Daily Meditation: Sunday, April 27, 2003

In itself, the need for change is not a bad thing, but in …

04/27/2003

In itself, the need for change is not a bad thing, but in certain aspects of life, it can be detrimental to your development. In terms of a friendly or amorous relationship, it is best to hesitate in the beginning in order to weigh the pros and cons, but once you are committed, do not try to back out. In the same way, before you commit yourself to a spiritual teaching and begin to follow a master, you have the right to study the situation carefully, even to be distrustful; it is normal to ask yourself if this master is suited to your mentality, to your aspirations, to your ideal, and whether his teaching corresponds to your deeper nature. But once you have engaged yourself, the failure to maintain this commitment is very harmful for your evolution. What can you hope to build inwardly that is solid and stable by going first one way and then another, according to the demands of your whims and your curiosity? The spiritual experience does not consist in a series of meetings that one arranges first with a Hindu master, then with a Sufi master, then with a Zen master, and so on. Spiritual experience is a furrow that we plough within ourselves and constantly deepen. What can you deepen by continually changing your guide or your direction?