110-The Spiritual Guide Part 3 - Buddhism in daily life

The Spiritual Guide Part 3


Have you heard the first parts about the "spiritual guides" here
on my podcast?


Whoever thinks that one will find a great, gifted master (such as
Buddha, Mohammad or Jesus Christ was) only if he/she searches
long enough, misses the peculiarity of such exceptional
personalities, who appear once every millennia, then retain a
voice in the reverberations of history.


The contemporary witnesses of such spiritual leaders often had to
deal with difficult situations (for example, the disciples of
Jesus Christ), which for normal people seem almost overpowering,
carried the suffering of whole generations, discredited until
today (Judas).


To find a great teacher, even in one's own environment, perhaps
even in one's own city, seems to be a pure stroke of luck (the
said six correct numbers in the lottery). Here one should set
clearly smaller requirements, so that one is not disappointed
then.


Who goes with smaller wishes to the search for a spiritual
teacher, which should look around first for a kind of adviser,
whereby here the question is whether this "expert" is on the
correct way, or not. On the path to one's self, to Buddha-nature,
we all need (now and then) a nudge, a little lesson, some
assistance. A person who is able to provide that can be the (or
a) guide on the journey. We can learn something from every
person, but the question is whether this knowledge enriches our
path, whether it is purposeful for our ideas?


Usually the teaching finds the person, at least that's how it was
in my case. And so it goes with spiritual guides, they find the
seekers. An inner voice then tells you that here is something
worth looking at, which triggers an echo in your ego, causes a
reaction.


But what about the teacher, the spiritual guide, can you follow
him/her? Does he/she make an impression on you, do hunches come
up in you here, a certain intuition that tells you that here is
something worth discovering?


Whoever flatters you, plays with your feelings, makes you bigger
than you are, only wants your money, or at least other
advantages. Your ego craves to know why you are special, why you
are the only one, why not listen, the words are a balm for your
soul?


In China, the master-disciple relationship represents something
unique, especially in Shaolin Temple China, where the master, in
addition to the spiritual component, is also the teacher of
martial arts, so can teach the practitioner real pain. This idea
does not really suit the normal Central European, which is why
adjustments are necessary here.


In the next days you will read here the last part about the
search for a "spiritual guide


The way is the goal!





The wise words much and often in the mouth (lead), however limp
in the action right way miss, do not become members of holy
community, are shepherds, who count the cattle of others.


- Buddha - honorary name of Siddharta Gautama





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