Soul on the Street by William Roache

Author:William Roache
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Autobiography
Publisher: Hay House, Inc.
Published: 2008-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

Dr Maugham truly was a master. He was aware of things beyond the span of our finite minds. Whereas so many cult leaders just want your money, he just wanted you to grow, get out there in the world and do your thing, whatever that was. When he looked at someone, he saw their state of being. I had arrived in a pretty depraved state and once, after a few meetings with him, made the mistake of asking him a thoughtless question.

‘How are you?’ I said.

He looked at me, then said levelly, ‘A lot better than you.’

How right he was. In me he could see the effects of years of indulgence. I wasn’t too impressed at the time, of course, but looking back, it was just what I needed.

‘Your worth is what you are, not what you know.’

Dr Maugham appeared at the right time for me. They do say that the master appears when the pupil is ready. You can’t go looking; it’s no good rushing around saying, ‘I want this and I want that and why haven’t I got a master?’ Whatever you need will be presented to you when you are ready. It might not be a master, it might come in some other form, but if you open yourself up to the idea and genuinely want to move forward, everything that you need will be given to you. Often you won’t realize it at the time, and I didn’t really, but now I know that’s how it works. When you’re ready, you will find whatever you need.

‘Truth is not acquired, but discovered.’

When I met Dr Maugham I was ready to receive, and I got what I wanted. I just soaked it all up. I absorbed it all and have continued to do so ever since.

I grew to love that man and, if he had allowed it, would have grown to depend on him. But he wanted everyone he taught to stand on their own two feet. He wanted us to work on our own selves and to move forward independently. Ultimately, he wanted us to realize our oneness with God. He wanted us to be masters.

So many cults have a personality at the head and try to draw people in. Here there was none of that. No money was asked for, though you did have to have commitment. If you didn’t keep up to the mark, you would be asked to leave. Dr Maughan was a no-nonsense teacher, but it was clear that he wanted the best for us – he wanted us to get up to his standard and go beyond it.

Until I met him I had no spiritual focus whatsoever. I had been to the meeting at the Spiritualist church and witnessed something that intrigued me, but not taken it further. I had read my daily horoscope, but had never learned any more about astrology. I had seen the strange figure and the blue Buddha at Rutland House, but not even told anyone about them. I had experienced the spirit communication in the Islington house, but been frightened by it.

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