Guest guest Posted August 19, 2001 Report Share Posted August 19, 2001 ************ Q. There are a number of spiritual teachers teaching various paths. Whom should one take for one's Guru?A. Choose that one where you find you get shanti (peace). Q. Should we not also consider his teachings?A. He who instructs an ardent seeker to do this or that is not a true master. The seeker is already afflicted by his activities and wants peace and rest. In other words he wants cessation of his activities. If a teacher tells him to do something in addition to, or in place of, his other activities, can that be a help to the seeker? Activity is creation. Activity is the destruction of one's inherent happiness. If activity is advocated the adviser is not a master but a killer. In such circumstances either the creator [brahma] or Death [Yama] may be said to have come in the guise of a master. Such as person cannot liberate the aspirant, he can only strengthen his fetters. Sri Ramana Maharshi (David Godman, "Be As You Are" - the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, Arkana books, 1985, page 97). Attachment: (image/gif) linebt.gif [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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