A real teacher will not ask you to have 'faith'.
There is no need for the teacher to ask you to have faith. He/ She knows what she is, knows what she is doing, knows how to express herself, knows how to convey.
And a real teacher will ALWAYS have an active sense of humour--it is the hallmark of a true teacher.
No sense of humour=dead person, zombie with zero insight into the true nature of reality---which bubbles with energy, enthusiasm and joy much like a fast paced techno trance remix! Makes no difference how many books he/she might have read, how many degrees some religious authority might have presented to him or whatever. Without a sense of humour, he is dead, a walking encyclopaedia of junk. The real teacher will be full of love for life and ALL its creatures. A teacher who has conditional love is not a real teacher. This does not mean the real teacher does not criticise or use 'bad words'. He is full of compassion, and his criticism will not be hypocritical.
The presence of a real teacher will speak for itself----there will always be a peaceful aura, bordering on bliss, around the teacher, which can be FELT BEYOND DOUBT when you are in his/her company---The real teacher is centred in stillness and silence---though of course stillness may not be there sometimes, they can get moody too. The real teacher may not have read any scriptures, may not be educated.
The real teacher may be a recluse, or may be a player in the real world---he/she could be anywhere. Could be your pizza delivery boy for all you know.
There is no need for the teacher to ask you to have faith. He/ She knows what she is, knows what she is doing, knows how to express herself, knows how to convey.
And a real teacher will ALWAYS have an active sense of humour--it is the hallmark of a true teacher.
No sense of humour=dead person, zombie with zero insight into the true nature of reality---which bubbles with energy, enthusiasm and joy much like a fast paced techno trance remix! Makes no difference how many books he/she might have read, how many degrees some religious authority might have presented to him or whatever. Without a sense of humour, he is dead, a walking encyclopaedia of junk. The real teacher will be full of love for life and ALL its creatures. A teacher who has conditional love is not a real teacher. This does not mean the real teacher does not criticise or use 'bad words'. He is full of compassion, and his criticism will not be hypocritical.
The presence of a real teacher will speak for itself----there will always be a peaceful aura, bordering on bliss, around the teacher, which can be FELT BEYOND DOUBT when you are in his/her company---The real teacher is centred in stillness and silence---though of course stillness may not be there sometimes, they can get moody too. The real teacher may not have read any scriptures, may not be educated.
The real teacher may be a recluse, or may be a player in the real world---he/she could be anywhere. Could be your pizza delivery boy for all you know.
