Wahre Lehrer erkennt man daran, dass sie kein Interesse an Ruhm oder Schülern und Prestige haben und keine Fallen aufstellen. Ihre Messwerte liegen normalerweise von den 500ern aufwärts und ab und zu in den 700ern. Die Lehren und nicht der Lehrer sind das Wichtige. Insofern als die Lehren überhaupt nichts mit der Persönlichkeit des Lehrers zu tun haben, macht es auch keinen Sinn, diese Persönlichkeit zum Idol zu erheben und zu verehren. Die Information wird als Geschenk weitergegeben, weil sie als solche empfangen wurde. Dr. David Hawkins, Das All-sehende Auge, S. 71
Es gibt nur wenige wahre Lehrer und Blender in Fülle. Bewegte sich die Masse der Menschen in die richtige Richtung, so wären Heilige und Erleuchtete an der Tagesordnung. Das ist nicht der Fall. Dr. David Hawkins, Quelle unbekannt
Hawkins empfiehlt, sich nicht nur auf einen einzigen Lehrer zu berufen, sondern sich – je nach dem vorhandenden Bewusstseinswert – eine Reihe von spirituellen Lehren und Lehrern zu Rate zu ziehen.
Lehrer und Schüler [mittelalterliche Darstellung]
Das Amt eines spirituellen Lehrers kann nur jemand ausfüllen, dessen BW größer als BW 460 (intellektuelle Exzellenz) ist. Hawkins präsentierte in Wort und Schrift eine Liste mit weit über hundert wahren Lehrern.1 55% der heute aktiven spirituellen LehrerInnen weltweit erfüllen nach Hawkins kinesiologischer Muskeltest-Untersuchung die Voraussetzungen (i.d.R. ab BW 460+) für diese Berufung.
Wer sich unterhalb der Bewusstseinsebene von 600 bewegt, ist nach Hawkins in der Regel auf einen Erlöser (Heiler, Attraktor) angewiesen. Wer die 600er-Schwelle überschritten hat, wird unwillkürlich zum Heil wirkenden Erlöser für andere. Das Feld eines Erlösten überstrahlt weite Strecken von Negativität – meist im Stillen.
Es gibt aktuell nur ganz wenige Menschen, die Bewusstseinsebenen von BW 600 plus erreicht haben.2 Das Nervensystem fast aller Menschen ist laut Hawkins nicht auf das Schwingungsniveau weit über BW 700 ausgelegt. Sinnbildlich gesprochen ist es für Schwachstrom, nicht für Starkstrom, vorgesehen.
Menschen mit Bewusstseinswerten von über BW 600 verhalten sich gewöhnlich still, sie agieren fernab von normalen Standards. Manche werden Jahr(zehnt)e später – vorzugsweise ab BW 700 – auf ihrem Weg vom Geist (Gott) berufen zu lehren.
Gesteigerte Strahlkraft von spirituellen Lehrern und deren Übertragung
Zur Frage, ob Audio- oder Videomitschnitte die Anwesenheit eines spirituellen Lehrers ersetzen können, antwortete Hawkins möglicherweise zum ersten Mal öffentlich im Jahr 2004.3
Hawkins hat mit Hilfe des kinesiologischen Muskeltests bestätigt, dass es für die spirituelle Entwicklung der Schüler eines großen wahren Lehrers von Nutzen ist
Jemand hatte im Seminar gefragt, wie es mit Berührung aussehe. Am Ende der Veranstaltung ging Hawkins durch den Raum und stellte sicher, jeden der Anwesenden persönlich zu berühren.
* Geschriebene Lehre eines Lehrers''' (Ansprechrate 65%+ als Inspirationsquelle) ** Visuelle Abbildungen eines Lehrers *** Klang der Stimme eines Lehrers (Audioträger / gesprochene Lehre) **** Klang der Stimme / bewegliche Bilder eines Lehrers (Lehre via Filmträger) ***** Körperliche Anwesenheit / Begegnung mit einem Lehrer ****** Berührung durch einen Lehrer ******* Kraft der Reliquien eines wahren spirituellen Lehrers4
Question: Meditating with a picture of a spiritual teacher is almost as good as being in the physical presence of a teacher. (Calibrated as true per muscle-test with Susan).5
Question: Is Dr. Hawkins' aura transmitted to others through those people who have been physically touched by him? (Calibrated as true per muscle-test with Susan).6
Ein ehrgeiziger Jünger bekundete seinen Wunsch, anderen die Wahrheit zu lehren und befragte den Meister, was er darüber dachte. Der Meister sagte: "Warte." Jedes Jahr wiederholte der Jünger dieselbe Bitte und jedes Mal gab der Meister ihm dieselbe Antwort: "Warte." Eines Tages fragte er den Meister: "Wann werde ich bereit sein zu lehren?" Der Meister antwortete: "Sobald dein überbordender Eifer zu lehren von dir gewichen ist."
Anthony de Mello SJ (1931-1987) indischer katholischer Jesuitenpriester, Psychotherapeut, spiritueller Lehrer
Die tatsächliche Lehre ist keineswegs der Inhalt; es ist das Feld, die Auraschwingung des Lehrers, die durch dein Einverständnis die benötigte Information bereit stellt, die in der Frequenz encodiert ist. Quelle unbekannt
Es gibt nur wenige wahre Lehrer und Blender in Fülle. Würde die Menge in die richtige Richtung steuern, wären Heilige und Erleuchtete an der Tagesordnung. Das ist nicht der Fall. Quelle unbekannt
Diee Aussage bezieht sich u.a. auf den radikalisierten Islam.
Es ist sehr aufschlussreich, die Bewusstseinsebene großer Lehrer zu messen und danach die der institutionalisierten Lehren, die ihm zufolge im Lauf der Jahrhunderte überliefert wurden. Einige dieser Lehren überstanden die Zeit fast unbeschädigt, während andere massiv "zerstört" wurden und manche unter der kritischen Ebene der Wahrheit liegen. [Übertragen widergegeben.] Weitgehend orientiert an Das All-sehende Auge, S. 72
Frage: "Was gebührt dem Lehrer?" Antwort: "Überhaupt nichts. Das Interesse des Zuhörers ist mehr als ausreichend. Die einzige Verpflichtung, die einzuhalten ist, ist die Verpflichtung sich selbst gegenüber, die erlernten Einsichten zu verinnerlichen und sie zu praktizieren, um über das Ego hinauszuwachsen. Respektiere den Lehrer und entbiete Verehrung nur Gott.FULicht des Alls, S. 59; I. Reality and Subjectivity, S. 18
Um die Ebene eines Lehrers oder einer spirituellen Richtung festzustellen, ist die erste und allerwichtigste Feststellung, dass sie über 200 kalibrieren. Es gibt auf allen Ebenen wertvolle Lehrer und Lehren. Eine Lehre in den 300ern unterstützt Bereitschaft und den Gebrauch der persönlichen Kraft mit Begeisterung. Eine begeisterte und dem Pfad verpflichtete Gruppe kann zu gewissen Zeiten hilfreicher sein als die Lektüre weiter fortgeschrittener Texte. Wenn eine zu große Diskrepanz zwischen der eigenen Ebene und derjenigen des Lehrers besteht, kann ein großer Teil nützlicher Informationen verloren gehen oder nicht aufgenommen werden. Licht des Alls, S. 45
Ein wirklich erleuchteter Lehrer stellt über seine Aura eine hochenergetische Umgebung zur Verfügung, die erleuchtet und das Wesen des Schülers aus seinem Mentalkörper in die höheren spirituellen Körper aufsteigen lässt. Das Licht der Erleuchtung des Lehrers gibt die erforderliche Aktivierung durch die Kraft der Gnade. Sie erleichtert die Transformation intellektueller Wissensinhalte in subjektive, persönliche Erfahrung. Die hochenergetische Frequenz der Aura des Lehrers wirkt wie eine Trägerwelle, die diese Fähigkeit in die Aura des Schülers überträgt. Licht des Alls, S. 78
Ein wahrer Lehrer hat keinen Wunsch nach Bezwingung. Er steht über Gewinn und Verlust und achtet daher die Rechte anderer, ihre eigene karmische Bestimmung zu erfüllen. Licht des Alls, S. 230
Frage: Wie findet man einen angemessenen Lehrer? Antwort: Die klassische Empfehlung ist "Wenn der Schüler bereit ist, erscheint der Lehrer."Man braucht nicht die ganze Zeit einen Lehrer. Tatsächlich ist es nicht von Nutzen, in einem Frühstadium des geistigen Weges einen fortgeschrittenen Lehrer zu haben. Es gibt langfristige Phasen der spirituellen Arbeit, die sich innerlich vollziehen. Ich empfehle den Aspiranten, Bücher von fortgeschrittenen Lehrern zu lesen. Während wir uns spirituell entwickeln, tauchen zu manchen Zeiten verschiedene Lehrer für uns auf. Man findet einen Lehrer und eine Lehre, bei denen man sich wohlfühlt. Ist man dem entwachsen, wird man zu etwas anderem geführt. Interview with David R. Hawkins, MD, PhD, präsentiert vom US Magazin Holistic Networker, Gina Mazza Hillier, 13. August 2005
Die Verpflichtung (Verantwortung trägt) liegt auf Seiten des Lehrers gegenüber dem Schüler, nicht umgekehrt. Sedona Satsang Q&A, 2 CD-Set, 10. Januar 2007
Question: Do these sensory states persist? Answer: (referring to himself in the third person Hawkins stated): "The prior peak capacity of the nervous system was reached at the calibration level of 1,000." I. Reality and Subjectivity, chapter 'The Mystic', 1st edition, S. 149
Many people spiritually advance when they so called hit bottom. What that means is that you have followed the ego to its idiotic end. If you follow the ego with great intensity it will eventually bring you to great disaster. [Laughs] [...] You know, your life becomes the result of your own best thinking. So there you are in a state of catastrophe of one kind or another and it is at that point that some people get humility. They say, well, there must be a better way. Some people might even call on God at that point and say, 'God, I think I'm in trouble.' Well, in my own case, I gravitated to teachers like Ramana Maharshi. Video interview dialogue with Korean nun Yun Kyung Huh, Advanced States of Consciousness. The Realization of the Presence of God, Volume series III, DVD 2 of 2, minute 0:22, Institute for Advanced Spiritual Research, recorded around 1996, published 2002
"I've been to the lowest depths of Hell, to the highest state you can do in a body, and there were never any 'others' along the way." Sedona Seminar Conviction, 3 DVD set, 16. July 2005
Question: Who was your teacher […]? Answer: There is no "who.” There was the knowingness at the final door but I don’t connect it with any "who.” The person of the teacher I have no memory of. But the consciousness knows it from the consciousness. Should the moment arise for you, you won’t know where you got It from either. It’s like a stunning knowingness that stands alone, and something in you tells you that you have to trust it. Sedona Satsang Q&A, 2 CD set, 10. January 2007
Student-teacher relationship, personally directed to D. Hawkins
Offering a tool of discernment to provide surrender
Question: How does one become a student of yours? Answer: Be devoted to truth. Be willing to surrender everything as it arises. This has been a statistical rarity. My intention is that this should not be a rarity. We never had the tools and awareness to discern truth and the ego before. Most of what the great teachers taught is not known, because so much was in the inflections, the contextualization of what was taught. Some wasn’t written until long after the teacher lived, when all that can be passed on is what is verbally remembered. It’s amazing that as much truth as we have survived we become united by commonality of intention. When we have the same intention, we are brothers already. Sedona Seminar Emotions and Sensations, 3 DVD set, 17. April 2004
Question: How will our relationship to you, our teacher, change when you pass? Answer: Leave it up to God. The energy and aura are still present. It is your job to pass it on, spread it to others through your love for them. Sedona Satsang Q&A, 2 CD set, 8. November 2006
True teachers are few and pretenders abound. If the masses were headed in the right direction, sainthood and enlightenment would be common. They are not. Source unknown
All of the Great Teachers throughout the history of our species have merely taught one thing, over and over, in whatever language, at whatever time. All have said, simply: Give up weak attractors for strong attractors. Source unknown
A true Spiritual Teacher is literally a "Mind Healer." The healing that they offer has nothing to do with money. It is their intention to offer tools for enlightenment – the "gift" is extended whether money is present or not. A true teacher celebrates the process of enlightenment. The healing can happen simply from receiving the truth of his message. If someone wants to play with more tangible things like a like-minded group, the teacher's presence and a place to sit and listen, they are asking for things in the world (not the mind) to be present. Sometimes those "things" ask for money, but the mind "healing" does not. If a teacher says you cannot receive the mind healing without giving money, he is not a Spiritual teacher. Source unknown
The true teachers can be seen to have no interest in fame or in having followers, prestige, or trappings. If we calibrate them, they usually calibrate from the high 500s on up or, more rarely, to the 700s. The teachings and not the teacher are what are important. Inasmuch as the teachings do not come from the personage of the teacher at all, it does not make sense to idolize or worship that personage. The information is transmitted as a gift because it was received as such.There is, therefore, nothing to sell, to enforce, to control, or to charge for inasmuch as the information was free and a gift from God. A valid spiritual organization may make nominal charges to cover ordinary expenses in that everyone contributes for the common good. The Eye of the I, S. 66-67
All spiritual growth is by consent of one's free will. A true teacher does not impose their will on others but makes their understandings available to all. The enlightened teacher does not charge for information because that which is received as a gift is given out as a gift. The Eye of the I, S. 238
Everyone already has a guru – the Self. The Presence of God is ever present. By Grace, the Holy Spirit is that aspect of divine consciousness available to all. Because one’s ego blocks off awareness of the Self that is within, it is reconnected to Truth by contact with the spiritual master, the avatar, or spiritual teachings. The spiritual sage has, by means of greater spiritual evolution, closer contact and identification with the Self and so is able to speak, teach, and be of help and guidance. The hearing of spiritual experience is inspirational to others. All spiritual growth is by consent of one’s free will. A true teacher does not impose their will on others but makes their understandings available to all. The enlightened teacher does not charge for information because that which was received as a gift is given out as a gift. The teaching that is shared is of a higher calibration and has by itself the capacity to catalyze spiritual advancement. To merely hear a great teaching is itself the consequence of spiritual merit.The Eye of the I, S. 312-313
Teaching actually takes place simultaneously on two levels. The first and most important is silent and formless, which occurs beyond the level of the mind and is nonverbal. This transpires as a consequence. […] It could be likened to a carrier wave that accompanies the teacher's words and is a quality of the Presence as Self. The inspiration and spiritual power of the truth of the mystic are accompanied by and are a product of Divinity, the energy field of which becomes entrained (synchronized/aligned) in the student's field of consciousness. […] A frequent problem of the relentless spiritual seeker is that they have not had the personal presence of a teacher with a high enough level of consciousness. […] The high energy frequency of a teacher's aura acts like a carrier wave that transmits capacity to the student's aura. I. Reality and Subjectivity, S. ?
Question: What is due to the teacher? Answer: Nothing at all. The listener’s interest is more than sufficient. The only obligation one should accept is the obligation to one’s own self to institute the wisdoms that were learned and to practice them in order to transcend the ego. Respect the teacher but save reverence only for God. I. Reality and Subjectivity, S. 18
A frequent problem of the relentless spiritual seeker is that they have not had the personal presence of a teacher with a high enough level of consciousness, that is, one whose aura has the power to catalyze the transformation of information into subjective awareness/experience. A truly enlightened teacher provides, via the aura, a high energy context that illuminates and activates the student's content from the mental body into the higher spiritual bodies. The light of the teacher's illumination provides the necessary activation by the power of Grace to facilitate the transformation from intellectual data to subjective personal experience. The high energy frequency of a teacher's aura acts like a carrier wave that transmits capacity to the student's aura. I. Reality and Subjectivity, S. 33
The Grace of God is available to all. Historically, the 'Grace of the Sage' is available to the committed spiritual seeker. The strength of the ego can be formidable, and without the assistance of the power of higher spiritual beings, the ego cannot of itself transcend itself. Fortunately, the power of the consciousness of every great teacher or avatar who has ever lived still remains and is available. To focus on a teacher or their teachings by meditation makes the power of that teacher available to the seeker. It is the will of every truly enlightened sage that every spiritual seeker succeeds, and not just the members of some specific or exclusive group. Just as the individual seeker of spiritual advancement benefits all mankind, thus also does the enlightenment of the Teachers benefit the seeker. That power and energy is available to call upon. There are no requirements or obligations. I. Reality and Subjectivity, S. 109-110
Question: What is meant by the term "mystic"? Answer: The mystic knows, experiences, and identifies with the Self as both context and content, that is, context is content. The content of the ego is transitory and a product of perception and, like a movie, it has no independent existence. The content of perception is an automatic byproduct of positionality and goes hand in hand with the creation of the illusions of perception. Science is the authority of the linear domain and the Newtonian paradigm; the mystic is the authority of the nonlinear domain.I. Reality and Subjectivity, S. 132
Question: What about the effect of the Spiritual Teacher? Answer: The consciousness level of the Teacher via silent transmission also facilitates transformation of information from the mental to the subjective experiential reality. The consciousness level and vibrational energy field of the aura of the Teacher is a product of the evolution of consciousness and is not personal. It activates nascent qualities in the student on a nonverbal level. It transmits as a high-frequency, high-energy field via the aura. Its quality derives from certainty that is based on experiential Reality. Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, S. ?
There is solely available within one's aura the high-frequency vibration of the Enlightened Teacher. Discovering the Presence of God [concerning the challenge at "the last door of Enlightenment"], S. 31
9. […] No interest in the personal lives of aspirants […] 10. […] No brain-washing, adulation of leaders, training rituals, indoctrinations, or intrusions into private life. […] 11. […] No regulations, laws, edicts, contracts, or pledges. 12. […] No hierarchy […] voluntary fulfillment of practical necessities and duties. 17. […] Noninvolvement in world affairs. 21. […] No desire to change others or impose on society. 33. […] No rules or dictates to be followed. 34. […] Teachers are respected but reject personal adulation or specialness. 35. […] Provides information […] ensures availability. 36. Self-supporting […] 37. Freestanding: Complete […] 38. […] Devoid of induced, altered status of consciousness or manipulations of energies […] 39. […] Devoid of exploitation or gain. Devotional Nonduality, "Characteristics of Spiritual Truth, Integrous Teachers, and Teachings", S. 179
It is important to realize it is not just a literal wording of teachings but also the entire energy field of a teacher or organization that has a subtle, unseen field effect upon students. There is wisdom in the old dictum to ‘stay with holy company’ and avoid that which is nonintegrous. Just on the face of it, it would appear to be foolish to disregard the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Buddha, or Krishna, all of which calibrate at 1,000, and substitute for them the pseudodeification of the teachings of atheistic anarchists whose false teachings have brought on the death of literally hundreds of millions of people just in this lifetime. Reality, Spirituality and Modern Man, chapter 10 ‘Experiential versus Conceptual’, S. 193-194
Through spiritual alignment, intention, and devotion aided by meditation, contemplation, authenticated instruction, and truth, assisted by the energy field of an advanced teacher, great leaps of consciousness can occur unexpectedly. Thus, it is important to know of them well in advance as confirmed by consciousness research. Reality, Spirituality, and Modern Man, S. 299
I found that one teaching from Zen was extremely valuable, that is, to always walk straight forward, no matter what, right through anything and everything that arises. There were moments of hesitation when that teaching was of great value. Therefore, what the teacher himself has been through and shares with you can be critical at a given moment. There are times when you reach a mental and psychic exhaustion, and at that point you cannot stop. There is the point where you cannot go one iota further, but you must go through that. Therefore, you break barriers. Interview with David Hawkins, Dialogues on Consciousness and Spirituality, transcript on Advanced States of Consciousness, part 2, S. 80-81, spiral binding, Veritas Publishing, Sedona, AZ, around 1998
Question: How does one find an appropriate teacher? Answer: The classic saying is "when the student is ready, the teacher appears." People don't need a teacher all the time. In fact, having an advanced teacher isn't really useful early in the game. There are great periods of spiritual work that is all internal. I would advise people to read books by advanced teachers. As we evolve spiritually, various teachers appear to us at various times. You find a teacher and a teaching that you’re comfortable with. If you outgrow it, then you’ll be attracted to something else. Interview with David R. Hawkins, MD, PhD, presented by US magazine Holistic Networker, Gina Mazza Hillier, 13. August 2005
Where is the Teacher? The teacher is within oneself, that drive to know God is the God within oneself. The Guru is the drive to know the Truth, to know Reality, to become one with all That Is again. Video interview dialogue with Korean nun Yun Kyung Huh, Advanced States of Consciousness. The Realization of the Presence of God, Volume series III, DVD 2 of 2, track 12, minute 1:00, Institute for Advanced Spiritual Research, recorded around 1996, published 2002
It's the truth that is your real teacher and not a person. […] it is not the person that teaches anyway. It's only a certain awareness that speaks for itself. It never is the physical teacher who serves primarily as an inspiration, a source of information. But you don't want to get caught up in the personality of the teacher. Untittled audio interview presented by US web radio station Beyond the Ordinary, minute 25:00+, 60 minutes duration, aired 9. December 2003
Spiritual temptation and being tested is constant. […] Spiritual progress is resisted by the ego. […] The test for a spiritual teacher is egotism, vanity, sexual opportunities that are thrown on you, temptation of every kind, the fall for wealth and pomp […] [grandiosity, the wish to be paraded, worshiped, materiality, adulation, flattery, megalomania]. Untitled audio interview presented by US web radio station Beyond the Ordinary, minute 46:00+, aired 13. July 2004
Do not become attached to the teacher. Look rather at how to apply the teachings to your life. Sedona Satsang Q&A, 2 CD set, 10. May 2006
The Perusha of the Teacher [the Self of the teacher] is the same Self in everyone. Long Beach Seminar Live Your Life Like a Prayer, Southern California, 3 DVD set, 18. November 2006
Lord Jesus Christ had not had any prior incarnations as a human being but both Buddha and Krishna had had many lifetimes on Earth before reaching a LoC of 1000. It is not helpful to say that Lord Jesus is higher or better in any way than Lord Buddha or Lord Krishna. It is the same energy field of 1000 that is present right here right now. 'They live in each one of us as the Immortal Self. And all we have to do is to acknowledge their presence within us and surrender to That. [Paraphrased.] Sedona Seminar A Unique Sedona Seminar including Korean Translation, closing blessing, 3 DVD set, 6. December 2008
"Meditating with a picture of a teacher is almost as good as being in the physical presence of a teacher." (Calibrated as true.) Prescott Seminar What is the World?, 3 DVD set, 28. February 2009
Frage: Soll ein Meister ein Mann sein, der über Selbstkontrolle verfügt und ein rechtschaffenes Leben führt? Davon wirst du viele finden – und sie werden dir nichts nützen. Ein Guru kann dir den Weg zurück zu deinem wahren Selbst zeigen. Was hat das mit dem Charakter oder dem Temperament dieses Menschen zu tun? Du kannst ihn nur beurteilen, indem Du darauf achtest, ob in dir eine Veränderung stattfindet, wenn du dich in seiner Gegenwart befindest. [...] Wenn du dich selbst mit größerer Klarheit und Tiefe als gewöhnlich verstehst, so ist das ein Zeichen dafür, dass du den richtigen vor dir hast. Nisargadatta Maharaj [BW 720] (1897-1981) indischer Weiser der hinduistischen Advaita-Vedanta-Tradition
Den Lehrer nicht zu prüfen, heißt Gift zu trinken. Padmasambhava (8.-9. Jht.) [BW 595] tibetisch-buddhistischer tantrischer Meister, der der den Buddhismus in Tibet einführte
Lehrer sind nicht vollkommen, sonst wären sie nicht hier. Doch es ist ihr Auftrag, vollkommen zu werden, und so lehren sie Vollkommenheit. Immer wieder, auf viele verschiedene Weisen, bis sie selbst die Lektion gelernt haben. Ein Kurs in Wundern [EKiW] [BW 550/600] Handbuch für Lehrer
Die Arbeit an der Loslösung vom "Ich" ist in der Tat so schwierig und feinstofflich, dass sie ohne die Hilfe anderer unmöglich zu bewältigen ist. Der Schüler muss sich bedingungslos strengstem Gehorsam und striktester Disziplin unterwerfen. Er muss ohne jedes Infragestellen und ohne Murren jede denkbare Schwierigkeit und Härte auf sich nehmen. Er muss Beleidigungen, Müdigkeit, Qualen und Schmähungen ertragen. Thomas Merton [BW 515] (1915-1968) anglo-US-Amerikanischer katholischer Schriftsteller, mystischer Trappistenmönch, Dichter, Bürgeraktivist, Student der vergleichenden Religionswissenschaft
Lehren und nicht tun, das ist klein. Lehren und tun, das ist groß und ganz. Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus Philippus Theophrastus Aureolus Bombast von Hohenheim (1493-1541) Schweizer Arzt, Mystiker, Alchemist, Astrologe, Philosoph, Laientheologe
Ein wahrer Lehrer, in jeder Erscheinungsform, leitet uns an einen Ort, der sowohl unseren Verstand mit einschließt als ihn auch überschreitet, wo wir uns bewegt und lebendig fühlen, wo wir das Gefühl haben, ”Ja, danach habe ich mich gesehnt!”. Unser Lehrer erinnert uns daran, dass ein befriedigendes Leben zu führen weniger mit äußeren Umständen zu tun hat als damit, uns auf die ungeschminkte Wahrheit dessen auszurichten, wer wir sind. Chameli Gad Ardagh, norwegische Frauenlehrerin, Autorin, Komm dir näher....und l(i)ebe deine tiefste Sehnsucht, J.Kamphausen Verlag, 18. Februar 2008
How to find the right Guru? Questioner: How will ich find a Guru whom I can trust? Maharaj: Your own heart will tell you. Questioner: Must I not examine the teacher before I put myself entirely into his hands? Maharaj: By all means examine! But what can you find out? Only as he appears to you on your own level. Questioner: I shall watch whether he is consistent, whether there is harmony between his life and his teaching. Maharaj: You may find plenty of disharmony – so what? It proves nothing. Only motives matter. How will you know his motives? Questioner: I should at least expect him to be a man of self-control who lives a righteous life. Maharaj: Such you will find many – and of no use to you. A Guru can show the way back home, to your real self. What has this to do with the character, or temperament of the person he appears to be? Does he not clearly tell you that he is not the person? The only way you can judge is by the change in yourself when you are in his company. If you feel more at peace and happy, if you understand yourself with more than usual clarity and depth, it means you have met the right man (or woman). Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj [LoC 720] (1897-1981) Indian Hindu sage of the Advaita Vedanta tradition
Your own self is your ultimate teacher. The outer teacher is merely a milestone. It is only your inner teacher that will walk with you to the goal, for he is the goal. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj [LoC 720] (1897-1981) Indian Hindu sage of the Advaita Vedanta tradition
Like can only be apprehended by Like. Plotinus [LoC 730; work 503] (205-270) Greek philosopher
There are those who have reached God directly, retaining no trace of worldly limits and remembering their own Identity perfectly. These might be called the Teachers of teachers because, although they are no longe visible, their image can yet be called upon. And they will appear when and where it is helpful for them to do so. To those to whom such appearances would be frightening, they give their ideas. No one can call on them in vain. A Course in Miracles [LoC 550/600] manual for teachers, pg. 64
One who loves God can never take pleasure in being a teacher. He knows that God is the only Guru. I feel as the dust at your feet. This I say out of the realization of that mighty Spirit I behold in each one of you. Paramahansa Yogananda [LoC 540] (1893-1952) Bengalian Indian Hindu sage, yogi, philosopher, author, Man's Eternal Quest. Collected Talks and Essays – Volume 1, Self-Realization Fellowship, 1. September 1982
To a visitor who asked to become his disciple the Master said, "You may live with me, but don't become my follower." "Whom, then, shall I follow?" "No one. The day you follow someone you cease to follow Truth." Anthony de Mello SJ (1931-1987) Indian Catholic Jesuit priest, psychotherapist, spiritual leader
"You are only a disciple because your eyes are closed. The day you open them you will see there is nothing you can learn from me or anyone." "What then is a Master for?" "To make you see the uselessness of having one." Anthony de Mello SJ (1931-1987) Indian Catholic Jesuit priest, psychotherapist, spiritual leader
The teacher opens the door. The student must enter. Ancient Chinese proverb
Growth rates and the possibility of transferring broadcast frequencies of a spiritual teacher: * Written by a teacher teaching (response rate 65%+) as a source of inspiration ** Visual images of a teacher *** Sound of the voice of a teacher (audio carriers / spoken teaching) **** Sound of the voice / animated pictures of a teacher (teaching) via filmed material ***** Physical Presence / direct visual contact with a teacher ****** Being touched by a teacher ******* Power of the relics of a true spiritual teacher
Source: Sedona Satsang Q&A, Wednesday, 10. May 2006 Audio sample, track 7 See also series of transcribed questions asked at the Satsang, 10. May 2006]]
A zealous disciple expressed a desire to teach others the Truth and asked the Master what he thought about this. The Master said, "Wait." Each year the disciple would return with the same request and each time the Master would give him the same reply: "Wait." One day he said to the Master, "When will I be ready to teach?" Said the Master, "When your excessive eagerness to teach has left you."
Anthony de Mello SJ (1931-1987) Indian Catholic Jesuit priest, psychotherapist, spiritual leader
Chiang, the flight teacher, in parting from his student Jonathan:
Jonathan Seagull, some day you will know how long ago your flight began and how great a journey you have traveled. Now you are ready to begin the most difficult and the most powerful journey of all. You are ready to fly up and know the meaning of kindness and love. Jonathan, you're born to be a teacher, to give the truth to anyone struggling to break out of his limits. It is important to give what you have found as a gift to whomever will accept it. And Jonathan, keep working on love.
Video Prescott Seminar Love, 3 DVD set, 17. September 2011 – Grace of the Guru, YouTube film, 5:41 minutes duration, posted 18. December 2011 Entrapments: Male sexual macho image vs. strutting out of female attributes (manipulation and seductiveness); minute 6:16
Mariana Caplans, Autorin des Buchs Do You need a Guru?, Die Zukunft der Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung, (keine bloße) Rezension von Elizabeth Debold, WIE-Magazin, Ausgabe 10
Interview mit Rinpoche Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Wahre Gurus kümmert das nicht über das Dilemma eines östlichen Meisters in der postmodernen Welt, Interviewer Andrew Cohen, WIE-Magazin, Ausgabe 19
Liste der einflussreichsten spirituell orientierten Persönlichkeiten Best of: Die spirituellen Topstars der Szene, präsentiert von Spirii.de, 11. April 2011 Die Top 10 unter den lebenden Personen (Männer: 76%; Frauen: 24%; Durchschnittsalter: 67 Jahre), die einen herausragenden spirituellen Beitrag geleistet haben – ermittelt über die digitale Stimmabgabe anhand von Google-Suchhits
Video presentation by Ramana MaharshiBW 720, Youtube Film Ausschnitte eines Archivfilms / Bildersequenzen, 8:41 minutes duration, posted 24. November 2006
Video presentation by Mother TeresaBW 710, Bildersequenzen von Mutter Teresa, Youtube Film, 4:06 minutes duration, posted 10. Mai 2006
3 Audiointerview ohne Titel, präsentiert vom US-Webradiosender KSRE Beyond the Ordinary, Gastgeber Nancy and Elena, Minute 46:50-48:50, 1:01:34 Dauer, 14. September 2004 ⇑
