you can cast them down later. Indeed, he was a wise man." Unc To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
