Question: How should a student who is trying to be spiritual feel towards her earthly teachers?
Sri Chinmoy: A student who is trying to be spiritual must have a good feeling towards her earthly teachers, for it is God Himself who is teaching her through her earthly teachers — for a special purpose.God is both earth-teacher and Heaven-teacher. When He plays the role of earth-teacher, He tells His students that no matter how ignorant they are, still He is ready and eager to teach them. And when He plays the role of Heaven-teacher, He tells His students that He and they are one and inseparable. He is the tree and they are His leaves, flowers and fruits.
Sri Chinmoy, Soulful questions and fruitful answers, Agni Press, 1976
