The Seer

“The outer (spiritual) Teacher gives the instructions, the inner Teacher sends the strength — the alert application is the student’s. Without will, intelligence and energy on the part of the student (of truth), the outer Teacher is helpless. The inner Teacher bides Its time. Obtuseness and wrong pursuits bring about a crisis and the student wakes up to his or her own plight. Wise is the student who does not wait for a shock, which can sometimes be quite severe.”

~ by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (I Am That)