"
"In past lives," Atmananda continued, "I have followed, mastered,
and taught each of the four paths. You should understand
that if you choose to continue your spiritual education with me,
it will be your resistance to the Light--not my level of evolution--
that is responsible for impeding your progress."
"Where does he come off sounding so sure of himself?" I wondered,
my doubts suddenly resurfacing. "I really need time to think
about this."
"For me, leading people to enlightenment is old hat. Each of you
have been singled out to me through omens or through dreams.
It was up to me to hook you, to essentially trick you into
pursuing the long, arduous path to knowledge. Hooking takes
place on an inner level and can not be explained with words.
Tricking is necessary because people, left to their own devices,
are inherently lazy and would avoid their higher destiny."
Remembering how Don Juan hooked Castaneda, I figured that being
hooked and tricked into a higher destiny was probably okay--
as long as everything turned out all right. It was deeply ingrained
in me to believe that things tended to turn out all right.
"It is essential that you learn spiritual etiquette," Atmananda said.
"Do not hang pictures of me.
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