How Do We Test The Guru-Teacher?

We can only know God by being God.
We can only know a Buddha by being a Buddha.
We can only know the teacher by being the teacher.

The outer teacher reveals the inner teacher.
The inner teacher is our own mind.
When the outer teacher/guide
shows us our true nature,
that is our teacher.

The outer teacher helps us to grow up, be free to leave home,
and exhaust all karma through our conduct.
Conduct is the continuity of the presence of the inner teacher.
The moment we recognise the inner teacher, pure cognisant essence,
all of phenomena becomes our teacher.

The outer teacher is a reminder;
never forget the teacher’s kindness.

…if the teacher does not do this, then they are not a teacher.
Teachings about facts are facts about teachings.