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Guru's Guidance to a Life of Fulfilment
Times Of India
To walk the spiritual path and reach the state of God-
realisation, a
guide is necessary. Just as there can be no life without
prana,
without a guru there can be no know-ledge, no unfolding and
growth of
the shakti or innate power which lies dormant in every
individual. A
guru shows his disciple how to do sadhana and love God.
A guru should be one who has realised the mantra and who can
charge
it with conscious force; a master of shaktipat, possessing
great
spiritual power. He may be a householder or a renun-ciate
but he must
be able to transmit shakti. He has divine grace.
A true guru is one who awakens the inner Shakti Kundalini
through
shaktipat which is the descent of divine grace in an
individual's
life. Having set the divine shakti in motion in an
individual's body,
he bestows the joys of divine love in him. Through the
compassion of
such a guru, disciples can lead lives of ecstasy.
A guru understands the ways of the world and the law of
destiny. He
is adept in spiritual matters but he is just as adept in
practical
affairs. Disciples who live under the protection of such a
guru pass
through difficulties with ease and seekers in a Siddha
ashram live
fearlessly even in the most terrifying of circumstances.
Normally, it is difficult to get to know realised gurus or
to
understand them. If someone performs a small miracle, we
accept him
as a guru. If someone gives a mantra or shows a technique in
tantra,
we are willing to accept him as a guru.
We are quite indiscriminate in accepting people as gurus.
And because
we do not receive inner satisfaction from them, our faith
gets
destroyed and we think that guruhood itself is nothing but
hypocrisy.
We end up becoming hostile to a true master and do him
injustice.
A true guru is not one who tries to gather as many disciples
as
possible and keep them in that condition even after leaving
his
physical form. Only he is a true guru who, having himself
become a
guru, takes discipleship away from his disciples and turns
them into
realised beings like himself.
A true guru is perfect, simple, direct and loving. He is the
well-
wisher of his disciples. He doesn't covet his disciples'
wealth and
property but takes on their sins and anxieties. He shows the
spiritual path.
The guru can lead his disciples to the vision of God without
severe
asceticism. He brings the peace of a cave and the experience
of
solitude right into people's homes. He shows the spiritual
path right
in the midst of the world. He lets you see the Himalayas in
everyday
life and Mount Kailash in meditation. A true guru helps us
renounce
our limited individuality rather than property and wealth.
Blessing him with divine grace, the guru turns a person's
ordinary
life into a sacred existence. The disciple continues to
follow his
occupation in society and sees his life as a gift bestowed
by God.
The guru elevates his disciples to higher levels, shows them
their
own true nature, merges them with Shiva and makes them
Shiva.
Guru's Guidance to a Life of Fulfilment
Times Of India
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