A Real List of Enlightened Teachers
An enlightened teacher is a person who recognizes their oneness with the infinite and who has been given the responsibility of helping others to attain liberation. There are different types of enlightened teachers. In my first book Into the Formless I categorize them as: world saviors, avatars, and realized souls.
Keep in mind that that there are only fifty-six liberated souls alive on the planet at any one time. And forty-eight of them are unknown to the public and do not have the responsibility of being a spiritual teacher.
It is common to find a list of enlightened teachers on someone’s website. But most people have not advanced far enough along the spiritual path to ascertain another person’s spiritual state. The best they can do is guess. They assume that just because a lot of people believe someone is enlightened that it must be true.
Unfortunately, the majority of people claiming to be enlightened are lying. A charlatan can manipulate a handful of people or even millions of people into believing they have attained liberation. In another article I describe these spiritual con artists in more detail.
The following are the enlightened teachers that I recommend. They have helped me progress spiritually, and they can benefit you as well.
This list does not attempt to incorporate all the enlightened teachers throughout history. However, I have made a point of including all the living spiritual teachers who are actually enlightened. If a spiritual teacher is currently living and is not on this list, there is a good reason.
Anandamayi Ma
Babaji
Buddha
Dalai Lama
Eckhart Tolle
Krishna
Lahiri Mahasaya
Lakshmana Swamy
Mathru Sri Sarada
Muruganar
Nisargadatta
Papaji
Paramahansa Yogananda
Ramakrishna
Sri Aurobindo
Sri Yukteswar
Sweet Mother
Upasni Maharaj
Vivekananda
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