Gurumustuk Singh於2009年8月3日分享。
以下摘錄摘自Shakti Parwha Kaur 的《昆達里尼瑜伽：永恆力量的流動》。 當我還小的時候，她就像個親愛的朋友、一個奶奶（剛滿80歲！） 。
「 不幸的是，大多數的父母，包括你和我的父母，不得不依靠他們的本能和他們從父母那裡學到的。 他們之中，大多數都不是瑜伽士。 他們只能在自己的知識和經驗範圍裡去引導我們。 即使有最好的意圖，他們自己的神經質和偏見，也影響了他們教導我們處理自己和這個世界的方式。
不僅僅是父母對我們說過的話、他們做的事以及他們看起來是什麼樣子的，全都深深地影響了我們，並且形成了我們對自己和其它人的基本態度。 我們也有意識或無意識地將這一遺風傳給我們的孩子。
你生命中的第一位老師是你的母親，第二位是你的父親，第三位則是周圍環境（親戚、學校教師、朋友），最後，第四位是你的靈性老師，他的工作就是糾正你從前三位老師那裡收到的任何錯誤想法。
母親
你的第一位老師是你的母親。 從受孕後的第120天（實際上靈魂進入子宮的時間是第120天）到生命的前三年，母親的影響佔據主導地位。 她是態度、習慣、偏見、關係和自我形象的強大主要、令人信服的塑造者，這些態度、習慣、偏見、關係和自我形象通常會終其一生陪伴你。 無論好壞，母親的影響幾乎是不可磨滅的。 臍帶一直持續到子宮之外，在早年，就已種下害怕失敗或成功隨著成長的種子。
父親
你的第二位老師是你的父親。 從三歲到八歲，他的影響佔主導地位。 他是男性形象（或缺席），為兒子提供榜樣。 爸爸是模仿、愛或憎恨的原型。 父親是「 男人 」的化身。 對於女兒來說，爸爸是她用來比較其它男人的標準，無論好壞。
親戚和朋友
第三位老師大約在八歲時以兄弟姐妹、親戚、鄰居、老師、朋友的形式進入我們的意識。 他們在我們的生活中產生重要的影響。 同儕的壓力始發展，並繼續變得更強壯，直到十幾歲時變得巨大。 當然，在理想情況下，同儕壓力可能也是有作用的、具備支持性的，可以鼓舞積極的成長，但在大多數情況下，它是具有反效果的。
靈性老師
第四位老師是你的靈性老師。 大多數出生在西方的人並不真正知道什麼是「靈性老師」。 我們患有集體文化的缺陷，即缺乏關於靈性導師的性質和功能的教育，以及這種關係在我們生活中的必要性和重要性。 又有誰認為靈性老師是重要的呢。 他有過超越層層問題以確認自己身份的真實經驗。他的人生使命是幫助其他人實現同樣的經歷。 當你的靈魂離開身體時，他會幫助你過渡。 他更多地在非物理層面工作，而不是在物理層面。
當你去爬山時，你會僱一位嚮導——一個知道如何使用方法和技術，讓你在不跌跤和摔斷脖子的情況下到達山頂的人。 他告訴你該去哪裡。 你可以選擇是否遵循他的指示。 你在靈性道路上也有同樣的選擇。
你的靈性老師就像一端掛著鉤子的繩子，你可以安全地爬上去，因為它錨定在頂部。 他把自己當作那根繩子，你必須從心裡投射一個連結，然後堅持下去！ 他承擔了你和你的業力，以及他正在幫助到達同一目的地的所有其他人的因果報應。 這個連結從未被老師打破，但學生可以選擇隨時放手，許多人確實如此。 正是我們與老師創造的思想和心靈的連結，使他能夠幫助我們擺脫過去、痛苦、恐懼、嫉妒、貪婪和憤怒的模式，這些模式給我們帶來了巨大的受苦，使我們被困在低層意識中。Yogi Bhajan就像這樣的靈性老師。Yogi Bhajan描述了學生與教師的關係：「就像錘子和鑿石頭的鑿子：當他們相遇時，火花四濺。」
學生與靈性導師的關係必須以比擬來描述，因為它與你的任何其他關係根本的不同。 這種關係不是個性之間的關係，儘管對學生來說似乎是！
靈性導師就像一輛鏟車，他必須向下鏟入地面，把你抬起來，把你提升到相當於他意識水準的高度。 當他遇到你時，你又如何看待他的，取決於你自我的意識程度。 他可以扮演你需要的任何角色，以便你進化。
時間也是老師
生命就是一所學校。 我們可以選擇歷鍊時間學習，也可以從老師那裡學習。 我們的靈性導師充當加速學習過程的催化劑。 他為我們節省了時間（甚至可能一生）。 他不一定讓生活能更輕鬆，但他使我們作為靈性上的成長成為主要焦點。 他挑戰我們發揮我們最大的潛力。 他沒有、也不應該為我們直接解決我們的問題，因為這是我們的工作。 但他給了我們工具，並教我們如何使用它們來應對我們必須面對的一切。 他可以建議和推薦，但他不能為我們做出選擇。
在這個寶瓶時代，瞭解某些東西已經不夠了，我們必須體驗到它。 靈性導師不是傳教士，很多人可以進行精彩的講座，並引用大量的經文。 但靈性導師必須給你一個真實的經驗。
Four Teachers: Things Your Mother Never Told You
Shared by Gurumustuk Singh on August 3, 2009.
The following excerpt is from the great book called: Kundalini Yoga: The Flow of Eternal Power by Shakti Parwha Kaur. She is a dear friend and like a grandmother (just turned 80!) since I was a little kid.
“Unfortunately, most parents, including yours and mine, have to depend upon their instincts and the parents they learned from their parents. Most of them are not yogis. They can only guide us within the limits of their own knowledge and experience. Even with the best of intentions, their own neuroses and biases color the way they teach us to deal with ourselves and the world.
It is not only what parents say to us, but what they do and what they are that deeply affects us and forms our basic attitudes toward ourselves and everyone else. We in turn pass along this legacy to our children, consciously or unconsciously.
Your first teacher in this school of life is your mother, second is your father, third is the environment (relatives, school teachers, friends), and finally, the forth is your spiritual teacher whose job it is to correct any you received from the first three
MOTHER
Your first teacher is your mother. From the 120th day following conception (it is on your 120th day that the soul actually enters the womb) through the first three years of life, your mother’s influence dominates. She is the primary, powerful, most compelling shaper of the attitudes, habits, prejudices, relationships, and self-images that usually stay with you for the rest of your life. For better or for worse, your mother’s influence is almost indelible. The umbilical cord lasts well beyond the womb. The seeds of growing up with fear of failure, or fear of success, are planted during these early years.
FATHER
Your second teacher is your father. From age three to eight, his impact predominates. He is the male figure (or absence thereof) who supplies the example, the role model for a son. Dad is the archetype to imitate, to love, or to hate. Father personifies “man.” For a daughter, daddy or poppa is the standard which she will compare every other man she ever meets, for better for for worse.
RELATIVES and FRIENDS
The third teacher enters our consciousness at about age eight, in the form of brothers and sisters, relatives, neighbors, teachers, friends. They take on a major role of influence in our lives. Peer pressure rears its ugly head, and continues to grow stronger until it becomes enormous during the teen-age years. Of course given ideal circumstances, peer pressure can be useful, supportive, and can encourage positive growth, but in most instances, it has the opposite effect.
SPIRITUAL TEACHER
The fourth teacher is your spiritual teacher. Most people born in the West don’t really know what a “spiritual teacher” is. We suffer from a collective cultural deficiency, i.e., lack of education about the nature and function of a spiritual teacher and the necessity and important of this relationship in our lives.
Who does think he is. He has had the actual experience of confirming his identity beyond question. His mission in life is to help other people achieve that same experience. And when your soul leaves the body, he’s there to help you make the transition. He works more in the non-physical planes than on the physical.
When you go mountain climbing, you hire a guide – someone who knows the way and the technology to get you to the top without falling and breaking your neck. He tells you where to step. You have the choice of following his instructions or not. You have that same choice on your spiritual path.
Your spiritual teacher is like the rope with the hook on one end that you can safely climb up on, because it’s anchored on the top. He offers himself as that rope. You have to project a link to it from your heart and then hold on! He takes on the weight of you and your karma as well as that of all the others he is helping reach the same destination. That link is never broken by the teacher, but the student has the option to let go at anytime, and many do. It is that link of the mind and heart which we create with our teacher that enables him to help us free ourselves from our past, from our pain, from our patterns of fear, jealousy, greed, and anger, which cause us so much suffering and keep us trapped in our lower consciousness. Yogi Bhajan is my spiritual teacher. Yogi Bhajan describes the student-teacher relationship: “Like a hammer and a chisel with a stone: when they meet, the sparks fly.”
The relationship of a student to a spiritual teacher has to be described in analogies, because it is fundamentally so different from any other relationship you have. The relationship is not between personalities, although to the student it can appear to be!
A spiritual teacher is like a forklift who has to come down to earth, pick you up and lift you to the height of his level of consciousness. When he meets you, how you perceive him depends on your degree of consciousness. He can play whatever role you need in order for you to evolve.
TIME IS A TEACHER TOO
Life is a school. We can choose: We can either learn our lessons in the hands of Time or from a Teacher. Our spiritual teacher acts as a catalyst to accelerate the learning process. He saves us time (perhaps even lifetimes). He doesn’t necessarily make life easier, but he makes our growth as a spiritual being the main focus. He challenges us to fulfill our highest potential. He doesn’t, and isn’t supposed to, solve our problems for us, because that is OUR job. He gives us the tools and teaches us how to use them to cope with all the things we must face. He can suggest and recommend, but he cannot make our choices for us.
In this Aquarian Age, it is no longer adequate to know about something, we have to experience it. A spiritual teacher is not a preacher. Lots of people can give fabulous lecture and quote plenty of scripture. A spiritual teacher gives you an experience.
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