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Notebooks of Paul Brunton > Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 6: Stu ent!"ea#her

Stu ent!"ea#her

General notes

1"he few who have a broa e$perien#e of life% whose reason is suffi#iently alive to &u ge

both fruits an roots #orre#tly an whose intuition is suffi#iently a#tive to re#ogni'enobility when (eeting it% who want the whole truth an nothing less% will fin a frien)for he will not wish to be anything (ore* who will e#line to per(it others to hol afan#iful vision of an earthly perfe#tion whi#h is non!e$istent+ who will be hu(ble% sane%an balan#e above all things% an yet prove with ti(e!!if they the(selves prove loyal!!to be also a sure an benevolent gui e in this ark forest where so (any wan er

bewil ere % e#eive % or self! e#eive , -$#essive unrefle#tive saint!worship raisese$aggerate an even false hopes, .t has histori#ally often en e with e$ploitation of theworshipper, But even where it oes not% it is still in#o(patible with healthy self!evelop(ent+ an affe#tionate respe#t is wiser an safer, /et us not ask a tea#her to be ago % be#ause thereby we are liable to e#eive an en anger ourselves% but let us ask hi(to be #o(petent an illu(ine % truthful an helpful an #o(passionate,

0 Not by our own e$ertions alone% an not by the gift or gra#e of an e$ternal being alone%#an we be brought to final reali'ation% but by both,

"hose who #an let the(selves be uplifte by so(e inspire or enlightene personshoul un erstan that he is #apable of lifting the( to the point of tou#hing their bestself% the ivinity within the(, So(e (ay even gain a gli(pse of it% a (e(orableunforgettable e$perien#e, But will they let it happen2

34e are not left to fin out for ourselves what the truth is, Now an then (essengersappear a(ong us% ea#h bearing his own personal #o((uni#ation about the e$isten#e ofa higher power an the nee of a higher life,

54e (ay help the Overself in rawing us to the goal by surren ering to the gui an#e of a#o(petent spiritual a viser or we (ay obstru#t it by #linging to the ego s, But anin#o(petent a viser will also obstru#t it% an in fa#t be#o(e a #hannel for the ego struth!obs#uring ta#ti#s,

6"he iffi#ulty of the task of self!i(prove(ent is not to be un errate an it is be#auseof this as well as for other reasons that seekers sin#e an#ient ti(es have been a vise toobtain the help of a guru, 7ro( hi( they #an get inspiration% gui an#e% an a #ertaintelepathi#ally transferre strengthening power whi#h is #alle 8ra#e,

.t is not ne#essary to be living always near a guru in a (onastery as so (any see( tothink, 4hat is really ne#essary is to (eet hi( on this physi#al plane on#e only% even if it

be &ust for five (inutes, 9fter that his help #an be re#eive inwar ly an (entally bytelepathy without any further physi#al (eeting, "his is be#ause the real guru is not the
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13"he nee of a saviour arises fro( the fa#t that the ego #annot lift itself by its own

bootstraps% #annot rise out of its own i(ension into a higher one% an will not willinglyen#o(pass its own estru#tion, et its spiritual #areer arrives eventually at a pointwhere it fin s an sees that it has one what it #oul % that further efforts are futile% anthat only so(e power outsi e itself #an bring about the ne$t forwar (ove, owever% it

(ay not without self! e#eption e#lare this point to be rea#he when in fa#t it ought to#ontinue with its strivings+ it (ay not #ease pre(aturely fro( its struggles, .f it oes so%then it woul be e


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(aterialisti# the perio has been,

03-very generation has to fin its own way through these (ysteries an to these truthsanew% espite the heavy freight of re#or e tea#hings an revelations whi#h it re#eivesfro( all the previous ones, "his is why new prophets have always been nee e to

provi e the ol % ol #lues,

05So(ething or so(eone is nee e to raw us fro( the ego to the Overself behin it,

064hen he fin s out that all his efforts at self!i(prove(ent are (ove(ents aroun a#ir#le% that the ego oes not really inten to give itself up in surren er to the Overselfan therefore only preten s to o so% he reali'es that left to hi(self he #annot su##ee inreally #hanging his inner #entre of gravity, elp is nee e fro( so(e outsi e sour#e ifhe is to free hi(self fro( su#h a hopeless position,

0;.t is sai that wis o( #o(es with e$perien#e, But the sages who offer to i(part it%whether in person or in writing% (ay save us so(e of the effort an suffering whi#ha##o(pany e$perien#e,

0?4hile the rea( is still #ontinuing% he #annot help taking its s#enes an figures as being


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har ly any of the other a(ong us,

3"he instru#tion an #riti#is( of a


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3Other results of asso#iating with one who is (ore spiritually a van#e are that it in#itesa stu ent to e$#el hi(self% strengthens hi( in the resolve to pursue the


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things% as well as the suggestive power of po(p an prestige% that the organi'einstitution will always attra#t fifty followers where the lone illu(inate will attra#t five,

50"he (aster #an see the is#iple s #hara#ter an (otives% hi en #o(ple$es anunreveale weaknesses better than he #an hi(self,

5is own little e$perien#e (ay be too li(ite to #o(prehen (ysti#al revelations aright,Conse


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un#learly% the tea#her states e#isively% assure ly% an efinitely,

69 phrase or two% #o(ing fro( an inspire (an% (ay set a sub#ons#ious pro#ess workingin the (in of another an lea hi( in the en to a#


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"he nee of a gui e an (entor is obvious but this is no reason to e$aggerate it to thee$tent that so (any have one,

;0.s there then no real nee of a (aster2 "he answer is =NoF= for so(e (en but = esF= for(ost (en, e is nee e to wake up the sleeper by telling hi( the highest truth from the

very first time % an then es#en by egrees to the stages while still hol ing on to thetruth, "he (aster serves only by showing a seeking person his real self% his Overself: orhol ing a (irror up to hi(, "his #an be #alle % also% giving hi( a =gli(pse%= or% (oretruthfully% being use by the higher power as a vehi#le to o so,

;e who is working un er the gui an#e of a (aster is not e$e(pt fro( (aking (istakes%

but he will (ake fewer an e$pose the( sooner an #orre#t the(


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su#h a (an,

?A"he truth is that nearly all aspirants nee the help of e$pert hu(an gui es an printe

books when they are a#tively seeking the Spirit% an of printe books at least when theyare (erely beginning to seek,)P*

Books as teachers

?1.t is not essential to fin a tea#her in the flesh!!he (ay be in print, 9 book (ay be#o(ea


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.n these books the voi#e of (en who were spiritually illu(inate long ago speaks tohi(, "hey are the only way in whi#h it #an speak to hi( to ay, "herefore he shoulrespe#t an #herish the(,

@A"hose who have towere above all other (en as asters% who have left re#or s of their

path an of its attain(ent% #an be goo gui es,

@14hy not (ake these great (en your tea#hers through their preserve tea#hings2 4hynot be the is#iple of So#rates% Bu ha% Saint Paul% an o'ens of others2

@0owever istant a tea#her (ay be% whether in #ountry or #entury% by (eans of thiswritten re#or he is able to help whoever is willing to len his ti(e an eyes,

@

.f a book gives #orre#t tea#hing about the


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-very book whi#h sti(ulates aspiration an wi ens refle#tion oes spiritual servi#e ana#ts as a guru,

11A9 #han#e phrase in su#h an inspire writing (ay give a (an the gui an#e for whi#h hehas long been waiting,

111"he wor s of inspire (en are like a lighthouse to those seekers who are still groping inthe ark,

110Perhaps one pri(e value of a book is its power to re(in stu ents of fun a(ental

prin#iples an its ability to re#all the( to the lea ing points of this tea#hing% for theseare easily lost or overlooke a(i the press of aily business,

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e will raw fro( su#h rea ing the in#entive to keep on with his


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#an best resolve that #risis, But the #risis itself (ust be fille with un#ertainty anoubt% with helplessness an espair before the (ysterious for#es of the Overself will

begin to (ove towar s his relief, .t shoul see( to hi( the (ost (o(entous#onse


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9 knowle ge worth un erstan ing is not less i(portant than a tea#her worth seeking,

[email protected] a seeker believes that he has a#hieve a #ertain e$tent of self!preparation an self!

purifi#ation% if he is #onvin#e of the esperate nee of a (aster% an if he oes notsu##ee in fin ing a worthy one% then let hi( pray for help in the (atter,

1 A.t is not enough to try to follow the #ounsel given by prophets% (ysti#s% an sages% tolook within, .t is ne#essary also to look eep enough an long enough to get reallyworthwhile results, "his applies &ust as (u#h to the sear#h for help as to the sear#h fortruth,

1 1"he in ivi ual seeking a tea#her (ust not be isappointe nor is#ourage if he is nota##epte as a pupil, Prayer an aspiration ire#te towar the igher Self will bring thesought!for gui an#e fro( within, oreover% he (ay have been given help of whi#h he

is as yet unaware an % eventually% this will #o(e through into his #ons#ious (in , eshoul not e$aggerate the nee for a tea#her, Hlti(ately% his evelop(ent will epenon prin#iples rather than on personalities,

1 0"he seeker shoul resolve to appeal ire#tly by #onstant aspiration an prayer to hisown higher self% in the knowle ge that it alone #an help hi( if he is to work without atea#her, On the other han % if his kar(a has e#ree that he is to have a gui e% his higher self will bring before hi( the (ental i(age or intuitive thought of the aster, .f thishappens% he will not nee to seek out the aster s physi#al person+ the inner pi#ture will

bring results,

19lthough it is true that (eeting with inspire (en oes arouse so(e persons for the firstti(e to the nee of a higher life% it is also true that eep probing woul show to what alarge e$tent previous events or refle#tions ha alrea y (entally le su#h persons to theverge of this nee , "he inspire tea#her oes not #reate it, e only in i#ates it, 7ate

brings hi( at the right (o(ent into the other person s life to enable this to be one,

1 39n so(ewhere% so(eti(e% for every (an who sin#erely seeks there (ust #o(e a8ui e% (erely be#ause this personal opening of the gate is part of Nature s progra(,

1 59t ti(es it see(s to hi( that the help pro(ise hi( has not (ateriali'e , "his is hisopinion, But it (ay also be that his ego was so strong that the help #oul not rea#h hi(

be#ause the ego stoo in the way too obstinately, .n any #ase it shoul have been (a e#lear to hi( in books an #onversations that the a van#e (ysti# is not a aster butonly a fellow stu ent, .f he #oul not get the re


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9nother false i ea is that the (asters seek out is#iples% (ake the a van#e towar sthe(% whether =astrally= or physi#ally, On the #ontrary% aspirants (ust take the first stepthe(selves% (ust re


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that again in turn still later by a thir ,

135.t is right an &ust that the ar ent aspirations of a sin#ere #an i ate shoul eventually

bring hi( a rewar ing (eeting in person with so(eone (ore a van#e or in print witha


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a perio of ti(e, .n so(e #ases a week will give the answer% in others three (onths will be nee e , .n all #ases% the aspirant ought not #o((it hi(self until he has ha enoughevi en#e that he is #o((itting hi(self rightly,

153is#ri(ination is of ut(ost i(portan#e in the sele#tion of a spiritual path an "ea#her,

One (ust apply all his intelligen#e an intuition% #aution an #o((on sense to ae#ision of su#h #onse


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163"he is#iples #ase!histories of a spiritual gui e% like the patients #ase!histories of a(e i#al physi#ian% are always instru#tive an signifi#ant,

1659s to the public tea#hers of the o##ult% there are none in the 4est really #o(petent to

lea people into truth% whatever their #lai(s (ay be, "he real tea#hers are so rarenowa ays that it is al(ost i(possible to fin the(, .n these #ir#u(stan#es it is safer anwiser to #onfine oneself to the stu y of authoritative books rather than to asso#iate withinferior sour#es of help,

166"he seeker who has gone unsatisfie fro( #ult to #ult for several years shoul waste nofurther ti(e seeking 8o through su#h organi'ations or through self!na(e asters butshoul strive earnestly to purify his heart of all lower feelings% su#h as anger% envy%irritability% fear% an epression% an work #onstantly on his #hara#ter to i(prove it,9fter vigorously oing this for at least si$ (onths he (ay begin to pray aily for further

gui an#e,16;

.t is often sai that when the pupil is rea y the aster will appear, But . have not yetrea anyone s a itional state(ent!!that he (ay be invisible an unhearable!!that is% he(ay be entirely within you,

16?. o not say that fin ing the (aster internally in this (anner is the best way% but that for(any seekers it is the only way, "heir own li(itations #o(bine with estiny to (ake itso,

[email protected] it is his estiny to fin a (aster only in the (in an not in the bo y% if #ir#u(stan#esfor#e hi( to sear#h internally an not e$ternally% then he will be wise to a##ept thelea ing an not rebel against it, 7or he will fin that% faithfully followe % it will bringhi( to a vivi presen#e within% a voi#e that gui es where there is see(ingly none togui e,

1;A.n (any (atters it is nee ful to sub(it to the will of estiny, e shoul know% however%that by the right (ental attitu e% the inner #onta#t an the inner (eeting #an be obtaine

even if the outer #annot, "hat inner (eeting% after all% is the real one!!(ore real than the physi#al, .t is enough to have ha a single physi#al (eeting to re#eive ever afterwar sthe possibility of this inner #onta#t,

1;1"he truth is that the aster (ay appear in three ways: first% inwar ly alone for thewhole lifeti(e+ se#on % inwar ly at first as =the .nterior 4or = an then later as the

physi#ally e(bo ie hu(an gui e+ thir % as the e(bo ie aster fro( the very beginning, "he first two #ases presuppose the pra#ti#e of (e itation an its

evelop(ent to a #ertain egree of intensity, "he thir #ase nee s no prior (e itation but it oes re


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have within yourself a ray of 8o % whi#h is your own soul, .f you pray to an besee#h it#onstantly for gui an#e% it will surely lea you to all that you really nee to know,

1;9ll seeking an fin ing of spiritual instru#tion through a spiritual tea#her be#o(es real%in the en % on a (ental plane only, "herefore he shoul ire#t his efforts in that ire#tion

with #o(plete faith,

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who has announ#e his intention to give his life to the enlighten(ent of (ankin , /ethi( be#o(e their se#ret refuge, /et the( ask an eserve his gra#e, "he sa(e help #an

be utili'e by those who feel they #annot (ake the intelle#tual effort e(an e by philosophy but wish to a van#e beyon the stage of or inary (ysti#is( in whi#h theynow rest,

1;?"he wise an goo ea (en who have left their e$a(ples for i(itation or their wor sfor ger(ination% an any living (en who( we have hear (et or rea about!!all theseare our spiritual gui es+ all these #an be#o(e our (asters if we only (ake the( so,4hy then shoul we narrow ourselves own to a single (an with a single point ofview2

1;@.f he #annot fin entry into the so#iety of a (aster% he #an (e itate upon the life storiesof histori# (asters of the past, /et hi( take the signifi#ant situations an evotionalattitu es of these great souls into his own thought an stu y% to analyse the one an

i(itate the other, /et hi( think often an long of their #hara#ter an #on u#t, /et hi(also rea an rerea the written (essages they have left us, .n this way he will i(bibeso(ething of their


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1?;.f the aspirant is fortunate enough to (eet a (an or wo(an in person or writing whogenuinely represents the true an real% no effort will be (a e to influen#e hi(+ it will beleft entirely to his own free #hoi#e whether he follow this light hi en behin a bushelor any will!o !the!wisp (as


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we shoul not hesitate to give hi( the benefit of re#ognition as being inspire % even ifwe are not willing to give (ore,

1@;De(e(ber that the (aster is not likely to live as long as you are% sin#e he is probably anol er (an, "ake the best possible a vantage therefore of his presen#e,

1@?.f he lets the #han#e slip by unuse % it (ay not o##ur again,

1@@e (ay se#ure valuable help fro( ifferent sour#es that he (eets on the way but he(ust above all fin the tea#her to who( he belongs by inner affinity an in whoses#hool he feels (ost at ho(e, On#e foun % he shoul stubbornly refuse to be rawn outof the tea#her s orbit% for if he were to allow it to happen% he woul lose pre#ious yearsan en#ounter nee less suffering% only to have to return in the en ,

0AAo what he (ay% he will not be able to #hange tea#hers per(anently, "he spiritual gui eallotte to hi( by estiny% as well as by affinity% is the one he has to a##ept in the en ifnot in the beginning, "his is his real (aster% the one whose i(age will rise again anagain in his (in s eye% obs#uring or blotting out the i(ages of all other gui es to who(the seeker turne for nee e te(porary ire#tion,

0A19(ong living (ortals there is one with who( he (ay fin this link% one who( he (aynever (eet in the flesh but only through a photo% a work of art% a na(e uttere byso(eone% or perhaps through a pie#e of publishe writing, 9(ong those who no longer

live in the bo y% but with who( the link was (a e in for(er births% the e#ho will returnan the idea itself will suffi#e,

0A04hat we #an hope to fin to ay is no longer a tea#her to instru#t our (in s nor a (aster to gui e our steps but an inspirer to set us afla(e% to show us the worl as the Overselfsees it, "here is for ea#h seeker only one (an in the whole worl who #an o that, ean he alone #an work this (ira#le,

0A.t is a strange (ystery why estiny has e#ree that these seekers after 8o shoul have

to epen on this one (an s lit (in an strong heart for the help they nee (ore thanon any other (an s, Strange% be#ause until they fin hi( their sear#h see(s to have agreat la#k in it whi#h al(ost brings the( to anguish,

0A3"he attra#tion whi#h (akes a (an sele#t so(eone as his (aster an (akes the (asterwilling to help hi( is analogous to #he(i#al affinity, .t is not that they eliberately an#ons#iously #hoose one another but that they #annot help oing so,

0A5"he (aster knows% auto(ati#ally an i((e iately by his own intuition% whether a

#an i ate for is#ipleship is in affinity with hi( or not% an hen#e whether to a##ept orre&e#t the (an or not,

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.f he is sensitive an aspiring% an if there is any real spiritual power in the other (an%he will feel involuntarily an internal e$#ite(ent an an intuitive e$pe#tan#y al(ost fro(the first (inute of their (eeting, But if he is also at a suffi#ient egree of rea iness anlonging to learn% an if there is personal or prenatal affinity with this other (an% then hewill feel shaken to the epths of his being% #apture in (in an heart, 7or he will feelthe beginnings of is#ipleship,

0A;4ith the (eeting% the aspirant s supre(e #han#e has #o(e, 4hen an aspirant #o(es into#onta#t with an a van#e soul% his own longing is like a (agnet whi#h itselfspontaneously attra#ts spiritual for#e an thought fro( the other (an, "hereupon hee$perien#es an uplift an an enlighten(ent, .f the (eeting is a personal one this result isat its fullest, .f through a book or letter written by the other (an% it is still present but ina weaker egree,

0A?Seeking the aster: 8reat possibilities atta#h the(selves to the first interview between

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e (ay feel the for#e of a real attra#tion when first (eeting his (aster% in (ost #ases% but it is &ust possible he (ay not,

015"he (an in whose presen#e your #hara#ter rises to its best an your faith to its highest%is the (an who #an help you spiritually, 4ithout this inwar affinity it is of not (u#h

use to atta#h yourself to a gui e% however repute he (ay be,

016"he seeker whose pre#on#eive pi#ture of what #onstitutes a (aster is #orre#t!!but thisis un#o((on!!will be able to re#ogni'e one at their first (eeting, e will feel with

positive #ertainty the inner greatness of the (aster, et it oes not follow that this is his parti#ular (aster, "here (ust also be a feeling of personal affinity as well as anintelle#tual appeal of the o#trines taught,

01;4ithout this feeling of affinity% an the #onsi erable satisfa#tion whi#h erives fro( it%

he woul be pru ent to look elsewhere an not a##ept this person as guru,01?

"ake that (an as your tea#her whose #hara#ter an (entality approa#h the i eal youhave for(e % an with whose o#trine an personality you feel in sy(pathy,

01@"he (eeting with a (aster is a rare opportunity whi#h shoul not be (isse but shoul

be eagerly followe up, .t (ay not re#ur again uring one s own lifeti(e or uring the(aster s lifeti(e, But it #an be followe up only if the aspirant feels intuitively thatthere is a =ray of affinity= between the(% through whi#h the inner #onta#t #an be

establishe ,00A

So(eti(es is#iples atta#h the(selves to a (aster with who( they have no basi#affinity, "hey have been rawn to hi( by a partial self! e#eption about his nature or bya partial (is#on#eption #on#erning his tea#hing, 9fter a perio has elapse when thehar(ony with hi( or his tea#hing has #o(e to an en % an the usefulness of both is notsuffi#ient to &ustify the #onne#tion% they usually leave an seek elsewhere for inspirationor help, But in those #ases where% for so(e i(proper reason% they fail to o so% he (ayeliberately provoke an in#i ent or arrange a #ir#u(stan#e whi#h will pro(pt the( togo away,

001.t often happens that seekers o not get the true (aster si(ply be#ause they woul not

be attra#te to hi( even when they (et hi(, "hey naturally are rawn to one whosete(pera(ent% #hara#ter% (entality% an a#tions are like their own, "he unbalan#e anthe neuroti# woul be repelle by a sane an e


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.t is sai that a (an will re#ogni'e in a (o(ent the (aster with who( he has trueaffinity% when (eeting his person or wor s, "hat is true% but the re#ognition (ay be sovague or partial or faint that a few years (ay pass before he will be#o(e aware of it%an hen#e before he takes any a#tion about it,

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.t woul be foolish for anyone to #ontinue to follow a tea#hing for whi#h he has noliking% or a tea#her with who( he has no affinity, But it woul also be foolish to &u geeither by (erely personal an e(otional rea#tions alone,

0054hat is present in the surfa#e #ons#iousness as a (il interest (ay be present in thesub#ons#ious as a strong love, But% however long it (ay take% the isproportion willeventually be righte , 4hen this happens% an as pertains to this parti#ular (atter% the(an #o(es to know hi(self as he really is, "his is why the (eeting with an ol asteror a new truth (ay not lea to i((e iate re#ognition% (ay in ee take so(e years toripen,

0069 guru who is suppose to be an enlightene (an but who awakens no feeling ofkinship% awe% pea#e% reveren#e% or goo ness in the person who approa#hes hi( (ay not

be enlightene at all!!or (ay not be the proper affinity for the seeker% who (ay take thisas a signal to look elsewhere, But it woul also be a signal to be patient% wait a little%look eeper% an really get to know what is in this (an,

00;So(ething within see(s to re#ogni'e the true tea#her when he appears, "his is not(ira#ulous when one un erstan s that the visible present has its root in the invisible

past an that is#ipleship is a relation whi#h reappears in birth after birth, owever% the philosophi# path oes not epen only on faith or intuition but also on rational appealan prove fa#t, "herefore% so(e ti(e (ust elapse before one knows thoroughly that hehas foun the right path an the right tea#her,

00?9nother sign that you have foun the right (aster is when you fin that he is the onewho inspires you to go (ore eeply into yourself uring (e itation than any other,

00@e will re#ogni'e his (aster not only by the feeling of affinity an the attra#tion of his

tea#hing but also if% ever sin#e the first physi#al (eeting% the other (an s fa#e persistently keeps re#urring to hi(,

0 Ae who has foun his estine aster will know it well after a few (onths at (ost, 7orhe will fin that it is as har to leave the aster as for helpless steel filings to leave a

powerful (agnet,

0 1"he blessing of pea#e or power whi#h the seeker feels in su#h a (an s presen#e% thefa ing away of all


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be #ongenial to the seeker,

0"hat person is best fitte to be a (an s (aster with who( he is able to be his own bestself,

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033ow useless it is to go to a tea#her who has only an intelle#tual!!that is% a talking!!knowle ge of it% for help is #learly shown by an ol in u story, On#e upon a ti(e a#ertain king evelope a esire to obtain ivine #ons#iousness, e obtaine a Brah(i

pun it as his gui e, 7or two (onths he re#eive tea#hing but foun that he gainenothing in the a#tual e$perien#e of ivinity, e thereupon threatene the Brah(in with

his royal ispleasure, "he pun it returne ho(e in a sorrowful state of (in , e haone his best an i not know how to satisfy the king, is aughter% who was a girl ofhigh intelligen#e% saw her father s istress an (a e hi( tell her the #ause, "he ne$t ayshe appeare at the #ourt an infor(e the king that she #oul throw light on his

proble(, She then aske hi( to or er his sol iers to bin both herself an hi(self toseparate pillars, "his was one, "hen the girl sai % =O Iing% release (e out of this

bon age,= =4hatF= answere the king% =ou speak of an i(possibility, . (yself a( in bon age an how #an . release you2= "he girl laughe an sai % =O Iing% this is thee$planation of your proble(, y father is a prisoner of this worl !illusion, ow #an heset you free2 ow #an you gain ivinity fro( hi(2=

035.f anyone who presents a worl view really knows what he is talking about% there shoul

be so(e noti#eable vitality in his talk,

036.f a tea#her e(pties the purse or wallet of his pupils% be sure he is a false one, .f hee(an s servility fro( the(% he is (ost likely a false one, .f he (akes no response toso(eone s approa#h yet has the sta(p of authenti#ity% he (ay not be the parti#ular onewith who( that person #an fin affinity,

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4e have seen a nu(ber of spiritual tea#hers either arise in the 4est or #o(e here fro(the -ast an ea#h one see(s to fin a #ertain nu(ber of a herents, "hese tea#hers antheir tea#hings are of varying


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"he e$#essive i(portan#e given to the guru% the e$aggerate evotion given to hi(% #anonly have value in the earlier stages of the


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05@9ll this e$aggerate praise ten s to put off #ooler an #learer (in s% so that what iseserve ly lau able ten s to get (ini(i'e ,

06A4hy o they arbitrarily try to (ake the illu(inate into a perfe#t an superhu(an

#reature an not let hi( re(ain the hu(an being that he really is2 4hy o they re(ain


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#an they not a##ept hi( as a hu(an being2

06?.t is inevitable that they will e(an #ontinuing in ivi ual attention an it is &ust asinevitable that he will be unable to give it, isappoint(ent will ensue an negativethoughts will start bree ing,

06@"hey asso#iate hi( with o(nipoten#e% if not o(nis#ien#e% but when ti(e shows up thee$travagan#e an the e$aggeration of their i eali'e e$pe#tations% their faith falls to thegroun % eflate ,

0;A Nearly every professional who helps people inti(ately or (entally has to un ergo#ertain tests or te(ptations or or eals, 4hen he eals with a neuroti# patient of theopposite se$% the psy#hoanalyst% the physi#ian% or the s#hooltea#her (ay pass throughthe sa(e e$perien#e as the spiritual gui e, .f she is too e(otionally affe#tionate or too

physi#ally sensual% or if she is starve of affe#tion or sensuality% she (ay naturally fallin love with hi( for a ti(e, . say =for a ti(e= a vise ly be#ause the su##ee ing phase!!e


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seeking, .n the #ase of one who is alrea y asso#iate with a (aster or (ate%e$peri(ental straying away is likely to result in isappoint(ent an a retra#ing of steps,/et us not turn the( into what they are not, "hey are hu(an% they (ake (istakes+ theyare not go s,

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"his esire to eify their tea#hers% whi#h is so #o((on a(ong .n ian is#iples% #anhave no pla#e a(ong philosophi# ones, 4e look upon the tea#her as a (an% as one whoin#ites us to seek the best an inspires us to self!i(prove(ent an gui es us to the truth,But he is still a (an to be respe#te % not a go to be worshippe , e has hisi(perfe#tions,

0;;ow honest was that repute ly wise (an So#rates in saying what so few gurus haveever sai , e ha &ust answere Lenophon s re


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being e$ists on our planet, en#e the is#iples who servilely #opy their guru in allthings (ay #opy his efe#ts tooF

0?3So long as a (an is turne into a go an is worshippe as su#h% so long as he isregar e Perfe#t an without efe#ts% so long are those #on#erne !!both the (an an his

followers!!kept outsi e the philosophi# goal by their own efi#ien#ies,

0?5Behin the (a&esti# phrases of (ost of these spiritual tea#hers% we usually fin in theen of a sear#hing investigation base on living with the( or on the histori# fa#ts oftheir lives% that there stan poor frail (ortals, en#e those few who e(erge as being onewith% an not inferior to% their tea#hings stan out all the (ore as truly great (en,

0?6.t is (islea ing to put su#h a (an forwar % as so (any .n ians put hi( forwar % as

being faultless, is #ons#iousness of the Overself (ay be perfe#t% but his #on u#t as a

hu(an being (ay be not, .s there anywhere a faultless (an20?;

e (ay be wise but he (ay not be wise all the ti(e, 7or history shows lapses of &u ge(ent% i(pulsive a#tions% an other regrettable happenings ue to kar(i# pressureseven where least e$pe#te ,

0??"here are (any ways to un er(ine the stu ent!guru relationship: if the guru is put uponan unrea#hable pe estal% if he is turne into a go an his hu(anness is enie % or if theguru is believe to be perfe#tion itself, "he possibility for perfe#tion in any (an is a

ebatable point,0?@

"here are no Bu has in our age% only woul !be Bu has, /et us fa#e the fa#t%a#knowle ging (an s li(itations% an #ease bluffing ourselves or per(itting ourselvesto be bluffe by the self!style asters,

0@A"oo (any seekers #reate a supernatural halo aroun the (aster s personality, "oo (anywrap it in ra(ati# an ro(anti# garb, "oo (any e$pe#t too (u#h fro( the first(eeting with hi(, "he #onse


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suggestions to hi(, is own weaknesses of #hara#ter an faultiness of &u ge(ent (ay be#o(e greatly (agnifie an foist an absur ly wrong esti(ate of the (aster upon hi(,

e (ay even feel personal antagonis( towar the (aster, 9ll this is of #ourse a test forhi(, .f he thinks he is &u ging whether this (an is fit to be his (aster% life in its turn is

&u ging whether he is fit to have su#h as (aster, ere then are so(e of the answers tothe


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(istakenly regar hi( as a glorifie #lergy(an,

0@@.f his pre#on#eption of a (aster is wrong% as is likely be#ause of the lu i#rous #ari#aturein the pi#tures rawn by popular #ults an books% he (ay not be able to re#ogni'e a real(aster even when he (eets one, "here will be an inner struggle instea , e will suffer

the agony of (ental or (oral in e#ision,

AAe sees an i(age whi#h he has hi(self #reate % not the reality of the other (an, Only

by #lose asso#iation with hi( un er one roof will it be possible to fin out how ifferentthe i(age is fro( the person it is suppose to represent, "he first is a perfe#t buti(possible #reature, "he se#on is a hu(an #reature,

A1.t is un erstan able an even par onable that the weak% the neuroti#% the unhappy or theun evelope % the inno#ent or the ine$perien#e shoul look for a father i(age who will

#arry all their bur ens% (aterial as well as spiritual, "hey are entitle to o so, But theyshoul seek hi( within religious or (ysti#al #ir#les% not within the philosophi# #ir#le,

A0"he (istake so (any seekers (ake in approa#hing su#h a (an is to e(an that hetea#h the( on their ter(s% in their way% an not his own,

A.f he has not got the appearan#e they think he ought to have or they e$pe#t hi( to have%that is another #ause for offense, "he reality is bla(e !!an not the(selves!!forisappointing the fantasy,

A3ou o not see the (aster when you see his bo y, ou o not know hi( when you knowwhat he looks like, ou o not love hi( if you are attra#te only by his han so(eappearan#e, "he real (aster is his (in ,

A59 (an s spiritual status oes not reveal itself i((e iately to anyone who looks at his

physi#al bo y, Not only so% but if the latter is ugly% efor(e % an senile% repulsion (ay(isrea his inner nature #o(pletely,

A6"hose who re&e#t truth be#ause of the e$ternal repulsiveness of the truth!bearer% o sofor the right reasons% that is% they are not rea y to re#eive it, "hose who a##ept truth

be#ause of the e$ternal attra#tiveness of the truth bearer% o so for the wrong reasons%that is% they have not re#eive it at all, 7or in both #ases it is not the (in or the heart towhi#h appeal has been (a e% but the senses, .t is not reason or intuition% suffi#iente$perien#e or suffi#ient authority whi#h has &u ge the testi(ony for truth% but bo ilysight hearing an tou#h,

A;"he personal traits of the spiritual gui e (ay repel the seeker, et if no one else is

available who has the sa(e knowle ge% it is the seeker s uty to repress his repulsionsan enter into the relationship of a pupil, .f he oes not% then he pays a heavy pri#e forhis surren er to personal e(otion an sensual superfi#iality,
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A?9 (aster woul not ne#essarily be re#ogni'e as su#h if he were walking in the street%not even by those who are looking for one an have rea all the books about hi(,

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1?"he e$#essively #riti#al attitu e whi#h seeks to fin a flaw in a holy (an an soonsu##ee s is as foolish as the e$#essively evout attitu e whi#h pronoun#es hi( perfe#tan #ontinuously faultless, "he hostility of the one lea s to i(balan#e+ the naKvetM of theother lea s to e$pe#tan#y, "he holy (an is still a (an sub&e#t to the li(itations of hisspe#ies,

1@"he "heosophi# tea#hing that the (aster takes on the kar(a of his pupil is often(isun erstoo , So (any stu ents think that the (aster hesitates to a##ept a pupil

be#ause of this heavy liability of a##epting his kar(a, "he (easure of truth in this belief is that the (aster oes have so(e (oral responsibility for the self!in&uring (istakes#o((itte by the pupil as a ire#t #onse


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06"here is a #o((on .n ian belief!!pi#ke up by an transferre to so(e 4estern #ults!!that without sub(ission to a lea er% (aster% guru whose gui an#e is to lea the( anwhose power is to lift the( into Nirvana% they #an never win a##ess to this goal, .t is ane$aggerate belief when it refers to authenti#ally enlightene (en an a false one whenit refers to all others, Blin a##eptan#e of it has pre#ipitate a nervous break own in

so(e #ases% an (u#h feeling of (orbi frustration in (ost #ases where seekers havefaile to fin a guru or% fin ing% have be#o(e isappointe or isillusione afterwar s,

0;"here is no #elestial wit#h! o#tor% no angeli# (agi#ian #o(ing to #hange their#hara#ters overnight,

0?"hose who o not un erstan that true evelop(ent is self! evelop(ent will look for%even e(an % a guru s =(agi#%= as they believe it to be, "his will lea the( to fre


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3Su#h a tea#her woul not #lai( to be an inter(e iary with 8o but rather a #ounsellorwith (an,

33 No (aster who is a true #hannel for the ivine life will a##ept the a ulation of others for

hi(self, "heir flattery will never be allowe to fool hi(, .nstea % he will always transfer it where it belongs!!to that life itself,

35e will a##ept none of the ho(age for hi(self+ he knows it is not ue to hi(% but to thehigher power whi#h inter(ittently uses hi(,

36e is not a lea er an$ious to appear infallible before the (e(bers of his #ult,

3;.f the faith of su#h a (an sti(ulates those who re#eive his (essage% they in turnsti(ulate his own, .f they feel inspire by the #onta#t with it% he feels awe anhu(ble by its power over the(,

3?"he (an who lets hi(self be war(e by sunshine will be able to ra iate so(e of itseffe#ts to others, But they ought not to #lai( in #onse


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55Only that (an who has over#o(e the lower nature hi(self #an help others to over#o(eit in their turn,

56"he #apa#ity to re#eive truth is one thing+ the power to #o((uni#ate it to other (en is

another, oreover% only he who has hi(self live near to our own e$perien#e of the


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kin points away fro( hi(self% to the seeker s own higher self% its reality anavailability,

66.f the true (aster i(poses no obligations towar hi(self on those he helps an e(an sno rewar s fro( the(% this is be#ause he wishes to retain his free o(% his

in epen en#e% his eta#h(ent as (u#h as it is be#ause he gives out of #o(passion angoo ness,

6;e esires not to win is#iples but to lose the(F e wants the( to seek fin an follownot (ortal (an but the light that burns serenely within their own hearts,

6?"he sin#ere tea#her seeks to wean his is#iples at the earliest possible (o(ent, "osu##ee in oing so% he will pro(ise nothing as a gift but will e(phasi'e how ne#essaryit is to apply the tea#hing to their personal lives honestly an #ontinuously,

6@"he aster Galalu in Du(i i not allow is#iples to have #onstant #onta#t with hi(,9t a #ertain point he is(isse the(, "hey ha hen#eforth to work alone upon thefoun ations lai own, e was an original "ea#her% an a su##essful one,

;A-very te$t an every guru (ust in the en % an better fro( the beginning also% pointaway fro( the(selves, But this will happen only if full authenti# enlighten(ent is

present,

;1Su#h a tea#her looks for no a oration but rather ire#ts it towar the is#iple s ownSoul,

;0.t is only the half!bake % half!finishe (asters who have this #raving for power overothers% whose little egos nee a following of a oring is#iples, "he fully evelopeones!!an they are


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"he gui e will not only point out the way to spiritual (aturity but also will en#ouragethe pupil to follow it, e seeks no other re#o(pense than your loyalty% no better

pay(ent than your faith% no superior satisfa#tion than your own spiritual progress,

;6"he true (entor will possess a penetrating insight into his pupils nee s,

;;Su#h a guru seeks neither (oney nor personal power,

;?e will be able to per#eive fro( what sour#e a (an raws his life% whether fro( thei(pulsion of the ego or fro( the inspiration of the Overself,

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e who takes upon hi(self the task of gui ing is#iples shoul possess sure!footee$perien#e gaine by years of work with the (ost varie kin s of apprenti#es,

??"o be a guru is to a##ept a responsibility, 7or this% one nee s the #apa#ity in oneself anthe (an ate fro( the higher power,

?@Only when a (an is per(anently an #ons#iously establishe in the higher self (aythese o##ult powers be safely a#


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parasite instea of an evolving entity,

@6e is a (an whose per#eption goes farther% whose awareness goes eeper than the restof his fellow (en, .t (ust go so far an so eep that it rests urably in the =. 9(= of theOverself, 4ithout this he oes not possess the first% the (ost essential an (ost

i(portant of all the #re entials nee e for #o((uni#ating to others the art of attainingthe Overself, "he se#on #re ential% an a (itte ly a lesser one% is the #o(passionateesire to effe#t this #o((uni#ation as (u#h as possible, "he thir is that he havespe#ial power to tea#h others what he knows,

@;e un erstan s the feeling of love whi#h a is#iple e$presses an he a##epts it on thelevel of the sa(e feeling whi#h he hi(self gives in turn to "hose who are his lea ers,"he attra#tion is inevitable, But in the #ase of fe(ale is#iples% it (ust be kept on a highlevel an never allowe to (i$ with lower e(otions, .t (ust be pure an % in a #ertainsense% even i(personal, "he tea#her walks the path of life outwar ly alone an

uninvolve with any =person= as su#h, "he only way anyone #an #o(e #loser to hi( isto approa#h the attain(ent of union with his own higher self, o not e$pe#t the a ept to behave as or inary hu(an beings% with their esires an e(otions% behave, e has#o((itte sui#i e in that ire#tion, .t was the pri#e e(an e of hi( for what little

pea#e he has foun ,

@?e (ust live in free o( an not in epen en#e% whether outwar ly or inwar ly% onfollowers or is#iples: therefore he keeps the( at a istan#e that they in turn (ay finan e$perien#e the truth within the(selves, is work en s at pointing the way,

@@e #annot sub(it to the pressures an #lai(s of a personal relation without falsifyinghis status an a ulterating his servi#e,

3AAis help is provi e by what he is!!the power of e$a(ple!!an by what he tea#hes!!the

power of suggestion,

3A14hat a gui e (ay be able to o in #ertain #ases is to fa#ilitate the awakening of higher#ons#iousness an to (ake easier the entry of higher truths,

3A0.t is possible for one who has (astere his own (in to affe#t that of another person%whether the latter is in propin


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instru(ental in opening that eye for others wherein it is #lose ,

3A5e has the power to awaken the 8li(pse!e$perien#e in other (en% but not in all other(en, e #an su##ee with those only who are rea y enough or sensitive enough,

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hi(, "hey are (entally hel as possessions,

3169 (an who is privilege to #arry a (essage fro( the (ountaintop own to his fellowsshoul feel no envy of other (essengers% no e(otional isturban#e at their su##ess orhis own failure, .f he oes% it (eans that the ego has inserte itself into his work an

poisone it, On the #ontrary% he ought to be gla that so(e (ore seekers have beenhelpe to hear truths whi#h they #oul not hear for the(selves, e ought to re&oi#e attheir blessing% otherwise he is still worshipping hi(self an not 8o , 9 true (essengerwill not look for followers but for those who( he #an help,

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pla#e,

306"he guru is one who not only knows the truth but #an tea#h well what he knows!!annot ne#essarily in wor s% for silen#e #an also be use as an effe#tive (e iu(,

30;"he spiritual gui e (ust be so(eone to be truste (ore than any (an% to be looke tofor gui an#e% knowle ge% hope% inspiration% an warning,

30?e respe#ts every #onfi en#e that is repose in hi( an keeps all #onfessions in thehi en ar#hives of (e(ory,

30@4hatever #onfi en#e he re#eives uring the interview% the other person (ay feel surethat it will not be betraye ,

3 A"he (an who professes to gui e others spiritually an to inspire the( with higher i eals#annot es#ape being wat#he , .f he resents the or eal% his servi#e to the( will bei(paire + but if he a##epts it% he shows thereby that he is not looking for self!glory,

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3 ;"he Overself is #ostless, .t is% as Gesus pointe out% as free as the win whi#h #o(es angoes, 4hoever has reali'e it will gla ly tea#h the way to anyone who is ripe an rea yfor his tea#hing, .f any (an puts a pri#e on it an offers to sell it to you% be sure he isoffering a false or sho y i(itation,

3 ?.f he a##epts gifts or #ontributions he will probably be aske for% or e$pe#te to allow%#on#essions of his ti(e% attention% an even gra#e whi#h others (ay not hope to re#eive,"he intensity of evotion rather than the value of offerings (ust always govern the(aster s response,

3 @9 guru has an offi#ial position% whi#h is a##o(panie by appropriate uties, "heyin#lu e: )1* taking a personal interest in the is#iples inner welfare an growth+ )0*instru#ting the( in the truth% an in the way to its attain(ent+ ) * inspiring the(telepathi#ally with gli(pses of the higher states+ )3* en#ouraging the( to persevere in

travelling along the way+ )5* warning the( against the pitfalls an obsta#les,33A

"he tea#her s uty is to give ire#tion% provi e knowle ge% warn against pitfalls% #orre#terrors, .t is not his uty to save the pupil ne#essary efforts of will an thinking,

331"he (aster powerfully re(oves the sluggishness of the intelle#t of his is#iple+ #larifieshis i eas about what is eternal an what is perishable% what is real an what is unreal%what is (aterial an what is (ental+ an opens to hi( the real( of truth slow butun(istakably by #onstant appeal to his reason,

330"he first servi#e of the aster is to point out the way% both inwar ly an outwar ly% tothe is#iple, "his shortens his &ourney by several lifeti(es% whi#h woul otherwise haveto be spent in wan erings% e$plorings% gropings% an sear#hings,

33.t is to e$poun truth an #orre#t errors% to pla#e an e$a(ple before the others% an to

purify the( by his #o(pany that su#h a tea#her appears in the outer worl ,

3339nother phase of his work is to sti(ulate the yearning for higher attain(ent where ite$ists% an to in#ul#ate it where it oes not,

335.t is his work to show the( what they #annot see for the(selves !their own higher

possibilities,

336is fun#tion is to interpret (an!!an (ore espe#ially spiritual (an!!to hi(self,

33;is task is to (ake known to other (en their go like possibilities within the(selves,

33?is (ission is not to bring (en pleasure% but to raise the( to appre#iate truth,
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33@"he tea#her assists his stu ents to attain a egree of #on#entration beyon that whi#hthey are able to a#hieve by the(selves,

35Ae etonates the higher potentialities of ea#h is#iple% breaks the #lose #ir#le of his

senses% an lea s hi( towar s a (oral an (ysti#al regeneration,351

"he uty of any spiritual tea#her is to lea the seeker to her own igher Self% to fin her own sour#e of inner light an strength an thus not to lean on outsi e hu(an beings,

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360e who tea#hes well% learns hi(self,

36e who has e i#ate his life to this kin of servi#e will fin before long that others#o(e to hi(!!perhaps a few at first% but later (any (ore!!to pile on his stur y shoul ers

the bur ens an sufferings% the perple$ities an gropings whi#h they fin so iffi#ult toeal with the(selves,

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tries to #hange their living habits or thinking!ways into the sa(e as his own% who seeks'ealously to proselyti'e their religious beliefs% is too often (erely asserting his own egoan pra#tising a subtier% (ore self! e#eptive for( of egotis(, .f he really felt love forthe(% as he often professes% he woul leave the( their free o( to #hoose what suitsthe(,

3;3"he kin of spiritual gui e that (ost people want is one who pats the( en#ourag(glyon the shoul er% flatters the( #onstantly in spee#h or writing% an habituates the( torefer all their personal proble(s to hi( for solution, "he kin of gui e they really neeis one who will #riti#ally point out their faults an weaknesses an who willunhesitatingly throw the( ba#k on their own resour#es, .t is better to en#ourage (en ingoo #on u#t than to pa(per their neuroti# religiosity,

3;5"he aspirant #o(es to the philosophi# tea#her with a (in fille by error an ignoran#e,e #o(es to the philosophi# life with a #hara#ter fille by egois( an pre&u i#e, "hus

he is the largest stu(bling blo#k in his own path, e hi(self prevents the spiritual#ons#iousness fro( ap! proa#huig hi(, So the first uty of a tea#her is to show hi( allthis error% ignoran#e% egois(% an pre&u i#e for the ugly things they are an (ake hi(aware an asha(e of the(,

3;6e (ust #ast asi e (u#h of his #arefully heape !up pile of knowle ge an begin afresh,"o (ake a (an tea#hable% you (ust first #onvin#e hi( of his own ignoran#e, 9n the(aster will show hi( that he really knows little of his own self,

3;;

.t is an i(portant part of his task to show (en what their personal lives look like fro(an i(personal stan point, en#e he points out the falla#y of their egotisti# a#tions anthe foolishness of their egotisti# purposes, #enter 3;?> 4hatever he says or suggeststo his is#iples is sai or suggeste with a view to their ulti(ate goo , "herefore he (ayso(eti(es re#o((en a #ourse of a#tion whi#h brings un(e iate pain or self! enial orself! is#ipline,

3;@e (ay gently #hi e one (an for errors an short#o(ings% or fir(ly warn another (anagainst sins an lapses,

3?A.t is har to bring a (an fro( a wrong point of view to a right one% not only be#ause he(ay not be intelle#tually or intuitively #apable of (aking the transition% but also

be#ause he #an (ake it only by losing so(e of his e(otional egoisti# self!estee(, "hisis true of general propagan a a(ong the (asses as it is of the preli(inary #orre#tion of

pupils by a (aster,

3?1"he first task of a genuine gui e is not to flatter the seeker but to #riti#i'e hi(% not to lethi( re(ain ignorantly in the grip of his unre#ogni'e weaknesses but to point the( outrelentlessly to hi(,

3?0/et hi( not think the tea#her brutal for poun#ing on his faults,
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3?One of the first uties of a spiritual gui e is to #orre#t the beginner% show where he has(istaken his way% an e$pose his falla#ies of thought% feeling% an #on u#t, 9 #o(petentgui e will be


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3@3e fin s that the is#iples #o(e to hi( for their e(otional #o(fort% they o not #o(efor their ego s e(otional


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#onstantly running to an fro for a vi#e as to what he shoul o ne$t% will only in#reasethe helplessness of the pupil, "he philosophi# way is to help hi( evelop his ownability to ispose of proble(s an #onfront situations effe#tively, "he philosophi#(etho is to lea the pupil to the point where he re


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51A9 pru ent (aster prefers not to help people but to help the( to help the(selves,

511.t is (erely (o#kery to a (onish a weakling to be#o(e strong if you o not put into hishan s the knowle ge an e


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pra#ti#e for hi(,

500is unwillingness to give spe#ifi# a vi#e on pra#ti#al personal (atters shoul not be#onstrue as unwillingness to help% or as la#k of interest in the(, .t is only that he wantsthe solution to #o(e straight out of the stu ent s own being% so that the growth will be

the stu ent s too,

50Only the ine$perien#e over!enthuse novi#e will want to share the whole of hisknowle ge with others% will want to let the( into all its se#rets without elay, "he

pru ent e$pert gui e is (u#h (ore restraine , e #arefully refrains fro( giving (orethan the others are rea y for% hol ing the rest ba#k for a later ti(e, .t is not only

pru en#e whi#h warns hi( against yiel ing all his se#rets at on#e: Nature% in her ownoperations% likewise lets the (in of her ani(als grow by egrees through a gra uate

pro#ess of evelop(ent,

503.t is the (ark of a well! Be#ause there are ifferent levels of aspirants% ifferent levels oftea#hing are ne#essary,

50@e takes the view that these (ultiple tea#hings are su##essive steps lea ing in ti(e tothe highest truth an that it woul be har(ful or unwise to present this truth at too earlya stage,

5 A"here are three (etho s of approa#h use by the tea#hers% epen ing on the level of the

people they have to eal with, "hey are: first% terrori'ing the lowest type by fears+se#on % #oa$ing the better evolve ones by baits an lures+ thir % giving a fair% balan#estate(ent of the truth for those people who are (entally an (orally on the highestlevel,

5 19 #o(petent tea#her puts hi(self behin his pupil s eyes% insi e his pupil s (in % anstarts his instru#tion fro( what he fin s there,
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5 0"he pru ent tea#her will reveal what will best help people% not ne#essarily what theylike to hear or all that he knows, e (ust give people what is best for the(% (ust firstevaluate how (u#h truth they #an take in, .t is utterly i(pra#ti#able an i(pru ent togive all people all the spiritual truth at all ti(es,

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fun#tioning, "he tea#her wishes to keep his own free o( an at the sa(e ti(e leavethe( free too,

530"he ai( of a tea#her is not to #reate a philosophi#al elite for its own sake but for thelarger sake of (ankin ,

53"he starting of a #ult to gain a personal following woul be abhorrent to the spirit of anytruly selfless spiritual gui e% but the #reation of a s#hool for spiritual evelop(ent an

philosophi#al learning he (ight #onsi er helpful to (any earnest but bewil erestu ents of life,

533"he true (aster is to work for the few, "here are several agen#ies who will sprea theira#tivities thinly on a wi e surfa#e but his will penetrate to a eeper level, "heirs will be(ore showy but his (ore effe#tive,

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easier for hi( to follow an e(bo ie i eal than a ise(bo ie one% easier to un erstantruth in a#tion than truth in the abstra#t, Shoul anyone have the goo fortune to betaken un er the wing of a sage% his progress will go forwar at a far


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intervention or fren'ie outpourings #on#erning this or that personal (aterial proble(for whi#h i((e iate help is e(an e , But even when the aspirant has linke hi(selfup with an e(bo ie (aster or invisible a ept% a s#riptural personage or his own higherself% he (ay start to assu(e that the higher power or person is hen#eforth going to settleall his personal troubles without his own e$ertions being #alle for, "his is a pie#e ofwishful thinking, "he very purpose of evolution woul be efeate if he were to be

eprive of the opportunity of ta#kling his proble(s an troubles for hi(self: it is onlyso that his #apa#ities #an stret#h out an his un erstan ing enlarge itself, 4e (aysy(pathi'e with the nee of trouble is#iples% but a wrong notion of what #onstitutesthe tea#her! is#iple relation will not help the(, .t will lea to false hopes an theanguish of subse


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at(osphere between the( is sur#harge with e(otion alone without the restraining balan#es of reason an #o((on sense% this is the kin of situation whi#h is likely to be brought about, 9 wise tea#her will try to (eet is#iples upon the proper groun betweena##epting su#h helpless epen en#e an rebuffing it brus


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56?.f you as the stu ent #hoose hi( as your gui e% an if he as the tea#her a##epts you%what will follow2 ou shoul not have (istaken or e$aggerate notions about thisrelation% shoul not i(agine% for instan#e% as so (any have i(agine % that within a week of a##eptan#e you will have supernor(al e$perien#es% (agi#ally attain the trans#en entinsight% or re#eive hour!by!hour wat#hful #are fro( hi(, "he path is a lifeti(e one+ it

(ay well run into several lifeti(es, 7or the first an se#on things to happen is to run#ontrary to the laws of nature, is own work is so wi esprea an so surprisinglyvarie % his #orrespon en#e so large% his writing labours so i(portant% that it is physi#allyi(possible for a tea#her #ontinuously to pay personal attention to the several hun rein ivi uals seeking his help, 4hat help then (ay you legiti(ately e$pe#t fro( hi(2ou (ay e$pe#t help in the three bran#hes of this path: the evelop(ent of

philosophi#al intelligen#e% the pra#ti#e of (ysti#al (e itation% an the living of a wisean virtuous e$isten#e, Con#erning the first ite(% your intelle#tual iffi#ulties


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fro the (essages an help whi#h the tea#her has to give, "he tea#her #an never lose#onta#t with the stu ent by going to another part of the worl , "hat unseen #able iselasti# an it will stret#h for thousan s of (iles% be#ause the 4orl ! in #ons#iousnesswill travel al(ost instantly an anywhere, Conta#t is not broken by in#reasing physi#alistan#e, .t is broken by the #hange of heart% the alteration of (ental attitu e by thestu ent towar s the tea#her, .f the attitu e is wrong% then the #able is first weakene an

finally snappe , Nothing #an then pass through an the stu ent is really alone,

5;6"rust lays the #able an trust keeps it in pla#e, oubt severs the #able an (istrustestroys it altogether, "herefore it is pru ent an proper for a woul !be is#iple to #learhis oubts an answer his


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bur en of a##epting their responsibilities% an the painfulness of working out e(otional proble(s whi#h are (erely the result of their own egois(, .f the tea#her su##u(bs totheir appeals% then they re(ain unevolve an the relationship itself re(ainsunpra#ti#able, But if he fir(ly resists the( he (ay% by su#h resistan#e% for#e a #hange intheir attitu e an #onse


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No guru #an lea anyone to enlighten(ent if he hi(self is atta#he to the role of guru%nor #an any is#iple ever re#eive enlighten(ent if he wants to play the role of is#ipleforever, Both are suffering fro( atta#h(ents whi#h prevent enlighten(ent, "his is whythe whole thing be#o(es a stage play% whether serious or #o(i#al% in whi#h the a#torsare perfor(ing their personal parts, -ven if they babble about the ne#essity of notgetting atta#he to the worl % they are still atta#he to what they are suppose to be% that

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oneself,

5@6 No (aster has the right to ask any #an i ate for is#ipleship to surren er hi(selfabsolutely% to pla#e hi(self unreserve ly in the (aster s han s an to obeyun


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(any of his #orrespon ents try to for#e hi( into this highly personal guru!stu entrelationship% an thus to i(pose their own responsibilities upon his shoul ers% that hehas to fall into lengthy perio s of silen#e to prote#t hi(self, oreover% if he were torespon to the e(otional or worl ly proble(s in the way su#h response is esire % itwoul only (ean the ownfall of both of the( an the break own of their purerelationship, "o (aintain this purity% to safeguar the relationship itself% an to prote#t

the (aster as well as the seeker% the proper tea#hing (ust be given fro( the start anthat is: the tea#her (ust be regar e as a sy(bol% not as a person, e is to be #onsi ere(erely as an agent for that whi#h he represents% not as &ust another hu(an beingentering into a hu(an relation with the is#iple, Often the beginner% fin ing that thetea#her oes not fully respon to his e(otional #raving for #ontinuous personalattention% soon be#o(es isappointe , "his feeling (ay evelop until it rea#hes a#riti#al stage where one of two things (ay happen, -ither he will fail to pass the test% for so it be#o(es% an will with raw altogether fro( the relationship!!perhaps even(aligning the gui e!!or he will #ontinue his trust% gain a new point of view% an (akethe nee e #hange to a higher attitu e in the en , .f% however% he allows his egois( ore(otion to lea hi( into isobe ien#e of this rule% he will only en anger therelationship, .f he persists in this isobe ien#e% he will even fin it brought to an en for a ti(e, So few un erstan what is really involve in this relationship% so (any(isun erstan it an are therefore isappointe by it in the beginning or along the way%that the tea#her prefers with rare e$#eptions of well!a van#e #ases% not to enter into itoutwar ly at all but instea to offer a little frien ly help without obligation,

6AA No real (aster is ever afrai that he (ight lose any parti#ular is#iple, e takes possession of no one an leaves everyone as free as he foun the(, e un erstan s


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plea of his is#iple% he #annot o away with the(,

6A3 No aspirant has the right to seek personal is#ipleship with a genuine tea#her before hehas suffi#iently evelope hi(self for it% any (ore than a #hil who has not learne torea an write has the right to seek entran#e into a #ollege,

6A5"he i((e iate presen#e of a tea#her a#ts as a #atalyst upon the stu ent, is efe#ts% noless than his virtues% #annot then be hi en for long% an #ir#u(stan#es will usually soarrange the(selves that these


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"herefore the initial a#t was a free #hoi#e, .t was also the (ost i(portant one be#ause itwas #ausal% all his other a#ts as a is#iple being (erely its effe#ts% however long be the#hain whi#h e$ten s fro( it, .t is be#ause he respe#ts the larger wis o( of the gui ean trusts his isintereste ness that the is#iple follows hi( in thought an pra#ti#e% not

be#ause he has be#o(e a puppet,

61;"he aspirant who believes that he #an #o(e to a (aster for a few ays or weeks anglean the tea#hing will glean only a sa(ple of it, .t will take hi( all his life not only tore#eive what a (aster knows but to be a &u ge worthy of an rea y for it, .f he la#ksthis patien#e an hu(ility% he will fall into self! e#eption,

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esertion of his own ivine powers, Nevertheless% in the #ase of beginners it #annot behelpe !!where they are seeking a guru s assistan#e, But the sooner the guru (akes the(rea y or instru#ts the( to stop this pra#ti#e an to lose their personality in their ownhigher self% the better for the(, .t is a


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a(ong the(selves,

6 3=Dare is the true is#iple%= says an ol 9siati# te$t,

6 5

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is une$pe#te an isagreeable, 8oo a vi#e is still goo even when unpalatable,

63; Nobo y nee re(ain long pu''le if he will #o(e hu(bly an #onverse frankly withhis tea#her in any iffi#ulty% instea of proposing to regar hi(self as fit an


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inseparable fro( the happiness that he seeks% so evotion to the aster will be#o(einseparable fro( the salvation upon whi#h that happiness epen s, 4hy this shoul beso is one of the (ysterious workings of estiny whi#h #an only be illu(inate whenan if it be possible to illu(inate the earth lives of his far past,

653

"he aster says to a straying one: =. take you into (y heart, ou are now (y a##epte pupil, But profit by the lessons of the past (istakes (a e by you an re(ain resolutelywith (e, 4hether you return only in heart or also in bo y% is not of (aterial#onse


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way of the seeker who is so gullible% so superfi#ial% an so poor in &u ge(ent as toatta#h hi(self to an unworthy or in#o(petent tea#her,

667ew are rea y to pay the entran#e fee of lifelong loyalty an stea fast servi#e whi#h aree(an e % for this pay(ent (ust be (a e in a#tual pra#ti#e an not in lip (ove(ents

alone,

663"he is#iple shoul trust an walk unwaveringly at the aster s si e even whenun erstan ing #annot keep pa#e% an his fine loyalty shoul shine out like Sirius in thesky,

665"he Eery Deveren 4,D, .nge has rightly pointe out that Christ #hose his twelveapostles not only be#ause they were naturally an e$tre(ely religious (en but also

be#ause they were loyal enough an brave enough to live an ie for their aster,

666"o fin (any #an i ates for is#ipleship is easy but to fin a few is#iples is har ,"here is (u#h enthusias( over a newly gaine (aster% but little sustaine loyalty to anol one,

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6;3.f a (an is strongly egoisti# an arrogantly self!opinionate % if he la#ks hu(ility evenwhen he approa#hes a aster% then not only #an he not follow the path but he (ust#ir#le aroun looking for its gate, Su#h a (an% une u#able an untea#hable% is unfit forthe path of is#ipleship, /ife is the only tea#her he is rea y for, .t is intelligent enoughto bring hi( e$a#tly the kin of e$perien#es he nee s!!#rushing isappoint(ents%

frustrations% hu(iliations% an isasters,6;5

.f this sti(ulation by #onta#t with a (aster (akes hi( assert his little ego% be#ause hethinks he has be#o(e (ore =spiritual= than others% then the goo one hi( an theinspiration given hi( are en angere by the #on#eit bre in hi(,

6;64hen a (an who is still in his pupilage ee(s hi(self to be wiser than his (aster% he is

being le astray by the #unning flattery of his ego,

6;;.f the is#iple oes not obey the regi(e lai own by the tea#her but follows his owni eas as to what he ought to o% then he is not truly surren ering his ego% but is therebyshowing his atta#h(ent to the ego, Conse


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suffi#iently prepare to benefit by the(% then his rash i(portunity will be punishe , 7orhe will fin a false tea#her% a gui e to untruth an arkness rather than to reality anlight, -nough work shoul have been one on hi(self an by hi(self in (ental ane(otional is#ipline% in (oral striving% in intelle#tual preparation% an in (e itational

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they have yet to atten to% an finish% their or inary evelop(ent as hu(an beings, "heyhave not the right to #lai( entry on a path whi#h e(an s so (u#h #hara#ter an#apa#ity fro( its very beginning,

6@Aost of the aspirants who want to asso#iate the(selves with a (aster o so

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6@@ No (an #an really be responsible for another (an: ea#h (akes% an (ust a##ept% hisown kar(a,

;AA-ven in the an#ient -gyptian (ysteries% the is#iple who atten e the #ollege te(ple

after having su##essfully passe the initial test whi#h gave hi( entry ha to learn thissa(e lesson of self!relian#e, - ouar S#hure% the 7ren#h writer on this sub&e#t% says:= e was left (u#h to hi(self% so that he (ight become rather than (erely know% an sohe was often surprise at his tea#her s #ol ness an in ifferen#e, "o his an$ious


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;A?People approa#h the saint!type pri(arily to get what is #alle in .n ia a darshan , "his(ay be variously translate as a gli(pse% a spoken blessing% a sight% a view% aninitiation% or a silent bene i#tion, e is a pheno(enon an they stan at a istan#e toga'e at hi(% to a (ire hi(% or to be overwhel(e with awe by hi(, "he few (inutes or ays or weeks or (onths or years taken up!!the uration is i((aterial for e$tension in

ti(e oes not #hange the nature of the happening!!leave the evotee with the sa(e#hara#ter% the sa(e #ons#iousness that he ha before the (eeting, .ts servi#e is to portray the goal% not to bring hi( nearer to perfe#tion in any way, "he elusion that thelonger they stay with hi( the farther they travel on the roa to perfe#tion re(ains aelusion still, "he darshan leaves the( with their weaknesses an faults% their egois(an ani(ality untou#he , "he work of getting ri of these things is theirs to un ertakean no darshan !(agi# #an be a substitute for it,

;A@"he belief that a guru will o for hi( on#e an for all what in the en he has to o forhi(self belongs to the untutore (asses an the se#tarian (ysti# #ir#les,

;1AOnly the self! e#eive or the #harlatani# will offer to save you, 9ll others will offeronly to gui e you, = ou (ust labour for yourselves%= warne the Bu ha, ="he Bu hasare only tea#hers,=

;11"he right a#tion one in the wrong way be#o(es wrong in itself, 9lthough it is right tolook towar s a tea#her for gui an#e an inspiration throughout the #ourse of his


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hi(% the tea#her will be en#ourage to go farther,

;1;.t is not enough to re#eive a tea#hing fro( so(eone else, "he truth of the tea#hing (ust

be teste by personal e$perien#e% the worth of it shoul be (easure by personalknowle ge,

;1?.n the en ea#h seeker has to be#o(e his own tea#her by putting all his e$perien#e% his

beliefs% his i eas% to the test,

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"he is#iple will learn in the en % by e$perien#e% that he (ust look to hi(self alone forsalvation, "he last wor s of the ying Bu ha% a resse though they were to his ownis#iples% have been a useful gui e to (e: =/ook not for refuge to anyone besi esyourselves,=

;01o not be satisfie with being a is#iple, "ry to be#o(e like the (aster,

;00.f you wish% #all it self!(aking!!this pro#ess of using one s own (ental powers% one sown e(otional energies% to a#tuali'e the new being that is his best self, .t oes not seeklike a (en i#ant for free transfor(ation by another person% a guru, .t (akes use of thehighest kin of i(agination% a eeply rela$e suggestive visuali'ation, 4hatever is#alle for to bring on enlighten(ent e$ists within hi(self alrea y% but it is latent anun evelope , By stu y% e$er#ise% an pra#ti#e the aspirant #an be his own tea#her,Sooner or later he will have to take this work into his own han s, "he notion thatso(eone else #an or will o it all for hi( is elusory% the belief that a guru #an absolvehis uty is a oles#ent wishful thinking, .f the result is to have any lasting value% it (ust

be self!wrought or in the en the aspirant will have to start again% use this approa#h% anthrow away the negative thought that he is helpless without so(eone else who (ust besought an foun , "he kin of tea#her who is really useful will put no e(phasis uponhi(self but upon the aspirant s own work% an then see hi( at intervals only, On#e the

(aterials nee e are pointe out% the stu ent shoul tea#h hi(self+ an this he #an oonly through self!pra#ti#e,

;0ou (ust play the tea#her to yourself, e #annot trea the path for you: you (ust walkan work by your own effort, "he (other #annot grow up on behalf of the #hil % no(atter how greatly she loves it, "he a ept #annot o your growing!up for you, Nature slaws (ust prevail, e has shown you the way: use your will to follow it, But evote alittle ti(e ea#h ay to keeping open the #hannel of #o((uni#ation with hi( an thusre#eive his i(petus% his inspiration to help you, So although you (ust strive by yourown use of free will% o not i(agine that you nee strive unai e ,

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artifi#ially trying to pro u#e a #opy of hi(% will in the en not even pro u#e that but a#ari#ature instea , 7or only the tea#her s bo ily a#ts will be i(itate + his Spirit isinvisible an therefore #annot be i(itate ,

;054hy shoul any one #opy another s artwork2 4hy shoul 4histler paint pi#tures in the

sa(e way that 8ainsborough i 2 4histler re(aine loyal to his own #on#eptions, 4hythen% going further% #opy another s lifestyle2 4e (ay honour a (aster s inspiration butyet e$press our own in our in ivi ual way,

;06.t is true that followers have no right to bur en the tea#her with their personal proble(s%that they shoul learn (anfully to shoul er their iffi#ulties an not pass the( on tohi(, et hu(an nature is weak% the tea#her kin ly, 4hat they (ay o without ta$ing hisstrength is to pla#e the proble( before hi( in a prayer% thought% or (e itation silently%an not in letter or interview, .f they will keep their istresses% troubles% or in e#isions tothe(selves in this way% su#h reti#en#e will not be to their loss, .t is in ee a sign of

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.t (ay be that the effort to i(itate his (aster will enable the is#iple to e$#el hi(self,

;.f you are willing to a##ept the gift of 8ra#e% whi#h a true tea#her is forever bearing%through your prior willingness to give hi( your faith an evotion% an to give it not

be#ause he wants it or anything else for hi(self but be#ause he is a purifie #hannel for

your own Overself s power% then you (ay e$pe#t to see the past wipe out as sins areforgiven an the future (a e brighter as new energies are born in you,

(ultivating the inner link

; 3"he way of is#ipleship (eans that there is to be #onstant en eavour to live in the(aster s (ental at(osphere, Of #ourse this #an be one very feebly an onlyo##asionally at first, Su##ess epen s not only on the pressure of perseveran#e but also

on the sensitivity to thought!transferen#e,

; 5"he aspirant who #o(es into the presen#e of so(eone who fun#tions on a high (oralan (ysti#al or philosophi#al level!!an feels the attra#tion% #har(% spell% influen#e% orfor#e of his personality!!#an% after a suffi#ient ti(e or asso#iation% be sti(ulate inevelop(ent


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personal e$a(ple, But it #annot en with these (etho s% for they are all e$ternal ones,So it is #ontinue by telepathi# i(pulses% by inspirational i(pa#t% an by (entalos(osis, "hese are internal ones,

;31Su#h #o((uni#ation between the tea#her an stu ent (ight be #alle ="ele(entation,=

;30"he aster (ay a his spiritual vitality or inspiration te(porarily to the is#iple s by(erely wishing hi( well, .f this is one uring the aster s prayer or (e itation% theis#iple s sub#ons#ious will spontaneously pi#k up the telepathi#ally pro&e#te flow ansooner or later bring it into #ons#iousness, .f% however% so(ething (ore pre#ise an(ore positive is re


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of attention an evotion in (e itation will raw fro( hi( a rea#tion whi#h willtelepathi#ally give whatever gui an#e is nee e at the ti(e,

;5AGust as the glan#e% the tou#h% or the spoken wor (ay #arry the ar our of (utual esirefro( (an to wo(an so (ay it also #arry the initiatory blessing or the spiritual gift fro(

(aster to is#iple,

;51-ven at the beginning of probation the seeker will often be given a hint of what awaitshi( later through (ysti#al e$perien#e resulting out of the #onta#t with the tea#her, Butwhether he gets it or not% fro( the (o(ent of a##eptan#e there will #o(e to everystu ent a sense of pea#e% an above all% an inner stability an #ertitu e whi#h will

be#o(e one of the greatest assets in his life,

;50"he gui e (ay sen his blessing telepathi#ally only on#e but if it is powerful enough it

(ay work itself out through a hun re ifferent e$perien#es e$ten ing over severalyears, Be#ause he i entifies hi(self with the ti(eless spa#eless soul% his blessing (aye$press itself anywhere in spa#e an anywhen in ti(e, oreover he (ay for(ulate it ina general way but it (ay take pre#ise shapes un#ons#iously fashione by an suite tothe re#ipient s own (entality an egree of evelop(ent,

;5So(e #riti#s re&e#t the i ea of 8ra#e an e#lare its i(possibility in a worl governe

by stri#t #ause an effe#t, "he (eaning of the wor suggests so(ething or anything ofan i((aterial (oral or (aterial nature that is given to (an, 4hy shoul not the asterwho has attaine a higher strength wis o( an (oral #hara#ter than that whi#h is

#o((on to the hu(an ra#e% give ai freely out of his benefi#ent #o(passion for othersstruggling to #li(b the peak he has sur(ounte 2 e #ertainly #annot trans(it his owninner life to another person in its fullness, But he #an #ertainly i(part so(ething of its


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#an anyone pre i#t whether the result will appear slowly% gently% little by little% orsu enly% with violent &olting for#e,

;5?"he (aster is forever after present in the is#iple s heart% whether the is#iple sees hi(again or not,

;5@7ro( the hour of this initiation the (aster will be (u#h in his thoughts an the sense ofaffinity will be often in his heart,

;6A"he e$perien#e whi#h the #an i ate has at the initiatory (e itation with the (aster isoften )but not always* a heral an token of his possibilities of later attain(ent un erthis parti#ular (aster,

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e (ust work har er than ever on his #hara#ter an % by #rushing his ego% sensiti'e his(in for the re#eption of the spiritual 8ra#e that is to #o(e uring initiation,

;60.t see(s as if the aster has #o(e into his #ons#iousness an thereby #hange its


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fa#t, "his is be#ause the way to fin a aster is invariably an inner pro#ess, 4hen thestu ent has evelope the ne#essary (oral


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9 wise tea#her i(poses no og(as upon his pupils+ the latter (ay believe or oubt asthey wish% so long as they follow the path he has pointe out, is#ipleship is reallyspiritual union, .t is not a#a e(i# re(e(bran#e of wor s, .t is a pla#ing of oneself insu#h a re#eptive attitu e that the spirit of the (aster (ay enter in, No spee#h isne#essary to effe#t this an in silen#e it is (ore rea ily a#hieve + anything else is onlygiving instru#tion% whi#h is not the sa(e as proffering is#ipleship,

;;09s the is#iple is slowly le onwar s along this iffi#ult path% #onfi en#e in the tea#heris repla#e by #ons#iousness of the tea#her% that is% he fin s as an inner presen#e the(ental at(osphere of the tea#her an thus #o(es to know hi( (u#h better,

;;On#e both the (eeting% however brief% with the (aster an the parting fro( hi( havetaken pla#e% the #an i ate s ne$t an har est task will be set hi(, 9n this is to learn toa##ept the Idea of the (aster as being n

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