Making sense of Peter Ralston

[Brivido]

I have read Ralston's books, watched many of his videos and contemplated his teaching. In my opinion, he is probably the best teacher at explaining the functioning of the ego-mind and the self. He has helped me understand the ways in which I trick myself like no one else. I have the feeling though that he is somehow holding back on purpose the more mystic aspects of awakening. He doesn't speak overtly of love, interconnection, oneness, beauty etc.   

This video is one of the few instances in which you can see him almost being moved, for a split second, while talking about Beauty. I guess it makes it more precious since, he almost never does so. I got emotional too, while watching the video for the first time, because I have experienced many times the Beauty that he his pointing to. I understand it's his style of teaching, but do you have any idea why a teacher would chose to hold back on purpose on the more mystical side of awakening? ( I am assuming he actually does) 

[Leo Gura]

With Ralston it's like squeezing tears from a stone

[UnbornTao]

I think he’s said that “giving out” the answers gets in the way, and that he did that in some of his old workshops. It’s easy for people to hear the words, make them into a fantasy, believe in the fantasy, and assume they understand. We create a cosmology which is ultimately useless.

He now redirects people to focus on their own experience, and makes them question what’s all that about.

That’s why he makes a distinction between being a teacher (sharing information) and a facilitator (guiding people in becoming conscious for themselves).

Just some consideration on my part.

[WaveInTheOcean]

1 minute ago, Arzola said:

I think he’s said that “giving out” the answers gets in the way, and that he did that in some of his old workshops. It’s easy for people to hear the words, make them into a fantasy, believe in the fantasy, and assume they understand. We create a cosmology which is ultimately useless.

He now redirects people to focus on their own experience, and makes them question what’s all that about.

That’s why he makes a distinction between being a teacher (sharing information) and a facilitator (guiding people in becoming conscious for themselves).

Just some consideration on my part.

Good consideration bro!

[UnbornTao]

@WaveInTheOcean thank you  

[kieranperez]

8 hours ago, Brivido said:

I have read Ralston's books, watched many of his videos and contemplated his teaching. In my opinion, he is probably the best teacher at explaining the functioning of the ego-mind and the self. He has helped me understand the ways in which I trick myself like no one else. I have the feeling though that he is somehow holding back on purpose the more mystic aspects of awakening. He doesn't speak overtly of love, interconnection, oneness, beauty etc.   

This video is one of the few instances in which you can see him almost being moved, for a split second, while talking about Beauty. I guess it makes it more precious since, he almost never does so. I got emotional too, while watching the video for the first time, because I have experienced many times the Beauty that he his pointing to. I understand it's his style of teaching, but do you have any idea why a teacher would chose to hold back on purpose on the more mystical side of awakening? ( I am assuming he actually does) 

This is all your projection. Go study with him in person rather than just make projections about someone. 

5 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

With Ralston it's like squeezing tears from a stone

I couldn’t come up with a more accurate metaphor even if I tried. The moment that guy walked in the dojo I had the thought “oh shit, this guy really doesn’t have a feminine bone in his body.” I’ve heard tell from those that have been around him for a long time (some you might actually know) that that just seems to be a personal thing for him. Like there’s just some lack of basic human empathy (not in some moral sense) that doesn’t occur for him.