Theos-Talk Archives (June 2003 Message tt00260)

Hi all of you,

Here is another little something...


Writing

Some years back in time there lived a spiritual teacher somwhere near to Northern Afghanistan. He seldom held meetings with his disciples. He always communicated
with them in writing. 
One could ask why he did that ?
Here is one answer to this question.

If you hav any experience of spiritual groups, you will
know that too many people focus their attention on the teacher
and not on the teaching. Indeed, this is such a frequent abuse that
some people become completely fixated on the teacher, wheather
tue or false.
Even in the East, people mistake this phenomenon for sanctity,
or for religious experience.
Knowing this, many (or some) high in spirit Theosophists, do not teach directly at all; much
will depend upon the condition of their followers.
It is therefore not uncommon for teachers to write or dictate
teachings, which are then read or even read out.
When, however, individual groups of learners are able to
concentrate upon the essence and not on the appearence or the
presence of the teacher, meetings do take place.
It is only relatively recently in the West that psychological workers have
discovered that the actual presence of someone supposed to be
teaching produces a sense of awe, significance or religious
devotion which is, of course, not the same as perceiving what
really is there.


from
M. Sufilight with peace and love...

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