Conversations with Avant-garde Sages - The Wizard LLC

Conversations with Avant-garde Sages
NIRMALA: Again, that's why gathering together is a part of
Satsang, because there's a synergy that happens, even when just
two people sit, and speak, or explore, or rest, in this presence.
TRIP: I want to ask you, I'm curious about your universe of
friends, and Satsang. You offer mentoring, you have a fantastic
website, www.endless-Satsang.com , everything on there is just
beautifully written, and there are all these free resources. And
then you also offer people mentoring. I'm just curious how wide
your network is, and are you on the phone all day with folks?
NIRMALA: The amount of activity ebbs and flows, but that's just
what I do. I love mentoring with people one on one, because any
time you're in a group people can have a sense of shyness and a
sense of not wanting to take up all the time in Satsang with "their"
questions. And so when you set aside an hour in an individual
mentoring session to ask whatever you want to ask, explore
whatever you want to explore, there is a potential for greater
depth, and finer tuning of the exploration towards what that
particular person needs and where they are exactly.
It's funny how my work with people individually can range from
the most subtle, profound Truth, to something very practical.
Sometimes I'm actually helping someone promote their business
or do something else very practical. Ideally this combination can
be a way of bringing the wisdom, and the capacity to distinguish
what's true, what's important, what’s real, down to the day to day
practical stuff that we all encounter in life. So I also like being able
to work in a very wide range of topics for exploration when I work
individually over the phone or in person.
TRIP: I've noticed that many people who are principally involved
in communicating spiritual Truths are reluctant to call themselves
teacher. But on your website, you're identified as a teacher of
Advaita, so I'm guessing you're comfortable with that label. What
do you think about the perception of oneself as teacher?
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