Theos-Talk Archives (July 2003 Message tt00046)

Hi all of you,

My views are only views and that is a fact:

Here is a little story...


True and false teachers

Since there are so many people all over the world claiming that
they are spiritual teachers, many of those who want to follow
them - and those who want to refute them - spend much time
trying to worl out which are real ones and which are not.
What is rather remarkable is that a great many of these
self-styled teachers are discernibly not teachers, is studied with
the normal rational apparatus which is of some value even to
seekers after truth.

There is a story about a man who went up to another one who
was selling what he described as 'the most deliciuos and 
irreplaceable honey on the world' in a market-place. 'If it is so
marvellous,' he asked, 'why are you selling it?'
'I wouldn't try, you may be sure,' answered the honey-seller,
'if a mouse hadn't fallen into it!'

Now, in spiritual matters it may be claimed that the seeker,
however sincere, connot tell whether there is a mouse in the
honey of the teaching which he offered. But if he would only
steel himself to look at the honey with dead mice floating on top,
he would start to learn how to recognize the real thing. If you
can test a verifiable counterfeit, you will eventually find a coin
which is gold. Those who start at the other end: who can test
gold without being confused by counterfeits, are a different lot
of people, sad to say.



Please: I do not say that I know everything...


from
M. Sufilight with peace and love...


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