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It Ain't
Me, Babe! or...
The Guru Syndrome
by Peter Ralston
 So often people fall into the
trap of waiting for someone else to do it. You sit back and watch.
Someone is talking about this
thing called truth, is communicating and demonstrating something about reality.
Well, let's see what happens to him. Critically
you look. Hopeful, but ready to tear him down if you can find any weakness,
evil, or flaw.
If he makes it through your
severe testing and, for now, you accept what he offers, then you applaud him,
sing his praises, and use him as your argument and protection.
What about you? So anxious to
tear down or believe. What does that have to do with you, or your own
understanding and transformation? Nothing. It is only more "you" the
way you already are.
If you tear him down you have
simply recognized or projected qualities of yours onto him that you find
unacceptable. So you have gained nothing, except you have added to your sense of
"self-correctness" as an individual.
You have also neglected to
challenge or even notice the assumption that these detected qualities or flaws
are even true, or that the form that you recognized meant what you inferred it
to mean.
It is probable in fact, that
regardless of the status of the so-called individual in question, you are
completely off-base, incorrect in your judgement of him.
If he "passes" your
requirements, to go on to fulfill your fantasy of what one-of-those should look
like, you still have gained nothing in truth. You have only added to your
"ornaments" of identification, what you will accept as representative
of you as a "special" individual.
Once again, this has nothing to
do with you, or your real growth.
You must not allow someone else
to be responsible for the experience of the nature of being or its
representation. It is, and will always remain, your responsibility. Your
relationship to such a one is cherishable, but only if you recognize it as your
relationship with yourself and with Being itself.
 This article was
excerpted from:
Reflections of Being
by
Peter Ralston.
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About The
Author
Peter
Ralston is a leading practitioner of martial arts, investigating and
teaching aplications of psycholgical and spiritual growth. He directs
training programs and workshops at Cheng Hsin, The Center for
Ontological Research and Internal Maritlart Arts in Oakland California.
The Institute's website is http://www.euronet.nl/~tv/chenghsin
and the author can be reached via email at
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He also conducts staff training workshops for Lifespring, the Institute
of Self Actualization, Robbins Research Institute (NLP) and other human
potential organizations. This article was excerpted with permision from
his book "Reflections of Being", ?1991, published by North
Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA, USA. http://www.northatlanticbooks.com
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