02-26-2008, 12:01 AM
Hi Avadhut,
And welcome by the way.
I would agree with what you've said and would add a few other reasons for secrecy.
There is a principle in the occult that I once read in a book by Dion Fortune. She said "that is a key that I will not give you. If you could use it you could find it yourself."
Sometimes a teacher will not spell things out to a student in too much detail. The student is supposed to find a way to use the principles taught to him and use them in his or her own ways.
Another instance or instances can be details left out by the teacher regarding the description of specific spiritual experiences. These details will be recognised by the student and related back to the teacher. This safeguards against halucination by a student wanting to experience what he has heard and only imagining it.
The "keys" are always left out so that this cannot happen.Bob
And welcome by the way.
I would agree with what you've said and would add a few other reasons for secrecy.
There is a principle in the occult that I once read in a book by Dion Fortune. She said "that is a key that I will not give you. If you could use it you could find it yourself."
Sometimes a teacher will not spell things out to a student in too much detail. The student is supposed to find a way to use the principles taught to him and use them in his or her own ways.
Another instance or instances can be details left out by the teacher regarding the description of specific spiritual experiences. These details will be recognised by the student and related back to the teacher. This safeguards against halucination by a student wanting to experience what he has heard and only imagining it.
The "keys" are always left out so that this cannot happen.Bob