vendredi 27 octobre 2017

Understanding Spiritual Principles Teachers Teach

By Paul Wood


When it comes to spirituality and religion, the two often go hand in hand. There are others who believe spirituality is not religion nor religion spirituality. Keeping that in mind, it is important to understand what Spiritual Principles Teachers teach.

For the most part, these principles are lessons which spiritual gurus and others teach individuals to live in every day life. Generally, the teacher also known as a mentor or guide helps people gain an understanding, skills and knowledge associated with a spiritual path or paths. In addition, the mentor nurtures the individual so that one can awaken to an individual understanding of spirituality.

While a guide or mentor can often lead one to understand various religious and spiritual pathways, it is up to the individual to decide which path might be in tune with an inner truth or nature. After which, the individual can become more in tune with a specific path or paths. Whatever the case, an individual needs to avoid any type of brainwashing in which one is told there is only one path to enlightenment.

While school teachers and college professors often teach something specific to a particular subject, those involved in teaching spirituality often lead rather than teach. For example, leading the individual to discover the knowledge that already exist within self rather than teaching something that exist outside.

Optimism is often thought of in relation to positive thinking and processes such as the laws of attraction. While it is important to maintain positive thoughts, it is also important to process that which crosses one mind. As a result, optimism comes in the processing of converting negative thoughts into positive ones. At the same time, it is important to take care of any issues which arise rather than allowing stress to build over time.

In metaphysical circles, these lessons might indicate that teacher and student are one. Whereas, in spirituality most concepts are relative to a specific belief system. As a result, while there appears to be a student and teacher, the reality is only a temporary phenomenon of a future reality, at least in the mind of the mentor.

As such, a mentor operates on a level that is relative in the moment. For, once the student has become aware of the true nature of oneself, then the teacher has become a part of the student, thus the two have become one. Whether a quirk, or way of speaking, all in all in the end all are one and one are all according to most spiritual mentors and guides.

Ultimately, there are practices and principles which different mentors, guides and teachers focus on when working with students. Most often, becoming self-aware is the primary goal. Beyond that, each has a distinct method and list of principles based on whatever path or paths one may be teaching at the time. It is generally up to the student to determine whether or not these principles and practices are something that will improve the quality of life over time.




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