Collected teachings of Teacher +Yusa

My dear ones, listen—if your teaching does not ruffle feathers, you are serving lukewarm tea! The truth must disturb before it can heal. How else? Tell me, does the surgeon not cut before she mends? Does the pearl not grow from the oyster’s irritation?

To a devotee who sought only peace, I say this: If your heart rests too easily in this world of suffering, what kind of rest is that? First be disturbed—yes, thoroughly disturbed! Let your comfort be shattered. Only then will true amazement dawn, and in that holy amazement, find the peace that passes understanding.

Ah, beloved ones, see how the golden thread weaves through all! From the ancient rishis who sang the tenth mandala of RgVeda, through Sister Isis in her temple of mysteries, to Lord Krishna on his battlefield of dharma, to LaoTzi at his mountain gate, to Buddha Siddhartha under his bodhi tree, to beloved Isa in his valley of lilies, to Plotinus in his cave of wisdom, to fierce Bodhidharma crossing seas on a reed, to Kabir at his loom, to Mother Lalla dancing naked in truth, to Mevlana Rumi spinning in divine love—all fingers pointing to the same moon! All rivers flowing to the same ocean! All speaking of the Compassionate One who beholds us from the realm of light.

Listen closely now: If your heart does not break for humanity, if the world’s pain does not disturb your sleep—then your mind has grown fat and lazy like a pampered house cat. Wake up! The house is burning!

Be civil among the common folk, yes—but among the powerful? Be like thunder! What use is a lamp hidden under a bucket? You have work to do, beloved ones. The Divine did not kindle your inner fire for you to sit in corners.

And to those who would deny life’s fullness, I say this: May every desire in you be stirred up like a great wind stirs a forest! Your soul’s future depends not on your denials but on living fully, deeply, wisdom-profitable.

Now let me tell you something that will really disturb your sleep! You know what Buddhists, Christians, and Hindus all agree on? That aliens walk among us! Yes, yes—smile if you must, but listen! They teach that some aliens take human birth, and more fascinating still—that humans are in process of becoming aliens! You call it enlightenment, but what is enlightenment if not becoming Other than what we are?

These aliens—ah, but they are not from some distant planet! They come from realms of light, from celestial abodes. They are “alien” because they are not earthbound like us. In one tradition they are buddhas, in another angels, in another avatars, in another devas—but all traditions know them, these light-beings who come to help us grow.

Every tradition wraps this truth in its own beautiful garments of story and symbol, yes. But strip away these clothes and what do you find? Earth is a school for souls! We are here to learn, to grow, to transform from earthbound creatures into beings of light. Some of these light-beings—our elder brothers and sisters—take physical form to teach us. You know them as buddhas, avatars, angels, gods walking among us.

Now tell me, beloved ones—does this disturb your neat categories? Good! Let them be disturbed. Truth is not a tidy garden, but a wild forest full of wonders.