01-17-2014, 12:00 AM
Theun Mares- Return of the Warriors. Full PDF from Bookos.org
IN THIS UNIVERSE NOTHING IS FOR NOTHING;
ALL KNOWLEDGE MUST BE EARNED AT GREAT COST.
THE COST OF TRUE KNOWLEDGE IS ONE'S LIFE. THE KNOWLEDGE YOU
SEEK CAN ONLY BE ACQUIRED BY DEDICATING YOUR LIFE TO IT.
YOU CANNOT WALK THE PATH OF KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT LIVING THAT KNOWLEDGE;
THEREFORE YOUR COMMITMENT MUST BE ABSOLUTE. WALKING THE PATH OF KNOWLEDGE
DOES NOT COME NATURALLY TO MAN; THEREFORE ALL LEARNING IS FORCED
.
Most people would like to have knowledge, but would prefer it if they could simply purchase it from somewhere rather than
having to work for it. This is one of the reasons why today there are so many schools offering enlightenment and why
it is not too difficult to find those gurus who will, for a price, shoulder your responsibility to learn.
But as has already been pointed out, true knowledge is knowledge of the self, and such knowledge cannot be given to us by anyone,
nor can it be bought for any money in the world.
The only thing the true spiritual teacher can give his students is the necessary guidance to enable them to tap their own hidden resources.
To do this, the spiritual teacher must force his students into learning who and what they truly are, for without this knowledge there can be no tapping of one's potential.
However, to face ourselves, to take stock of who we are, and to acknowledge even our shortcomings, is never pleasant and is most of the time very frightening.
In view of this, it is not surprising that a lot of people seek out only those teachers who make them feel good and who promise to do the work for them.
The true spiritual teacher is never comfortable to be with, for he invariably challenges us to look at aspects of ourselves
which we spend our lives trying to hide from everybody, including ourselves.
Such a teacher does not care what his students may think of him, or whether they
like him or not, because his only concern is to see that they get that knowledge which they are seeking, and for which they came to him.
Obviously teachers such as these are few and difficult to find, simply because it is the rare man indeed who will put his
reputation at stake, and who is prepared to love his students more than his desire for recognition.
KNOWLEDGE IS EVER GREATER AND MORE POWERFUL THAN MAN. TO WALK
THE PATH OF KNOWLEDGE IS TO FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL; THEREFORE IF YOU
COME TO THIS PATH TO LEARN, THEN YOU MUST BE PREPARED TO FIGHT
AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS UPON IT. IN THE BEGINNING, NO MAN EVER
KNOWS WHAT IS ENTAILED IN LEARNING BECAUSE HE DOES NOT
KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BE A MAN. THUS HE DESIRES REWARDS WHICH ARE
MOSTLY IN CONFLICT WITH HIS DESTINY AND WHICH THEREFORE CANNOT BE
MATERIALIZED.
IN THIS UNIVERSE NOTHING IS FOR NOTHING;
ALL KNOWLEDGE MUST BE EARNED AT GREAT COST.
THE COST OF TRUE KNOWLEDGE IS ONE'S LIFE. THE KNOWLEDGE YOU
SEEK CAN ONLY BE ACQUIRED BY DEDICATING YOUR LIFE TO IT.
YOU CANNOT WALK THE PATH OF KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT LIVING THAT KNOWLEDGE;
THEREFORE YOUR COMMITMENT MUST BE ABSOLUTE. WALKING THE PATH OF KNOWLEDGE
DOES NOT COME NATURALLY TO MAN; THEREFORE ALL LEARNING IS FORCED
.
Most people would like to have knowledge, but would prefer it if they could simply purchase it from somewhere rather than
having to work for it. This is one of the reasons why today there are so many schools offering enlightenment and why
it is not too difficult to find those gurus who will, for a price, shoulder your responsibility to learn.
But as has already been pointed out, true knowledge is knowledge of the self, and such knowledge cannot be given to us by anyone,
nor can it be bought for any money in the world.
The only thing the true spiritual teacher can give his students is the necessary guidance to enable them to tap their own hidden resources.
To do this, the spiritual teacher must force his students into learning who and what they truly are, for without this knowledge there can be no tapping of one's potential.
However, to face ourselves, to take stock of who we are, and to acknowledge even our shortcomings, is never pleasant and is most of the time very frightening.
In view of this, it is not surprising that a lot of people seek out only those teachers who make them feel good and who promise to do the work for them.
The true spiritual teacher is never comfortable to be with, for he invariably challenges us to look at aspects of ourselves
which we spend our lives trying to hide from everybody, including ourselves.
Such a teacher does not care what his students may think of him, or whether they
like him or not, because his only concern is to see that they get that knowledge which they are seeking, and for which they came to him.
Obviously teachers such as these are few and difficult to find, simply because it is the rare man indeed who will put his
reputation at stake, and who is prepared to love his students more than his desire for recognition.
KNOWLEDGE IS EVER GREATER AND MORE POWERFUL THAN MAN. TO WALK
THE PATH OF KNOWLEDGE IS TO FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL; THEREFORE IF YOU
COME TO THIS PATH TO LEARN, THEN YOU MUST BE PREPARED TO FIGHT
AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS UPON IT. IN THE BEGINNING, NO MAN EVER
KNOWS WHAT IS ENTAILED IN LEARNING BECAUSE HE DOES NOT
KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BE A MAN. THUS HE DESIRES REWARDS WHICH ARE
MOSTLY IN CONFLICT WITH HIS DESTINY AND WHICH THEREFORE CANNOT BE
MATERIALIZED.