Finding Your Teacher / Master

In one of the previous posts on this blog, an anonymous commenter advised me to read Dr. Zhi Gang Sha. I quickly blew them off, giving some excuse or another that I can't remember at the moment. However, in doing an unrelated Google search the other day I found some excerpts of one of his books.

After reading some texts, including Meher Baba and now some excerpts from Dr. Zhi Gang Sha, I believe I have more knowledge on how to behave around spiritual masters and just other people in general. I should treat everything as though it were sacred, but especially the Teacher because they are the representative for the grace of God.

See this link for excerpts from a chapter on relationships with teachers by Dr. Zhi Gang Sha:
The Third Most Important Divine Relationship is with Your Teacher

In Meher Baba's _Life at its Best_, Baba speaks deeply about the relationship between Master and disciple. I was very moved by this while reading His book. You can read it here: http://www.ambppct.org/meherbaba/Book_Files/Life.pdf Tomorrow or whenever I can find time I'll post some quotes from it.

I have to add before closing, that while I appreciate what Dr. Zhi Gang Sha has to say about Divine relationships, I was initially turned off from him because he seemed too commercial. When I see web pages covered with the face of the Teacher with links to buy their books or services, I just don't feel anything for them. I can't afford to buy their books right now. I don't care about money anymore anyway. But thanks to the anonymous person who recommended Dr. Sha to me. Please don't let my opinions of him sway you from commenting on anything I post about.

I know this post is going to bring about some heated comments, like, "You don't need a teacher," etc. I'm used to those sorts of comments, and I do appreciate the concern, but you have to be in my shoes to know what kind of spiritual chaos occurs without one.

I still have a long way to go. I don't believe I'm enlightened yet. I could be wrong but I doubt I am. I only feel as if I've finished Kindergarten. I think full enlightenment comes from knowing who you are, where you come from, where you're going, who God is and more. NOT just reading it in books but KNOWING it through experience.

Fortitude

Don't know why life's lessons are so difficult.

Would rather a swift and benevolent spirit father reach down from the heavens and wrap his loving arms around me.

Life, even though you are difficult and sometimes painful I give you my gratitude for teaching me.

You can deal me more blows or choose to give me rewards but either way, I'm ready for it.

Insignificance of Freckles

After the plane took off, and as we flew higher and higher into the sky, I stared down to the ground below, wanting to try as hard as possible to keep an eye on cars no matter how small they became. The cars became as small as freckles, if not smaller. The people inhabiting them would be invisible to my eyes.

I felt insignificant. I exist, but would be smaller than a quark to some alien planet, let alone to a god as big or bigger than the universe.

I never think about the mitochondria in my cells.

Spirit Tries to Escape Body

I almost left my body last night while sleeping.

I don't know what time it was, I just remember darkness and the feeling that my spirit was trying to escape from my body. My head, torso, arms totally separated from their physical counterparts, but I was still stuck at the hips. I pulled with all my might to get out, but I began to shake with the exertion and the experience ended as I was lost in sleep once more.

I wonder where I would have gone had I managed to escape.

Metaphysical Church

I've been receiving emails from the local School of Metaphysics, and recently received one about a metaphysical church that is very close to me. I had no idea that such a church was nearby until now. I just emailed someone to get more information about it, as I would like to start attending. I may also start spending time with the school.

Spiritual Sincerity

Am I a real seeker or am I a pretender?

How does one know for sure?

I want to be sincere but I fear that my environment is not conducive.

Paradoxical

Is it my ego that wants enlightenment?

Patience

Just waiting for the next life so I can pick-up where I left off.

That's the clean slate.

Once There Was a Way to Get Back Home

Mossy taught me how to add a track to an existing audio file, so I recorded my voice along with Siegfried’s. I had a hard time reaching the high notes but I’m going to practice and probably will record another attempt later, but I was excited about showing this to Siegfried so here’s the “blooper” version.



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Dream Date August 3, 2008 part 3

I heard such beautiful music; it was heavenly. It lasted quite a long time, too. If I had to describe it I'd say it is similar to the music of Enya. Only, the music is not anything I've heard before.

When I awoke, I asked my husband if he had been listening to music or watching t.v. and he said he hadn't.