Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt01595)

John, That's exactly what I meant. Since everyone's karma is different, any 
attempt to step into the path of someone else's yoga -- which isn't known to 
anyone except the one whose karma led him to it -- could be dangerous indeed. 

A disciple of a Master or Adept on a certain yogic path already knows the 
pitfalls and challenges he has to face, and is prepared for them. Someone else 
who decides to take that same path without preparation, could very well be 
destroyed in the attempt by the first counter resistance he/she meets and doesn't 
know how to duck under it, climb over it, slip around it, or reflect it back 
to the sender. :-). Remember resistance always meets with counter resistance, 
and the higher we go into the ethereal (or in my yoga, "hyperspace" :-) realms 
the greater the counter forces are, and the less we know about how to deal 
with them. As the Kung Fu master said, "Its the purpose of the wise disciple to 
survive... Thus, he must always take the path of least resistance." In other 
words, go with the flow, but never change your purpose or end in view. So, 
one must always, like "Grasshopper," step softly on whatever path is chosen.

For example, if one's karma hasn't led him to it by birth or otherwise, 
attempting to perform the advanced Hatha yoga positions of an Indian Master by a 
western born student can lead to physical damage or even death. On the other 
end, attempting to practice some of the astral/physical powers or 
alchemical/chemical processes known to be dangerous by an advanced student of scientific 
metaphysics, could very well kill or otherwise mentally or physically damage 
someone else not of like mind who attempts to perform them. And, for those 
"advanced students" on any path, there are still higher paths that they would be 
wise to avoid until they are thoroughly prepared and ready for them after 
completing their own self devised and self determined studies and practices. 

The biggest obstacle to overcome, however, is thinking that your path is the 
only one or the best one for everybody. :-)

I agree, however, that its helpful to cross paths with someone else on a 
different level -- especially if that new path we meet may be the next one we 
might take after we complete the one we are on. Nothing wrong with getting some 
bit of preparatory guidance from a more advanced practitioner. Or, if we had 
been on that lesser path before, we might serve as a helpful guide for the 
person now on it. Its good to also remember that a true, all knowing, all wise 
"Master" has been an "Adept" on every path in one life or another. 

Best wishes,

LHM
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In a message dated 04/24/05 11:57:05 AM, GodLovesEveryone.org@gmail.com 
writes:

Leon wrote:

> As the Master said,

> "The path of another is fraught with danger."


I like this quote. Do I translate it correctly to mean that if I try to 

follow your path, it could be dangerous for me, and if you try to follow 

my path, it could be dangerous for you?


I do firmly believe that we each have different paths to follow, which 

is why I don't try to get people to follow my exact path (though I hope 

that there are some other's paths which occasionally meet mine and 

follow along for a brief interval before going another direction).