The teacher and the master: need versus presence
Recording 08 of 12
How emotion seeks guidance and love recognises truth
The teacher serves need; the master is presence. Emotion must be faced; love knows where to be—physically with the master who mirrors the inner truth.
LENGTH: 29 MINUTES
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
YEAR RECORDED: 1988
PLACE RECORDED: TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN, AUSTRALIA
MAIN TOPICS
Present moment awareness, Living in your senses, Innocence of little children, Self mastery, Letting go of hurt, Want and need, Master and teacher, Now
SUMMARY
The teacher addresses questions, doubts, and the will of emotion. Confrontation here is merciful: it disperses aberrant emotion and stills the system. When need drops, the master remains as silent presence. In that presence there are no questions; to be with the master is to have the questions fall away. Mistaking a 'sometimes master' is self-deception. Mastership does not oscillate; it is equilibrium without doubt. When away from presence, teacherhood reappears to meet remaining need. This dynamic continues until will yields to love. Nature mirrors the master instinctively, yet the world must be included so there is no division. Conscious love recognises itself in the master and abides there until there is only the master of oneself—now.
Outline – The Truth of now, Loving your neighbour, The kings new clothes , The teacher and the master , Need and presence , Being the master of yourself
07 - Acknowledgement, not thanks, makes love grow
