teacher/therapist

[Guest guest]

However - it is important that one's psychologist - NOT be one's own personal

spiritual teacher. Too many roles there -

 

diana

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Diana,

 

My experience is very different from yours. My teacher, Papaji, has lead me

through and into major emotional healing, but he never acted like a

therapist. No one else has ever known me and communicated with me so

precisely and lovingly - from the inside.

 

The difference is the level of consciousness of the teacher. If a teacher

isn't in full Self-realization there will always be errors made and personal

agendas at work. If the teacher is an expression of pure silent whole Self,

miracles become the norm.

 

love

xan

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/29/99 1:43:54 PM Central Daylight Time, Xanma

writes:

 

<< My teacher, Papaji, has lead me

through and into major emotional healing, but he never acted like a

therapist. >>

 

That was my point! A therapist - is not a teacher. And should not try to be a

teacher. The roles are separate.

diana

[Guest guest]

>That was my point! A therapist - is not a teacher. And should not try to

be a

>teacher. The roles are separate.

>diana

 

A therapist co-constructs a dialogue that can be used for growth and healing.

The therapist is a mirror, a person, and someone who can reflect experience

of working with people. The therapist has a social role implying a degree of

knowledge and authority - this role can be used in helpful ways (e.g. to

normalize experiences of grief or feeling overwhelmed) or can be misused

(e.g. to impose a point of view, to project, etc.). The roles of teacher

or spiritual guide can be used or misused also in similar ways. There is

an art to therapy, also needs to be some knowledge of what science and

research offer. Similarly, there is an art to teaching and an art to life

-- there also needs to be some knowledge of the world in which we navigate.

 

Dan