Description:
This beautiful book is an outgrowth of the 32-year student-teacher relationship between Ann Ree Colton and Jonathan Murro. Combining ten chapters on the work and covenant of the teacher with personal journal entries from their life together, this classic work is meaningful for all who would walk the spiritual path under direction of an enlightened teacher or system of instruction. Also included are chapters on the seven Light-Streams and the Masters, the gift of atonement, and the principles of prosperity.
Book Cover:
In spiritual symbology, the pelican symbolizes a teacher of Truth. Chela is a Sanskrit word meaning student or disciple.
The classic teacher-student relationship is little understood in the Western world. Jesus and his closest disciples epitomized the highest expression of the teacher-student relationship. In the East, the preservation of the Dharma over the centuries has been accomplished through the guru-chela association.
In the year of 1952, Ann Ree Colton, a master teacher, accepted Jonathan Murro as her student. During their 32 years together, they fulfilled the classic teacher-student relationship. The Pelican and the Chela contains their inspired observations and insights related to numerous aspects of the spiritual life.
The Pelican and the Chela is divided into three sections. The first section describes the ethics and responsibilities related to a living teacher and his students. The second portion of the book pertains to the seven Light-Streams that move upon mankind from the starry constellations. The third section includes excerpts from the personal journals and diaries of the authors.
Table of Contents:
Part I: Ethics and Responsibilities
Prelude: The Anointing
The Living Teacher
Veneration for the Teacher
The Mantle of the Teacher
The Teacher and the Passing
The Teacher and Revelation
Claim Your Inheritance!
Part II: Rays and Light-Streams
The Increase of God
The Teacher and the Masters
The Gift of Atonement
The Seven Light-Streams
Healers and the Light-Streams
Principles of Prosperity
Part III: Personal Journals and Diaries
The Sacrificial Path
1962-1973
1974-1979
1980-1981
1982
1983-1984
Tribute to My Teacher
Index
Excerpts:
Excerpt #1. "A living spiritual teacher is the greatest grace a disciple may encounter in the search of his own soul. Until one has found his living teacher, he is a wanderer with bruised and weary feet. 'Where is my teacher?' is the first call of the student and, finally, when the teacher comes, 'Here is my teacher. I will regard his coming as sent of God, and I will thus walk with joy.'" (Ann Ree Colton)
Excerpt #2. "Our life together is one of the most wonderful love stories ever written. It has been a love story for God. God took the difference of our ages and blended them. He extracted your naivete and my wisdom and made a vehicle for His love. It is a miracle - and so many have benefited." (Ann Ree Colton to Jonathan Murro)
