Guest guest Posted December 26, 2002 Report Share Posted December 26, 2002 dear Sir, namaskar would you pl define, clarify and explain the meaning of " Genuine Person" and in what context genuine , before i can think of a possible explanation . Regards Ganapathy Ravi <ravi wrote: ------------- Forwarded message follows ------------- This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Dear Sir, Please let me know if you know of a genuine person who confers dikshaa of Shri Vidya internal worship. Thanks, Dr.Viraj Pradhan AUM shrImAtre namaH AUM namaH shivAya AUM namaH shivAbhyAm Archives : http://www.ambaa.org/ (Edited) : /messages// Contact : help Ganapathy --- Vijaya " Jai Bhavani " - - - - " Jai Sri Lalitha Maha Maha Tripura Sundari " " Sarvam Shakti Mayam Jagathu " Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2002 Report Share Posted December 26, 2002 > here is extracts from internet. > >To a Tantrika, his or her guru's position is supreme, even more >then God >for the Guru is the door opener to God. This is said in the >scriptures. >The Guru is more near and dear to a Tantrika than Goddess >Herself. >God/Goddess has many things to deal with, but Guru is concerned >only >with your welfare. The Guru's position is more helpful to the >disciple >than God. If within your society, you want a natural growth of >the >disciple's regard for the guru and the Absolute, Truth, such >room must >be allowed in your constitution, if the constitution is to live >at all. > >A Guru is one who can inspire you by his or her speeches, and if >she or >he is able to clear your doubts, if he or she is free, who is >sympathetic in your sadhana. A Guru who does not disturb your >beliefs >but help you on from where you are, in who's very presence you >feel >spiritually elevated, that person is your Guru. Once you choose >your >guru, implicitly follow your chosen Guru. God will guide you >through >the Guru. > >Do not use your reason too much in selection of your Guru. You >will fail >if you do so. If you fail to get a guru, try following the >instructions >of a sadhu (a spiritual person) who is treading the path for >some >years. > >If you do not have a guru you can keep a photo of a realized >guru, >worship with faith and devotion. Gradually you will get >inspiration, >and your guru will appear in your dream and initiate and inspire >you at >the proper time. > >For a sincere sadhaka (aspirant), help will come in a mysterious >manner. >When the time is ripe, the lord brings the guru and the >disciple >together in a mysterious way. It is up to you to receive the >teachings >and be devoted to the guru and the teachings. > >Note of warning to those in the west, once you receive a mantra > from a >guru, it is a life commitment, and if you are not serious and >single >minded towards your growth, do not reach out for a guru, that >person >remains you guru for life. > >I have know many who go around receiving mantras from many gurus >and >then go on leaving a life without following their guidance or >having >any devotion towards the them, they will have to come back to >learn >devotion again, and in this live, they will live a life without >devotion > from either family or friends. > >In the west many like the guru to be pleasing them, rather then >helping >them remove their weakness. > >"If you get a Guru who will punish you for your wrongs, you are >the >luckiest man, because he takes upon himself the responsibility >of >improving and making you a dynamic personality by eradicating >all your >vices. Take it as a special grace of the Lord. If you get a kind >and >merciful guide then great responsibility lies with you for your >improvement. He will only hint the right thing. He will show >by >actions." By Swami Sivananda > >The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot >do so >when the cloud shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism >veils >the heart, God cannot shine upon it, leave alone a Guru. > >Egotism is like a cloud, which keeps Guru and God hidden from our >sight. >If it vanishes by the mercy of the Guru, God is perceived in all >Her >glory. > >Srila Rupa Goswami says that vaidhi-bhakti, devotion under the >guidance >of Sã³´ra, or laws that rules, is helpful only to a certain >extent. It >will help the inner awakening of live and affection and then >retire. >Law will retire, giving room to the spontaneous flow of law. Law >is >necessary especially in the lower stages, but should make room >for free >movement in the relationship. > >Do Japa, Worship and meditate and Maya can never, never approach >you. >You will have ever the grace of the Divine Mother of creation. >All the >veils will be torn > >Just as the river flows continuously towards the sea, thoughts of >your >Guru and the divine Mother should continuously flow. > >Repeat mantras that your received form your guru so when you're >past >karmas come they will not overpower you. Events take place in >life >according to parabdha karma, the karma brought with us into this >life. >But, these do not affect the soul unless by mere habit or >ignorance one >identifies oneself with these events, then one become subject to >pain >and pleasure. > >The Tantric teachings advises all of its members to perform some >kind of >sadhana regularly, to make a pilgrimage one a year to holy >place, to >see the needs of others, holy persons and the poor, to invoke >the >divine energies and directly the mind towards useful thoughts, >thus >circumventing the reaction of new burdensome and painful >karmas. > >In following some or all these spiritual observances, the >Tantrika finds >emancipation from the heavy bondage of unseemly karmas. Being >disrespectful to guru and parents will produce heavy bondage >of >unseemly karmas. > >with regards, >nks. > ganapathy vijaya [srividya101] 26 December 2002 17:39 Re: Fw: Shri Vidya dear Sir, namaskar would you pl define, clarify and explain the meaning of " Genuine Person" and in what context genuine , before i can think of a possible explanation . Regards Ganapathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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