When studying the various teachings from esoteric psychological to often discover a lot of names. The names of the prophets, soothsayers, teachers of different ages, the largest of philosophers and psychologists. Perhaps, in the process of learning, discovering the world and different exercises, it is a natural and normal situation.
That's just so very different from eminent scientist or spiritual teacher, for example... a colleague at work, a neighbor on the floor, a friend you see every six months? Or they are not able to teach anything? Because it is not so advanced? They're... insufficiently glorified?
Yes, they are not devoted a lot of publications, in honor of them the temples and cathedrals, their names do not adorn the Central streets of the city. They live in my small sphere of living, and that they ever lived no one but their inner circle, perhaps he never will. Maybe that's why their "authority" is not so significant in our eyes?
Let's think about it.
After all, if you carefully "look", it is not through them that we learn those most important lessons of his life?
What if our best teachers are much closer than we think?
What if they are not in the books? Not in the last century, Millennium. Not on the walls of educational institutions. What if they are here, very near to us? Intersect with us daily: in public transport, in the stairwell, in the Elevator, at the crosswalk, in cafes, in the same apartment?..
aren't these people able to teach us anything? Perhaps through them we become aware of ourselves and the world around you? Did some of them leave us sacred clues about ourselves, about who we really are? Unless a special situation is created that validates us to our truth and essence?
Why, when we talk about philosophy, psychology, spirituality, wisdom, almost always referring only to eminent personalities (even if they really have made a significant contribution to humanity), but about "mere mortals" we talk like it is not stuck!
But our entire life, that is, it is not a life among the "mere mortals"?
Among them we Wake up, among them, we go for, among them, we study and we work, we buy them bread, cut with them, we communicate, make friends with them, we start families with them quarrel and make peace, one day meet and one day disagree with them we do it all! But learn from them — WE don'T WANT.
Instead of the great writer or thinker, to quote the man from his routine life, which in "casual" conversation, one sentence spread out all your months of nonsense in my head, giving you the key to total understanding and change itself to us as something fresh. Not "high". Not so loud. On so weighty. Not so spiritual.
of Course, researching and reading various authors and exercise — if you have the desire and inner response can benefit. But one day, after hundreds of books read, hopping capability from one doctrine to another, I come to the simple things. And you know all the most important thing has always been around. Always.
But the rampant search for "something different", never allowed to see it. Always had to run somewhere ahead, somewhere where it would be easily and happily and joyfully. And all of life, the environment remained somewhere in the sidelines, on the periphery. Not important. Secondary. Second-rate.
But when tired, mentally exhausted, without money and well-being you once again "peel off" some of the teachings, realizing his limitations and the ability to heal your deep neschastnoi, you again come to the same reality. To its surroundings. To the people who live nearby with you.
And just begin to watch them. And it becomes easier. You let go of all this rubbish accumulated by years of zealous searching, leave only nuggets, Golden nuggets of what is already sure is true for you. And you realize: these bits are — and there is an understanding that it's much easier than you thought.
Teachers — that they were always there. Only had to raise his eyes. It was only necessary to recognize them. Their existence. And you look closely. Quietly. In this moment opens a completely different world. Deep peace of knowing ourselves as a person. And the reality in which you live.
And then there is no excessive tendency to "cling" to some beliefs, spiritual movements, names, practices.
always, always, Always, in whatever jungle you got no spiritual aspirations and searches, always, always, always you'll return to the real world. A world that will accept you. And will show and reveal to you what you really need.
of course, If you let him.
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