In the west we have many, many things, including many spiritual teachers. All of the magazines, posters, ads in the glossies and so on are like a veritable mall where we get to choose the ones that we like the most. We quickly flip through looking for the ones with the best looks, or the ones that look like our egos imagination of the real teacher. We look at the size and color of the ad and the catchy slogan or slick paragraph designed to catch our attention, and then if that person passes our inner test we go and learn spirituality from her or him. This may be a good way to shop in the west and east. Unfortunately spirituality is not for sale and it is likely that you will find a teacher just as good as the glossy one right in your own community.
A friend and I were discussing the prices for spirituality that exist today and how many middle class people can just barely afford to partake of many of the classes and workshops. How much harder is it for the poor? I would dare say that most of the poor can’t. My...
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