Theos-Talk Archives (July 2003 Message tt00049)

Beutiful story. Alas the catch is: the dead mice are often those who eat the
honey, so called...
(my views are only my views..) Etzion
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From: "Morten Nymann Olesen" <global-theosophy@adslhome.dk>
To: "Theos Talk" <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 10:52 AM
Subject: Theos-World True and false teachers


> Hi all of you,
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> My views are only views and that is a fact:
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> Here is a little story...
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> True and false teachers
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> 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.
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> 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!'
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> 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.
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> Please: I do not say that I know everything...
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> from
> M. Sufilight with peace and love...
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