From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard J. Williams Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 9:53 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: My response to a friend's suggestion that we engage in a discussion about th
> > I don't think that love and critical faculties are > > mutually exclusive. One should never abdicate one's > > critical faculties. If a spiritual teacher tells you > > to do so, head for the door. > TurquoiseB wrote: > I couldn't agree more, and find the assertion to > the opposite -- that one "should" believe that one's > spiritual teacher is "perfect" -- very curious indeed. > This seems to me to be a contradiction in terms - if someone has a "spiritiul teacher" it would seem that they would have to leave their critical faculties at the door. Otherwise, why would anyone want to have a "spiritual teacher" in the first place - they could just have a "critical faculties" teacher, or take a course in logic at a secular college. So you're suggesting that critical thinking and spiritual development are mutually exclusive?
