Debts

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Spirituality recognizes four debts, namely:

<br><br>1. Debt to God: One is indebted to God for He is our

Creator and Sustainer.<br> <br>2. Debt to sages: One is

indebted to the sages and saints for documenting all the

knowledge they have acquired with their spiritual practice,

in the form of scriptures, for us to follow.

<br><br>3. Debt to ancestors: Whatever one has or is today, one

owes a lot of it to his forefathers.<br> <br>4. Debt

to society: One is living in the society and is

dependent on it, even for day to day needs like water and

electricity, etc. <br><br>The 4 debts are not applicable to a

disciple:<br><br>In Spirituality, one needs to be committed to the

cause of the everlasting Truth, that is, the Guru. When

one has a Guru, one is free from all the four debts.

The four debts are not applicable to a disciple, as

he has offered his mind, body and wealth to the

Guru. Thus he no longer exists as an independent

personality but is fully under Guru's control. Since he is

under the Guru’s control he cannot be committed to

repay debts. The Guru takes care of him and all the

debts incurred by him. The Guru will ask him to do

sadhana by which the debts will be repayed automatically.

A disciple has a debt only towards his Guru, which

can only be repaid by attaining Self-Realization.

<br><br>With Love<br>Sanatan <br>Glenn-Sampada