Page 59 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 10

Need for the Trainer
5. Every single experience in life, indeed every moment, is filled with some way to learn yet one more thing about ourselves, to see who we are and come to understand who we are and all that we are is from the darkness of our struggles to the fullness of our gifts. It is through sharing our inner self with another person whose personal calling in life is to serve in the trusted position of a Spiritual trainer. A Spiritual teacher knows what it means to be a sacred witness to another person's life story and to ask the right questions that inspire self-reflection. And a Spiritual trainer knows how to assist you in illuminating the dark night passages that visit everyone's life somewhere along the line.
6. In the system of Rev. Babuji the work gets done through Pranahuti when maximum work is done with minimum words. When proper yielding is there it does not take more than a few minutes for the heart to gain a firm, irrevocable and strong connection with the Master. The introduction in the path is essentially to create an atmosphere of trust and intimacy with the trainer in which we can participate in a quality of silent sharing and stoic spiritual exploration that result in our orienting our spiritual direction and understanding. Our challenges then take a shape not so overwhelming and fearsome and our problems and difficulties are not beyond our inner resources. This is the real Viveka that we discern. Or we may find the beginning threads to a quality of faith and prayer we have been
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