Follow the True Teacher

I got fooled into listen to a Hindu presentation today. The guy gives dijorido(sp? a hollowed out log used as a musical instrument by the aboriginies of Australia) demonstrations and lessons, with a key on using the thing to help your meditation. Basically he teaches a "gospel" of hard work, made slightly easier by his instruments which you can purchase for $xxx... 5 minutes a day is guaranteed to change your life. (It reminded me a lot of those "Bowflex" TV commercials... just a 20 minute workout 3 times a week is guaranteed to change your life.) Anyway, he believes that if you work hard enough that you can change yourself to be the person you always wanted to be. He bases his belief in his teacher, a man that can do some difficult meditative tricks. In his presentation he mentions that Jesus Christ was the ideal god-man. That this Jesus was able to preform the recorded miracles because he worked really hard at becoming "self-actualized".

The hindu teacher had poured nearly super-human effort into his "self-actualization" and can only do a few meditation tricks, yet the dijorido guy trusts him over Jesus Christ, even though Jesus' miracles just totally blew away anything the Hindu guy had ever done. It's just amazing to me. The Hindu teacher says, pour super-human effort into learning to meditate and you will be able to change yourself for the better by working even harder. Jesus says, (in Matthew 11:28-30) "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

You choose.