Comments on: Being a Good Spiritual Student https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2023/01/being-a-good-spiritual-student.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=being-a-good-spiritual-student Stay as awareness Mon, 19 May 2025 16:30:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: David https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2023/01/being-a-good-spiritual-student.html#comment-2182 Wed, 08 Feb 2023 19:05:46 +0000 https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/?p=7184#comment-2182 I believe it is possible to learn from your inner “source” directly, as well as each and every interaction with other living beings.

However, in my own personal journey, and the stories I’ve gathered from fellow seekers of understanding, one might benefit significantly from the right guide or teacher.

I believe Jim is correct in orienting us inward, to discover why some of our journeys involve larger/longer periods of regression than some others.

For myself, I can say that Jim’s advice has been a great resource on my journey. Even though I don’t always agree, or understand the message he is trying to convey, I do believe he is a solid teacher on these matters.

Thanks Jim. Your blog posts, and emails have been a steady reminder of why I chose this path. It’s honestly been very insightful watching your writing, and your understanding progress over the years.

]]> By: Jim Tolles https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2023/01/being-a-good-spiritual-student.html#comment-2173 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 17:32:35 +0000 https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/?p=7184#comment-2173 In reply to Graham.

You sound very upset. Questions are powerful when you want to know the truth of yourself. The most powerful questions are things like “Who am I?” and “Where do my beliefs come from?”

]]> By: Graham https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2023/01/being-a-good-spiritual-student.html#comment-2170 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 06:10:52 +0000 https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/?p=7184#comment-2170 Well I never realised that these basic instructions were never followed, how disappointing!
From own experiences, I meet plenty of spiritual teacher’s who feel threatened very easily. I questions a lot. I question to clarify, just in case I got it wrong via unconscious assumptions, I question to understand, I state my objections, hoping that they can come back and explain more deeply, I secretly hope I am proven wrong, so I can learn something. I like being wrong. I like being challenged. I like to go deeper. This only happens with sincere interest and questions.
Instead, I find teacher’s who feel threatened by my questioning, who think I’m difficult or challenging, who assume I”m looking for an argument, and thus stuck in ego, and who think I am hoping to prove them wrong.
They all seem to want to acquire silent, docile conforming sheep.
Perhaps I’d come off better if I were a female?

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