need for a teacher

 The path to becoming a jedi is one of endurance ,understanding the self and overcoming obstacles to our true jedi nature and our inner strength. We may have done a lot of inner work and may have made much progress on our path but there is always so much to lear. As jedi were are students of life and understanding our place in the larger scheme of things. 

Ever since there have been human beings on this earth, there have also been spiritual teachers, saints or mystics to show us the real purpose of life. As explained earlier, the terms saint, mystic and spiritual teacher as used throughout this book apply to a person who has conquered his or her mind, elevated his or her consciousness to the highest spiritual regions, seen the reality of God face to face and merged with that reality.

 Life now feels like a great rushing river that seems to be gathering speed daily. The concept of time is changing and events that took place last week seemed to have happened months ago. If you rely on your ego/mind (old ways) during this time, life will seem overwhelming, filled with doubt, fear and anxiety. You never forget a good teacher , the help you believe in yourself, bring out your skills and qualities and bring years of wisdom saving you time and unnecessary set backs thanks to the path they have walked. 

In the star wars universe we find young aspiring jedi assigned to a jedi master who helpsthe student realsie their true jedi potential and advising them of various pitfalls and guiding them away from the darkside fo the force.

Having someone as a guide can save us a lot of pain, struggle and time as we progress on our path. The ego is a powerful servant but lousy master and our work entails working through our ego defenses which is difficult to do alone as we are accustomed to doubt and get side tracked by the tricks of the ego. The ego would like to run the show but this is not the path of the jedi warrior.

A teacher can guide us to notice our blind spots and areas fo life where we have become stuck and contune to operate from outdated beliefs and  limiting early life programming. We can spend years chasing our tale and not making much progress or experiencing any joy from our efforts.

Atheltes , business leaders and anyone wishing to gain mastery in their trade or profession will use a coach, mentor or guide to help them relasie their potential. These msater teachers will have experience and hopefully wisdom from their years of practice and expereitse in their field giving their student  or client a distinct advantage over those without this guidance and inside knowlwdge.