Spriritual Gurus

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There are moments in our lives when we go through a

crisis--not an intellectual crisis but an emotional

crisis, when you cannot cope with the suffering. Since

no help is coming and you cannot help yourself, that

is when you turn to the religious books like the

Koran, the Gita or the Bible. You suddenly feel that

you get solace. But that solace does not last. You

read the books again. They give you exhilaration for

an hour or so. Again it wears out. This goes on. And

then you feel that probably these are dead words.

That's why the books are not working. So when these

books fail, that is the time when you start looking

for a teacher. If there is a crisis in your

profession, you go to an expert. If there is a problem

with your health, you go to your doctor.

 

When you have a crisis of this kind, you are likely to

go to people like Rajneesh, Da Free John, and J.

Krishnamurti. You do find initially that they help.

These people give you a way of life. Certain

meditation, certain philosophy which fills you up for

a short while. You feel as if you have got an answer.

As long as you do the meditation, it seems that the

crisis has passed away. But the moment you stop and

you are with yourself, you are back to the crisis. So

you really have found no solution. Here the teacher

tells you that you have not done enough of whatever

you are supposed to do. So you go back and put in

double the effort. This is a kind of forgetfulness

like drinking.

 

If you are honest with yourself, you will find that

you are not getting anywhere. You are stuck. This is

when you should meet UG...

 

- Vijay Anand (Producer, a former Rajneeshi)

 

 

 

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