Everyone's looking for the ...

Everyone\'s looking for the perfect teacher, but although their teachings might be divine, teachers are all too human, and that\'s something people find hard to accept.  Don\'t confuse the teacher with the lesson, the ritual with the ecstasy, the transmitter of the symbol with the symbol itself.
Everyone's looking for the perfect teacher, but although their teachings might be divine, teachers are all too human, and that's something people find hard to accept. Don't confuse the teacher with the lesson, the ritual with the ecstasy, the transmitter of the symbol with the symbol itself.

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