How to distinguish between true and false mentors.

How does a true seeker distinguish a true mentor from those who indulge in his own self-power?

This is difficult, very difficult, in a sense, it is impossible.

But it's not necessary.

You don't need to distinguish, and you don't have to try.

Even a fake mentor will help you know the illusion.

Don't worry too much about distinguishing the true from the false.

If you happen to meet a fake mentor, be with him as wholeheartedly as possible.

You will know that when you know, you will grow up, and no other mentor can deceive you when you grow up.

Life can only be understood through experience.

I can't give you any criteria to judge whether a person is a fake mentor or a real mentor, because all standards will be used by fake mentors.

They've used everything.

You will find it difficult to identify a real mentor, because a real mentor will not take care of your standards, while a fake mentor always acts according to your standards.

If society says that a real mentor is an abstinent person, then it is not difficult for everyone to become abstinent.

So everything can be arranged.

And a person who seeks the truth does not even know himself, so how can he judge others, but it is not necessary.

If you regard this as a basic need to first identify the authenticity of a mentor, then you will never move forward, because the first thing cannot be done.

You will stay where you are.

So I said move.

If you meet a fake mentor, well, follow him and live with him.

Whatever he teaches you, try it.

Through your own experience, you will know that this person is a fake mentor.

But don't go against him.

It's not necessary.

He also taught you a special thing, you know what is false, it is good to know it.

Now you will become more aware.

So, go on, go on!

Everything in life is a study.

Think of everything as a study, and don't try to be smart before you experience it. You can't be smart.

Experience will show you a lot.

The real quest is not to get a real mentor, but to get a "true seeker".

So through exploration, you will become a true seeker.

Whether it's true or not, all mentors can help you.

Everyone can help, as long as you are ready to accept help.

So don't think about anything else, whether the mentor is real or not.

Your quest must be sincere, and that's enough.

As long as your quest is sincere, no fake mentor can deceive you.

But if it is the opposite, there is nothing we can do.

So, continue to explore with all your heart.

Those fake mentors will beat themselves up.

You say, "many of your followers are westerners."

With regard to what you said about sex, my impression is that sexual repression is very common in India.

Do you attract so many westerners because you advocate the lifting of repression, so you find that the state of mind of Indians cannot respond to what you say as easily as Westerners do? "

The depths of the human heart are not divided in this way.

East and West are only superficial differences.

In a sense, no matter what I say, on the surface, it seems to be more suitable for the Western mind than for Easterners, but it is not the case at heart.

The oriental mind is obviously repressed, and it has been acting in deep repression for a long time.

But the minds of Westerners have come to the opposite pole today.

I am standing in the middle, the distance between the two sides is equal.

The distance that Easterners come to me is equal to that of Westerners, because I am neither East nor West, and I surpass both.

So, as I have seen, if a Western seeker comes to me, at the beginning, only at the beginning, he feels at home with me.

He will listen to anything I say, because the whole trend in the West and the trend in modern times are anti-repressive.

However, this is the way of the mind, it always goes to the opposite pole, the opposite extreme.

The modern trend is anti-traditional.

But you can turn anti-tradition into a tradition, and they have turned anti-tradition into tradition.

This is an unorthodox attitude, but unionism can be transformed into an orthodox attitude anyway.

For example, hippies don't follow the current system, but they now have their own system, and if you don't comb their hair, they won't accept you.

Therefore, how to counter-tradition has become a tradition.

Rebellion can also become orthodox, and it has become a tradition.

They have gone to the opposite pole.

So when they first came to me, my thoughts were just what they wanted.

But I am not an anti-traditionalist, and I neither oppose nor approve of tradition.

So when they started walking with me, the trouble came.

For Western seekers, it was easy for him to be attracted to me at first, but the more I worked with them and the more I worked on them, the more they struggled.

On the other hand, Easterners are not easily attracted to me at first, but once they are attracted to me, then there will be no trouble.

You know what I mean? Oriental minds are not easily attracted to me, because no matter what I say, it will shock them.

But once they can withstand the shock, it will be easier for things to happen.

There's a reason for that.