Three Types of Students

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" The scrptures talk about three types of students.

 

THE FIRST TYPE OF STUDENT

The best, most competent student listens to the Masters words with

his whole being. . . He listens totally - his whole being

participats in that listening. He listens with the undivided faith

and unconditional love. Such a student must have an unquenchable

thirst to know. He drinks in the Master's words - nay, he drinks in

the Master, Himself, with his whole being. Such a disciple maintains

the attidue of a beginner, an innocent beginner. He may have learned

all the scriptures but he will remian a beginner, innocent as a

child. He is exptremely humble and therfore, true knowledge flows

into him. The deepest knowledge is available only when you learn how

to participate with your whole being, only when you have learn the

art of bowing down before all of creation in utter humility. "

 

THE SECOND TYPE

The second type of th disciple listens, but only partially. It will

take much more time for him to realize the truth. He does listen,

but only emotionally- he doe not listen totally. His listening is

divided, his faith and love are divided. The Master, therefore, has

to be very patient with him, so that he may learn how to listen

fully. He doesn't yet know the art of forgetting everything and

participating with his whole being. True knowledge can enter into

him only when he listens to the Master with such intensity that he

forgets himself. The ever vacillating and doubtful mind will not

allow him to be an innocent beginner, so that the knowledge may flow

into him. . . Receptivity comes and goes. The mind does not allow

him to remainly firmly in that state. The mind should'nt interfere

at all. . . Only then does the mind cease to interfer and total

listening becomes possilbe. But a true Master, who is patient and

compassion embodied, will help him to reach the final goal.

 

THE THIRD TYPE

The third type is the disciple who is intellectually inclined. He is

very talkative within, and his mind contains so much information that

he cannot listen at all. Such a disciple will be very egocentric,

and the attitude of " I " and " mine " will be very predominate in him.

The Master has to wait with endless patience to bring him to the

light. The disciple's ability to listen is extremely poor, because

he does not know how to be an innocent beginner at all. He cannot

bow down and be humble and therfore, true knowledge will not flow

into him. . . His intellect is crammed with his own ideas and those

of the scriptures. The Master must have tremendous patience to bring

this kind of disciple to the right track. The divine discus alone

can open up a crack in such a disciple. The true Master will finally

use the divine discus of true kowledge to break open the ego of the

disciple. He will empty his intellect by making him feel the heavy

burden of his storehouse of limited knowledge, and he will then fill

the disciple's heart with te true knowledge and with the light and

love of God. This is a tremendous job and can only be done by a true

Master. "

 

Aum Amriteswaryai Namaha. . .

may i become an innocent listener

 

Dialogues With Mata Amritanandamayi

Awaken Children Volume VII