Teaching Security

Whenever loads of worries rush through my mind it's helpful to remember the truth: that everything, including myself, is already perfect, that I can rest in the security of that knowledge.

A skilled teacher brings us to the point of realizing the truth of our own perfection; he or she instills a desire to please, but leads us to ultimately function on our own - strong, at the same time as we admire him or her. A good teacher models perfect love, granting us the freedom to make mistakes without the fear of abandonment. A good teacher is with us always.






We fear abandonment only because we misunderstand the situation - the approval is always there. Yet we are so afraid of making a mistake, and then being rejected. A good teacher will never reject us. Part of our development comes with the realization that the teacher is our mind, in, as us - Big Mind - the guide was always our own mind to start. So we can never be abandoned.