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HOW TO FIND GURU FOR ONESELF? by Chennai based K.B.Gopalakrishnan 5th, January,2009 9:50AM
Someone sent me a letter saying that how to find guru for oneself? Let me tell you the first meeting with my teacher. I met him after he had come back from Himalayas. It was 4 o clock in the evening. I told him that he has to accept me as his student. He looked for a few moments and said “the real guru is the one who creates unhappiness. I am like a swimming pool. You can swim with me but the real love has to flow to all people immaterial of their reactions”. Then I asked him does that mean one does need guru? He said yes initially many people forget the teaching and they try to worship the guru. The guru’s words is more precious than his life or life style. Some very good question to ask
When one prays for real guidance then the guru tatva operates. One gets guidance for the problem from someone and it need not be from their own guru. Many times we speak more than what we intend to. Words flow and the other person block is cleared that is guru tatva operating. We think that one who long beard, wearing a ghervau is a guru. We have fanciful notion of Ramakrishna parahamsa or yukteswara giri. I have taken many people to my teacher many of them did not even understand his level, capability or his ability. I asked my teacher about it and he said in one sentence yat dristhi that sritsti. I asked him one day why one needs a guru “this is a trick. In one place if you see someone as god u will see god everywhere. One needs to have faith that is all. To love and surrender normal people find it difficult. But with a guru it is easier. What you see in one person you can see in every other person. Can we get cheated by a guru? If one is sincere in search then sooner or later guru comes. Then again in the world of dream many people relate material gains or losses as criteria. Marpa sold all his property and converted to gold dust for great naropa .many people do not have such a level of intensity when a god is part time then guru is also worth that level. Many people pretend to be good in front of the guru. But they crook and play dirty games in the office. What is the use? One needs to be consistent in the goodness. The best way to sum up is when the disciple is ready guru appears. Our Customised Products
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