There Isn’t Just One Way

Each teacher, each guru, each lama emphasises reality in their own way. Every student understands in their own way. Never think that any individual’s teaching is the only way (even though they might think that. :-)) We aren’t all going to become enlightened together – that just doesn’t happen.

It’s important not to feel guilty, and like an outsider because we don’t experience in the same way as others. Unfortunately, most people think their way is the only way. This is what Mara-mind wants us to think. Some teachings may satisfy for a while, and then they become mechanical, and the students become protective, obsessive and closed-in.

Once we get the gist of a teaching, we merely have to test it to see if it works (just like plumbing :-)), which means we are confident and generous of heart. We don’t have to join in with group-adoration.

We haven’t gone off doing our own thing.
We’re not perverting the teaching.

We simply realise what unites everything, and what divides everyone.