Now and then people ask me why I criticize non-duality as it exists online. I tend to be skeptical of those that speak easily of how they came to be enlightened. Why? Only because I have been studying myself non-stop for many years and I know that no one has it made.
We are drawn to certain teachers because of their charisma, but charisma proves nothing. Humans love to put people on pedestals and that includes non-dual speakers. People are sheeple, as Vernon Howard said.
I was led to him and he kicked people out in droves. His method? He insulted them. Those wanting a “loving” teacher on the human level were the first to walk out as he spoke. They got all sanctimonious and never came back.
It was a loss for them.
The human level is not where it’s at.
A true teacher will bust you for the smallest thing because that is how you grow. You don’t grow by being sweet-talked.
After he died, he came to me in a dream and said, “Don’t be so accommodating. Act a little tough.”
And so I continue to disbelieve most non-dual blah blah blah about how wonderful life is. Life is a series of one test after another.
Go back to the words of Christ. He was teaching in parables in order to attract a mere handful of followers. The multitudes were just interested in the loaves and fishes.
He knew he would be crucified. That is what happens to truth on the earth plane.
Luckily he had an ace up the sleeve of his robe.
It was called immortality.
Vicki Woodyard
Beautiful
Dearest Vicki – thank YOU for being sound and just – no honey pots to be sucked into, never from your words – hail, hail 🙂 Let’s also learn HOW to be immortal – as God IS – we are His Creation, as in Heaven, so on Earth – I am sure the Entrance will be opened – the further we understand what Jesus Christ actually said, the better we obviously can be informed on how we best proceed, guide us on into further LIFE – whole Life – harmonious Life – in a world with deadly weapons, atomic bombs and illness, blindness all around – to become acquainted, deeper – more solid – is for me actual HARD WORK – first learning to guide my every thoughts, control them for ongoing, helpful, healing results – and it is, at least for me – hard, hard work. Nothing to fake about, nothing to glorify oneself about – as you always say, it is a continuous focus needed, a pulling up the sleeves for the REAL, no free gifts around before we have not done our mutual homework – it concerns all Life – and it is about the ace and it is about time we come to some deeper sensing, also who we are – could I be right?
For YOUR tremendous inputs, YOUR openness and FRIENDSHIP to seeking humans, wanting to grow again and heal – my ever on GRATITUDE TO YOU – Silja
Yes, it is hard work indeed, dear Silja, with no earthly guarantees given. We press on, saying hallelujah.