So often we look to spiritual masters as Gods and that has an unfortunate way in which we end up viewing and digesting their message.
When we look at our spiritual Masters as Gods we end up putting them on pedestals. Why is this such a bad thing?
The majority of them do not want to be put in that category. It has a number of adverse affects on those who are “Their” disciples. When we put them on the pedestal we are focusing more on their physical than on their spiritual and message.
So often we loose sight of why we came to this Master and how pure they actually are. We become about their external rather than about their internal.
Depending upon how much their devotees and disciples focus on the external will determine how they fair in the future. Yes it is their ‘job’ to put us on the path for internal focus and love rather than the external.
However when we are around them we find it hard to really understand what they are saying whether it be subtle or blatant. Freud came up with the ID, Ego and Super Ego. This can be related to the ID, which Freud says is our base instincts over riding our Ego, the part that helps us control our base instincts and raise our conscious to our super ego level.
We as individuals need to realise that we will attain, learn and remember the most of who we are if we focus on the internal aspect of the Master. It is then that we will really progress on our path of remembrance.
So often people change Masters because they are focusing on the external of the Master, when we focus on the external, the messages and help they are giving us are usually missed. When the Master shows or reflects something we don’t like we run and try and find another Master. One they hope will change them without having to go through any deep introspection.
Like an eagle looking after her chicks a Master does not have to come down to guide us they can do it from afar. They however choose to come and place themselves at the risk of being judged by our Ego’s and Pride so they can help us remember who we are. For them, they come to give love and not judge. We however most often come to receive and unfortunately judge them. If they make a decision although to us at our level seems inappropriate, on their level it makes sense for our greater development. We judge them and forget how much they have actually given us. We forget all the unconditional love they gave us and all we could give was conditioned love. They do not judge us or say you are a bad devotee, they will always hold out their hand with love and acceptance.
How many of us truly follow our Masters teaching. We say we have a Master and we belong to a religion or group, but truly how many of us actually follow the masters teaching. Practicing what they teach and what we ourselves propagate to all around us. See when we are following the external we ourselves become external beings. Showing on the outside what they teach but on the inside we show something way different. Just as they reflect us we reflect how we approach them on our internal. If we approach with unconditional love our internal will be that. But If we approach on the external and judge with conditioned love, we will mirror that on our internal. We will judge others and only give conditioned love to all those around us.
The Master can only show you the Love you have to make the effort to become it and live day to day, minute by minute and second by second.
When we look at our spiritual Masters as Gods we end up putting them on pedestals. Why is this such a bad thing?
The majority of them do not want to be put in that category. It has a number of adverse affects on those who are “Their” disciples. When we put them on the pedestal we are focusing more on their physical than on their spiritual and message.
So often we loose sight of why we came to this Master and how pure they actually are. We become about their external rather than about their internal.
Depending upon how much their devotees and disciples focus on the external will determine how they fair in the future. Yes it is their ‘job’ to put us on the path for internal focus and love rather than the external.
However when we are around them we find it hard to really understand what they are saying whether it be subtle or blatant. Freud came up with the ID, Ego and Super Ego. This can be related to the ID, which Freud says is our base instincts over riding our Ego, the part that helps us control our base instincts and raise our conscious to our super ego level.
We as individuals need to realise that we will attain, learn and remember the most of who we are if we focus on the internal aspect of the Master. It is then that we will really progress on our path of remembrance.
So often people change Masters because they are focusing on the external of the Master, when we focus on the external, the messages and help they are giving us are usually missed. When the Master shows or reflects something we don’t like we run and try and find another Master. One they hope will change them without having to go through any deep introspection.
Like an eagle looking after her chicks a Master does not have to come down to guide us they can do it from afar. They however choose to come and place themselves at the risk of being judged by our Ego’s and Pride so they can help us remember who we are. For them, they come to give love and not judge. We however most often come to receive and unfortunately judge them. If they make a decision although to us at our level seems inappropriate, on their level it makes sense for our greater development. We judge them and forget how much they have actually given us. We forget all the unconditional love they gave us and all we could give was conditioned love. They do not judge us or say you are a bad devotee, they will always hold out their hand with love and acceptance.
How many of us truly follow our Masters teaching. We say we have a Master and we belong to a religion or group, but truly how many of us actually follow the masters teaching. Practicing what they teach and what we ourselves propagate to all around us. See when we are following the external we ourselves become external beings. Showing on the outside what they teach but on the inside we show something way different. Just as they reflect us we reflect how we approach them on our internal. If we approach with unconditional love our internal will be that. But If we approach on the external and judge with conditioned love, we will mirror that on our internal. We will judge others and only give conditioned love to all those around us.
The Master can only show you the Love you have to make the effort to become it and live day to day, minute by minute and second by second.
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