By Mariana Caplan
ISBN-10: 1604070730
ISBN-13: 9781604070736
ISBN-10: 1604074647
ISBN-13: 9781604074642
The non secular trip could be the main own adventure of our lives--but does that suggest we need to pass it on my own? With The Guru query, award-winning writer Mariana Caplan brings you a distinct and much-needed consultant for determining no matter if you would like a devoted mentor to assist remove darkness from your route to awakening--and if this is the case, the way to navigate the deep complexities of the guru-disciple dating. For these looking a instructor precious in their belief and devotion, or someone who has been pissed off via their reviews with a religious instructor, Caplan deals candid, sensible, and daringly own exam of the student-teacher dynamic, together with: Are you prepared to be a scholar? If and should you may still give some thought to creating a dedication to a religious instructor the trail of the unsleeping learner--how to preserve your energy and autonomy whereas accepting a mentor's authority advice for the wounded seeker--the beneficial classes we study from our encounters with fake academics religious scandals and predatory gurus--guidance for warding off the inherent pitfalls within the student-teacher dating find out how to realize the interior gentle of divinity because it manifests within the imperfect human guise of your teacher--and your self In a time whilst a mistrust of authority has been confirmed to be a fit trait, we have a tendency to be justifiably suspicious of these who current themselves as specialists and religious masters. Drawing upon her wisdom as either a student of mysticism and lifetime practitioner of religious traditions, Mariana Caplan is helping readers advance the discernment that's an important while looking an real teacher--and finds the immeasurable rewards which may come from having a reliable consultant at the religious direction.
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If someone is invariably “crazy,” then it is not exceptional, and then there is only the finest of lines between creative craziness and abusiveness. I doff my hat to Mariana for her sage advice about how to adopt a discerning awareness about whether a crazy-wisdom guru’s use of sex, money, or intoxicants is helpful or harmful. Following the book’s main chapters, Mariana includes an extremely worthwhile epilogue. She dissects the process of assault on gurus who are perceived to have behaved badly, using the particular case of the false defamation of her own spiritual partner, in which jealousy and neurosis drives rival rabbis and former associates to team up to destroy the reputation of a worthy, devoted rabbi/guru.
When a mentor freely teaches in response to serious request, but also encourages you to seek other teachers and teachings, then she or he may be safe to work with. But even then, observe that person’s students or disciples. If they become more dependent the longer they have been with the teacher, that’s a bad sign. If the teacher constantly pushes them to stand on their own two feet as much as possible, that’s a good sign. I tell this story as an offering to Mariana, who speaks so brilliantly of “aligning with a guru” and “conscious discipleship,” and who offers many incisive “points of discernment” to enable seekers to decide whether they need to work with a guru, how to tell which guru is good for them, and how to develop the proper attitude toward the process.
He asked me about my family, my studies, and why I was dressed so strangely (these were pre-hippie times). Then, the young lamas of the monastery brought in tea and a piece of Sara Lee blueberry pie. Just as Chris and I were about to leave, the Lama said, “I could help with your study of Tibetan in exchange for your giving these young lamas English lessons. ” As Chris and I walked across the lawn to the car, I turned to him and said, “I am going home, cutting my hair and beard, getting some regular clothes, and coming back here in two days.
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