Guest guest Posted July 19, 2001 Report Share Posted July 19, 2001 GURU Questioner: Some people reported you to have said that there was no need for a guru. Others gave the opposite report. What does Maharshi say? Bhagavan Ramana: I have never said that there is no need for a guru. All depends on what you call guru. He need not be in a human form. Dattatreya had twenty-four gurus : the five elements, earth, water, etc. Which means that every object in this world was his guru. Guru is absolutely necessary. The Upanishads say that none but a guru can take a man out of the jungle of intellect and sense - perceptions. So there must be a guru. Questioner: I mean a human guru - the Maharshi did not have one. Bhagavan Ramana: I might have had one at one time or other. But did I not sing hymns to Arunachala? What is a guru? Guru is God or the Self. First a man prays to God to fulfill his desires. A time comes when he will no more pray for the fulfillment of material desires but for God Himself. God then appears to him in some form or other, human or non-human, to guide him to Himself in answer to his prayers and according to his needs. >From the section: "GURU" (page 18) in the book, "Ramana Maharshi Answers 100 Questions," compiled and edited by A.R. Natarajan. Published by Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning, Bangalore, India. ===== Cognosce Te Ipsum Get personalized email addresses from Mail http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2001 Report Share Posted July 19, 2001 , papa swan OM <papa_swan> wrote: > > GURU > Bhagavan Ramana: I have never said that there is no need for a > guru. All depends on what you call guru. He need not be in a > human form. Dattatreya had twenty-four gurus : the five elements, > earth, water, etc. Which means that every object in this world was > his guru. Yes indeed... all things are the Guru! Love, Omkara Datta http://members.home.com/coresite/message.html http://coresite.cjb.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2001 Report Share Posted July 20, 2001 Dear Papa swan, > > GURU > > Bhagavan Ramana: I have never said that there is no need for a > > guru. All depends on what you call guru. He need not be in a > > human form. Dattatreya had twenty-four gurus : the five elements, > > earth, water, etc. Which means that every object in this world was > > his guru. Could you list the twenty four gurus of Dattatreya starting with the five elements, earth, water, etc. Appreciated, Love, Wim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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