February 4, 2026
So to begin with, you are pushed onto the spiritual path by somebody or some non-body and then from there, it depends entirely on you. If you are awake and alert, then human or nonhuman agencies can teach you. Do you see that difficulty there though? It is a dual action. By myself alone I may not have noticed the truth, but I must be awake in order that you may teach me, and I must be speaking the same language as you before you can teach me. Only if I am open to what you say, can you teach me. If I am truly open to knowledge, I can learn from anything.
But I still need the other agency. I must be open and at the same time the other agency must be there; the two working together make for the teaching. Once again we have split this into two or three nice little compartments. One school of thought says that all learning happens within; another school of thought says, “nonsense, the teacher is necessary.” But very few people really suggest that it is the interaction that really works.