"He who is in search of a
spiritual teacher
should first seek the light within himself...
If one cannot contact directly this
inner light, then one must search for the outer light.
The outer light - the spiritual teacher
- is he who guides the true seeker into this inner journey
for the intimate contact with the inner light - wisdom.
He who is trying hard to experience his inner light,
will easily find an outer light also to help him in his
inner journey.
Each individual has to experience
the truth in his heart because the experience of others
cannot be his own experience. The enlightened teacher
cannot give someone his own enlightenment.
The teachers guidance verbally helps
in the understanding of our mental and physical functions,
manifestations and problems, so that we may begin on
the path of self inquiry. The duty of the spiritual teacher
is to pass on the information, and the duty of the student
is to practice and to transform the information into
his blood.
Everybody understands reality according
to their own capacity, rather than the ultimate reality
itself. Therefore, your teacher can be only he who understands
you, and whom you understand.
Nature is the ultimate teacher, and
it has only one goal for all beings, especially all human
beings: to bring them from the field of multiplicity
into the realm of unity.
A spiritual teacher does not teach
anyone to depend on him, nor does he pretend to be the
master of anybody. Those who declare themselves to be
a light, and those who pretend to be the light - definitely
they are not.
The true teacher is he who removes
the power of competition and jealousy from your heart,
and makes your heart able to love not only all fellows
of the present, but also fellows of the past and future.
When there is union with the inner light, all selfishness,
evil tendencies, chaos, disharmony, ignorance, egoism,
misunderstanding, greed, lust, and hatred disappear and
there is an uninterrupted flow of love, understanding,
togetherness, selfless service, gratefulness and compassion." |
