--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > > I'm not arguing that there aren't charlatans out > > > there; there are. But even the charlatans may teach > > > valuable stuff, just as the "real" teachers may > > > teach garbage. The key to me seems to lie in > > > preserving that tendency to evaluate each thing > > > that one's teacher says on its own merit, here and > > > now, in real-time, *without regard for* the things > > > the teacher may have said in the past. > > > > > > Easier said than done. We're all creatures of > > > habit, and tend to take the easy path rather > > > than the one that requires a little effort. > > > > > Agreed. Spiritual growth is no different than our > > body's growth. First, we need the teacher like a > > parent and unquestioningly follow what they say. > > And we look for that parental figure to guide us. (I > > personally never followed a teacher for more than > > a day if I didn't sense they were right for me.) > > > > Then I continued to follow Maharishi as a child > > follows his parent. Until it was clear by the > > direction I was taking this was no longer possible. > > Then it was time to leave home, to go Home. > > > > Bye, bye Baby, bye bye... > > Yup. And in my book, the real "test" of the teacher > is how gracefully or non-gracefully they deal with > someone moving on when they feel it is their time > to move on. Some handle this well, and others...well > they sometimes declare the "unfaithful" devotee an > apostate and treat him or her like shit. Think > Chopra, or how people who found other teachers > tend to be treated by TMTBs. > > One of the things I've come to look for in spiritual > trips is whether there are any "graduates." That is, > if the organization preaches enlightenment, is any- > one *allowed* to be openly enlightened? Are they > *accepted* as enlightened by the teacher, and > encouraged to teach? Or (more common) are they > treated as if they've done something wrong? > > It's an issue to be aware of... > I've done all of my shopping, so now I stay out of the supermarket.
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