Do you have a Mentor?

[yatyas314]

Do you currently have a mentor? - Not formally no.
what is your current relationship? - None I haven't had any contact with this angel in about two years
And what was the 1 thing they taught you that still applies to your work with plant medicines? That you can always come back so don't turn intentions into expectations.
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[yatyas314]

Bump I hope some people chime in.

 

[taita]

I currently have a few mentors (besides the medicines themselves), two of whom that I work with more or less closely. The maestro of our school passed on not long ago, so his senior students are helping to show the way they follow.
It feels like a loss, as I never got to meet him in person, only in vision, but I imagine it's how it's supposed to be

Humility is the key lesson that still very much applies. Thankfully the medicines don't have much tolerance for hubris and will humble you in an instant

 

[Voidmatrix]

Yes, but it's more like a big brother. It's also my boss, lmao.

One love

 

[northape]

I've struggled with putting others on a pedestal my whole life but have never had a real mentor. My life path would be so much easier if I had support.
At this point, I doubt that I can accept just anyone for such a position. I'd need to feel some real wisdom behind a person.

We all have our inner mentor or guru, who speaks with a silent voice and guides us. It's just a matter of giving yourself space and listening to it. I'm so sick that I need medicine to create the right conditions, but it's slowly getting better. Then there are all the saints, buddhas, and sages who are part of reality and could be connected to as well. It's still difficult to accept that they are all a part of my mind (I guess what I need is to remove that "my" before "mind").

Praying works because you are trying to get out of your box and connect to something you know nothing about. It is a practice of opening up to reality. Please do not mix any Christian bias into it. I am not a Christian believer in a normal sense, even if I respect the tradition. Prayer is beyond religion, like looking into a vast empty blue sky. I see it as a direct connection to God or our ultimate mentor.

Life itself is a mentor, including the people we meet. I've learned a lot from you all and continue to do so. The same applies to seemingly random encounters that point to some truth you need to see.