why i do not have a guru yet by chennai based K.B.GOPALAKRISHNAN

WHY I DO NOT HAVE A GURU YET?

by Chennai based K.Gopalakrishnan

13/12/2006 10:03AM

Many people do not want a guru. Though they verbally and even emotionally feel they do not have guru. They do not want guru deep inside. Every one loves his freedom so why follow any one. It is looks plainly stupid for ego and also lower’s one own self confidence. Older one grows lesser one has faith on any one. Any way some games will help all of us to understand the modern search for guru.

They will praise dead master- ask them about lahri mahayasa, yukteswara or ramana. tey will go on and on. They will find their teachings valuable useful and helpful. Basically because these guru will never come and shatter their ego.

They will never accept a living guru - ask them on sai baba or matamirtananda mayi they will talk rubbish, negative or never even consider them valuable. For example they will praise on vimlananda, the guru of robert svoboda. When they hear about sai baba’s miracle which is 100 time more than that they will believe. They deserve a great guru with out qualification.

For example I need job in multi national company then I need to qualify. For example I need a beautiful wife I need to earn so much or have that status that will deserve her. If I want own a Mercedes then I need earn that money. These people would have never done enough sadhana or yearing but truly believe they need a guru.

They will have specification which can never be fulfilled - some people want a guru where they can confide their personal issues. Once they get necessary guidance then they will say he needs more siddhies. Suppose that person has siddies they will say he talks too much. When he talks less they will say he should be silent. The moment they get what they want they jump to some another. Basically it is like searching for a wife with all qualification in life and no one can find one.

They will be abusive in interpersonal relationship- they will fight with their spouse, children and with close people who do them a favor. They will never say thanks. Ask them for help they will run a mile. They can never say sorry. How can u have great guru if one cannot handle simple relationship in loving manner.

Even some one gives them sadhana they will never do it- ask them chant a mantra they will have 1001doubts, clarify the doubt they will have more question. Basically they can never follow any routine or structure. They do not want to listen. Some of the greatest achievements have come by simple faith and not by some analysis. For example one man got enlightened because his guru asked him to imagine himself as a buffalo.

Some older people have strange ideas- he/ she should be well versed in Sanskrit - there are like many parrots in adivtha marga which does the mantra chanting in Sanskrit perfectly.

Some of the great meditators in India hardly can quote a passage in Sanskrit which includes the great Ramakrishna. He /she should be old with beard preferably grey- they do not tell it out but have unconscious expectation. If person is young they do not want to trust. He /she should quote from scriptures like a parrot and give some interpretations which they already know.

For example some gheru wearing sanyasin said to me to practice ask who I am. I asked many times nothing happened. I went told him. He got very angry with me. When some say in lecture you are the self u are god yes they will say. Never will they ask questions like what u are saying and ask the preacher whether he has reached that level. Any way in the book written by shanthananda, he clarifies this wonderful techniques.

He/she should be kind nice never tell their faults- real guru will tear your ass. They will point out mistakes and games we play. It will hurt the ego of great person who is socially successful and socially successful do not have to meditate.

They use guru a to chit chat time- it is like going for a bar .instead of going for bar the ego will get puffed up by going to guru. One will feel great about oneself. Ask all silly questions for which they will have some standard jokes, stories and answers.

Guru should talk on morals and say society has gone to dogs. These gurus have to say not get angry but can never tell a single technique to come out of it.

Guru should give discourse - when a sincere seeker asks question one joke will be cracked and the whole question will be put under carpet. Years and years of lecture will be listened. Transformation will happen only with crisis, death, loss of job than these discourses. if he has meditated for three hours within one week he would have become a great yogi. The standards of

meditation are so low that any one who does five hours for a month will be considered janma

siddha.

When a guru has cars, politician’s connections, they will feel more impressed. But guru has to say car is waste and politicians are useless.

Finally even I have done so much of mistakes, my teacher was so kind that I took it for granted. Even he came in to my dream to initiate swarna aksarana bhariva mantra. I am still with him or write these words due to his grace .it was love first sight lasting a life time. I could never forget him even though I disagreed openly and subtly. I did not even want to meet him. I disturbed his sadhana by sending wrong people who were never interested in god. Such was my ignorance.

God forgive me for these acts.

May the whole world find teachers to guide dharma and enlightment

May the true seekers find the path quickly

May those find path practice purely.

May those who practice find results to have more faith

May those who have faith cross the high and low of sadhana.

Thanks for reading.

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