(04-09-2011, 05:57 AM)Spectrum Wrote: I find this quote most applicable to the times we live in, with 'spiritual teachers' -- popping up like mushrooms everywhere:
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From Idries Shah, The Sufi:
The false teacher will keep his followers around him all the time, will not tell them that they are being given a training which must end as soon as possible, and will not give them the opportunity to taste their development themselves and carry on as fulfilled people.
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Exactly, this is why I immediately felt the Ra material felt right. It was all there, with the keys given to you. Simple truths that at first seemed "too simple". But after re-reading and trying to really live in love, from the perspective of the creator, I knew it was the right thing to do.
These spiritual teachers we see everywhere now, never tell you this simple truth ... instead its hours of talks and books ... that keep you close to the truth ... but never access the real "simple" truth: to live in love, every moment, every day.
However, at the end of the day, if people seek a spiritual teacher and gain some benefit from him/ her, then that's good too. As Ra said, "There are no mistakes".