My warning about learning from teachers yet not actualizing yourself

[Vibroverse]

Teachers are appearances in the dream, they are mirrors. 

[Flowerfaeiry]

14 hours ago, How to be wise said:

The route doesn’t matter. The final destination does.

The ego shares the same fate as the body. And the body is extremely fragile, as a countless number of things can put an end to it. You will be living in fear of those things on a constant basis, and the fear will increase as you age, because you have become so attached to the self, and you know it’s time is coming to an end.

The route does matter. Even if you're some super enlightened person you still have a body and have to interact in the world. Unless you live in a cave. You're gonna want to have a healthy sense of self that you can access when around others. 

[How to be wise]

13 minutes ago, Flowerfaeiry said:

Even if you're some super enlightened person you still have a body

There’s a difference between having a body, and being attached to it. The self will be taken away from you. The only question is, will you go through a painful removal or a painless one. That depends on how close you’re holding the self.

Think of the self as a plaster. The more attached it is, the more painful the removal will be. It’s best to not be attached to it 

[blackchair]

if you have excellent teacher you dont have to worry about anything literally, you just have to work hard. from my perspective.