Seeking Guidance regarding Guru and Initiation

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Please guide me how to find a proper Guru? I have visited two organizations and

have met three Swamijis. I like all three of them, but am confused whom to

approach for initiation. Kindly Guide...

 

Hare Krishna

Sayon Kanti Kar

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Shree Hari Ram Ram

 

Sayonji, Have you carefully read the sadhaka message to which you replied? It

states -

 

Readers are requested to read this book " Is Salvation Not Possible without a

Guru? " (A copy can be read online at www.scribd.com) carefully and get

themselves devoted to God with sincere dedication. They are not to become a

follower of a particular person, and instead should follow the path of Ultimate

and Eternal Truth - Swami Ramsukhdasji

 

It is also our humble request that you PLEASE read all the following messages

related to Guru, so that you are doing your duty as a sadhak. After reading

these, please let us know if you have any questions / doubts related to what you

have read in these postings.

 

Sadhak message links on Guru are at :

 

What is a True Spiritual Guide like?

sadhaka/message/1161

 

Gita's View on Guru - Part I & II

sadhaka/message/1129

sadhaka/message/1130

 

Is it Essential for a Guru to be a Self Realized Soul ?

sadhaka/message/1926

 

On Guru Disciple Relationship

sadhaka/message/1903

 

On Guru - Sishya

sadhaka/message/1105

 

Is it not Essential to Engage in Guru Disciple Relationship ?

sadhaka/message/1819

 

Worship of Guru - Part 1

sadhaka/message/1738

 

Worship of Guru - Part 2

sadhaka/message/1739

 

God is Guru of this Universe

sadhaka/message/1661

 

Qualities of a True Spiritual Guide or Guru

sadhaka/message/1659

 

Real Guru is your discrimination

sadhaka/message/1547

 

There is no Sin in letting go of false Guru

sadhaka/message/1484

 

Who can be considered a Guru?

sadhaka/message/1301

 

Gita Talk discussion links are at:

/message/1121

 

Ram Ram

Gita-talk Moderators

 

 

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: Shree Hari:

Ram Ram

 

16th July, 2009, Thursday, Shravan Krishna Navami, Vikram Samvat 2066, Guruvaar

 

My Humble Request

 

During my visits to different places for satsanga and spiritual discourses, many

people ask me variety of questions about Guru and they get satisfied also from

the replies given to them. A number of them insisted that a book may be

published on this subject so that various inquiries and doubts existing in the

minds of people may be cleared. The book named " Is Salvation Not Possible

without a Guru? " is written with this objective only.

 

Some people who do not try to understand my thoughts deeply on this subject,

generally make comments that I criticize and condemn the concept of Guru. This

is totally wrong. I never criticize a Guru, but I do condemn the fraudulent

Gurus. Nobody can ever condemn a Guru. I myself have been blessed by the grace

of Gurus, but those who fool people under the pretext of being Gurus how can

they be praised? They will be scorned and censured.

 

In the present times, it is becoming increasingly difficult to get a real Guru.

Superficiality and fraud are on the rise, day by day. Therefore the scriptures

have forewarned people to be cautious about the false and fraudulent Gurus in

the age of Kaliyug. The book is therefore written for guidance of geniune

seekers who are keen on attaining salvation. Earlier a book was published " Who

is a Real Guru? " in Hindi.

 

In this book certain verses from Guru-Gita have been quoted to substantiate the

main subject. But inspite of best efforts we have not been able to trace the

origin of Guru-Gita and its author. At the end of Guru-Gita it is mentioned

that it has been taken from Skandapuraana, but no reference has been found of

this text in any version of the Skandapuraana. Even differences of opinion have

been noticed in the various versions of Guru-Gita published from different

places. If any scholar has any relavant information about it, he should contact

us.

 

Readers are requested to read this book " Is Salvation Not Possible without a

Guru? " carefully and get themselves devoted to God with sincere dedication.

They are not to become a follower of a particular person, and instead should

follow the path of Ultimate and Eternal Truth

 

- Swami Ramsukhdasji

 

From Introduction of " Is Salvation Not Possible without a Guru? " in English pg

3, by Swami Ramsukhdasji

 

Ram Ram

 

 

 

 

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MODERATOR

Ram Ram

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