The student will complain: "At first I learned much from you, but now your words are confused and offer me no sustenance. You cannot explain the truth to me, so I can only conclude that you do not understand it."
This problem arises when the student seeks truth, but does not wish to abandon untruth. He gets ahead of himself and conveniently forgets the difficult task of practice, because practice always means the dreaded renunciation. Practice requires faith, and faith kills. It is easy to see why people reach an impenetrable barrier. Up until now the ego has in some respects been strengthened by the power that comes with knowledge. Now knowledge turns traitor, and just as a parent, for their own mental well-being, denies the reality of a rebellious child, so the ego denies its rebellious thoughts. The student comes up with endless objections, which are an excuse for not being able to accept what reason dictates. They will spend all their time thinking-up vain arguments rather than getting down to the task of cleaning up their minds. They will concentrate on undermining the teachers words, demanding Truth from them, without uncovering their own Truth.