On our quest for spiritual growth, we come across a lot of information. The net is teeming with spiritual sites, new books are released at higher rates than previously and new “gurus” are popping up everywhere. In lots of ways, this is a fantastic time for you to be on a search for knowledge course in miracles author. Many of us have already been trained to consider this knowledge outside ourselves. We’ve delegated responsibility for the learning to others; our parents, our teachers, our boss, the media, or some guru who appears to have all of the answers. “Just tell me what to believe” appears to be the mantra of the present day knowledge-seeking individual. We search for the one source, the one book, the one philosophy that can give us all the answers. Then we can just relax. We’ll have it all figured out. But just how do we realize who the best spiritual teacher is? How do we realize who to be controlled by?

There’s a problem with assigning the responsibility of our learning to others. They’ll always offer their knowledge from their perspective. Especially when it comes to spiritual matters (although definitely not limited to them), another person’s truth is definitely not planning to be your truth.

It isn’t that other folks don’t have anything of value to show us. They do. The situation occurs whenever we shut down our personal brains and take an “all or nothing” approach. Either the individual has nothing of value for people, or we assign them the status of guru and believe everything they say.

Realistically, however, that’s nearly the way in which it works. Everyone you meet, every book you read, precisely what gets your attention has something of value to provide you. Not everything they say will work for you, but there’s always a nugget of truth there for you. You have to find it. You’re not necessarily searching for anything new. All you could should do is remember that which you already know, deep down inside.

How do you recognize it? You can feel it. There’s resonance once you hear or read something which rings true for you, a rush of energy, an atmosphere in your gut. It feels good. It feels right. And you just know that it’s true for you. Haven’t you ever read something or heard someone speak words that appeared to expressing something you’ve always seemingly known? It’s like these were taking your thoughts and simply organizing them in ways you hadn’t previously had the opportunity to do. It felt like they weren’t really providing you new information, but alternatively reminding you of something you already knew. That has been a piece of your truth.

There’s no body guru, book, website or whatever else that provides you with ALL the answers. No one can give you all of the answers, because no body is having exactly the same experience that you are. We are all unique individuals, living our personal unique lives, and having our personal unique experiences. And most of us have our personal unique truths, our personal unique set of answers.

With this in your mind, I encourage you to always use your personal guidance to ascertain which information is right for you and which isn’t. You’re your personal best spiritual teacher. You could find some information on the web or in books (wherever) that you trust and some that you don’t. Some things will “resonate” with you, you’ll feel it in your gut. That is you remembering that which you already know. Some things will evoke no reaction at all. Some may evoke a negative reaction. You may be thinking a few of it is really a bit “out there” ;.

I encourage you to take whatever resonates with you and leave the rest. Search for whatever sources you’re attracted to, be it books, websites and other people. When you begin to pay for attention, you’ll notice that the answers to your questions are around you. You may overhear a snippet on the air, have a relatively chance encounter at the food store or see articles in a newspaper that sparks that feeling of resonance, of recognition.
Take those things that resonate with you and leave the rest. There’s nothing wrong with that information, it just isn’t for you, or may not be for you right now.

You’re your personal best teacher. You’re alone who knows what is right for you and what isn’t. Listen to that inner voice, think on your own and don’t delegate the responsibility of deciding what’s true for you to anyone else.