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Tag Archives: inner teacher
THE INNER TEACHER IS NOT OUR SPIRITUAL ADVISOR
The Inner Teacher Is Not Our Spiritual Advisor The teacher shows you something. The advisor tells you something. Once we realise the clarity of the unconstructed nature of mind, the inner teacher is the mind’s mistaken constructs: we are thus … Continue reading
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Tagged Chogyam Trungpa RInpoche, Ego, inner teacher, spiritual advisor
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DO I NEED A SPIRITUAL TEACHER?
Do I Need A Spiritual Teacher? We need inspiration and guidance. The teacher is inspiration and guidance. The teacher is the mirror to our own inspiration and guidance. The outer teacher is someone whose qualities match our own. A recognition … Continue reading
HOW DO WE TEST THE GURU-TEACHER?
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 … Continue reading
THE AMOUNT WE RECOGNISE THE SYMBOLIC TEACHER
The amount we recognise the symbolic teacher The amount we recognise the symbolic teacheris the amount we recognise the inner teacher. Distracted…awake, distracted…awake, distracted…awake.Distracted…awake,distracted…awake, distracted…awake.Distracted…awake, distracted…awake, distracted…awake.Lack of empathy…compassion, lack of empathy…compassion.Lack of empathy…compassion, lack of empathy…compassion.Lack of empathy…compassion, lack … Continue reading
TIMELY TEACHING
Timely Teaching There are certain teachings that happen at precisely the right moment. On a blog, one cannot create that sort of atmosphere as it is a matter of tuning in, so this may not have the same effect! Once, … Continue reading
THOUGHTS ‘R’ US
Thoughts ‘r’ Us Where do they come from? Is it mind or essence?We all have thoughts.Maybe we think we shouldn’t …wrong!We merely have to distinguish between clinging reactionary thoughts, and thoughts that translate experience without clinging. One set comes from … Continue reading
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