To: K-list
Recieved: 2004/10/10 16:43
Subject: Re: [K-list] developing my ESP
From: marion hanvey

>Should a true teacher have a long beard, and an elaborate set of belief
>systems behind him before he's a true teacher, then a seeker can validate
>him as true ?

 Listen to your heart as the only validator.

I agree with you here.
>
>Sidetracked or helped ? Sometimes a sidetrack can be a help to become more
>focused. I think it's relative to the person. Life cannot be moulded into
>the mind's black or white, that's why there are greys in life. The black
>and whites are dead, the greys bring life alive.
>
>>Like Buddha, who told his followers not to practise clairvoyance until
they
>>had attained enlightenment. The trouble is there aren't many Buddhas
>>around.
>
>The Buddha has been dead for thousands of years, why do you believe this is
>good advice from the Buddha ?
  Sure there are Buddha's around, there are
>Buddha's on this list,

 we're of course referring to Buddha nature here,
>enlightened consciousness.

yes.
>
>I am intrigued why you think this such good advice ? My point is that
don't
>accept what man says and make a belief out of it without asking why first,
>else your moving away and not toward Self by giving up all beliefs.

Ah. I didn't say *I* thought it was good advice. I don't particularly. I
was commenting on what Terril wrote about avoiding developing esp. Which I
don't think is a problem at all, so long as you don't mistake it for the
ultimate goal.
Which I presume (though I don't know) is why the Buddha of history told his
followers to ignore it until they became enlightened.
Personally I quite enjoy my esp. And it led me to spritual curiosity, when
otherwise I probably wouldn't have bothered at all. I'd probably be an
atheist.

Peace :)
Marion
>

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