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**Stengapsept** · 07-07-2011, 12:04 PM

stuka -

Nor did I say that anyone here was claiming to be a teacher, but they are giving guidance.

Your statement and the replies were specifically about teachers. Teachers "give guidance". It is not a great stretch to see that your inference is that we think of ourselves as some kind of "teachers", especially in conjunction with the mind-reading that appears below:

they are actively giving guidance to someone who has never met them, and who has no idea what they are really like, and are expecting the poster to trust them over meeting and assessing a person in real life. interesting.

I have my doubts that you are really able to assess my motives and Sri's motives from your chair as you claim.

Nothing wrong with that as far as an internet experience goes. But in real life we do benefit from having dharma friends and more experienced people help us. That is true. But you were speaking specifically about "accomplished teachers".
It's very simple. I was intrigued to see the knee jerk reaction, that's all. Some of us are not entirely impressed with the idea of submitting oneself to "a qualified teacher", "an accomplished teacher", "an enlightened guru", etc. Charlatans abound.

Your next post clarifies that a bit, but I have no idea who this Great Teacher is. Do you think it matters who? Pick one or several. There have been plenty.

As to the OP's question, I thought this was an open forum. It is. And that means that folks are free to challenge assumptions.

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Stengapsept Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 651 Senior Member	stuka - Nor did I say that anyone here was claiming to be a teacher, but they are giving guidance. Your statement and the replies were specifically about teachers. Teachers "give guidance". It is not a great stretch to see that your inference is that we think of ourselves as some kind of "teachers", especially in conjunction with the mind-reading that appears below: they are actively giving guidance to someone who has never met them, and who has no idea what they are really like, and are expecting the poster to trust them over meeting and assessing a person in real life. interesting. I have my doubts that you are really able to assess my motives and Sri's motives from your chair as you claim. Nothing wrong with that as far as an internet experience goes. But in real life we do benefit from having dharma friends and more experienced people help us. That is true. But you were speaking specifically about "accomplished teachers". It's very simple. I was intrigued to see the knee jerk reaction, that's all. Some of us are not entirely impressed with the idea of submitting oneself to "a qualified teacher", "an accomplished teacher", "an enlightened guru", etc. Charlatans abound. Your next post clarifies that a bit, but I have no idea who this Great Teacher is. Do you think it matters who? Pick one or several. There have been plenty. As to the OP's question, I thought this was an open forum. It is. And that means that folks are free to challenge assumptions.
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