Can one be on the path without a Teacher?

The poor teachers have still another card to play. They say that man has a teacher within him and he can be a disciple of His Higher Self, or his Inner Teacher. This card is very dangerous, and often people lose when this card is played.
Those who have experience know that not only do some people not have an Inner Teacher, but they also do not have a soul to claim existence. All that they are, are urges and drives, conflicting emotions, and imported thoughts.
The Inner Teacher of a person cannot contact a nonexisting human being. A living Teacher is needed to put the person in contact with the Inner Teacher, and the Inner Teacher will put him in contact with his true Self.
False teachers have another secret card. They say that when a person finds his Self and knows his Self, then he has no need for a Teacher. Here they also err because they think in term of finites.
There is no true achievement that does not have a vision beyonf one's horizon. The path of achievements is an infinite path. The greatest one is a small disciple of the one who is beyond him by a few light years. Thus those who find their true Self see for the first time a Cosmic path leading to the feet of their greater Teacher
-Torkom Saraydarian, Challenges of Discipleship