The teachings of ECK define the nature of Soul. You are Soul, a particle of God sent into this world to gain spiritual experience.
~ Paul Twitchell
Our spiritual attitude is determined by our conception of our relation to infinite spirit.
There is no teacher, living or past, who can give us the actual understanding of Truth. A teacher can only put our feet upon the path and point the way. That is all. It is wholly dependent on the individual to make his way to Truth.