[Sri Ramakrishna] Digest Number 948

[Guest guest]

Dear Sanjay,

 

If we become sugar, ant will come on its own. So unless we are ready there

is no point in searching for Guru. Ones we are ready with ourselves God will

make arrangements for a guru. It may be that Guru will come to you or we may

find Guru. But before that we have to ask ourselves, are we ready? Have I

prepared my self to meet Guru. Is God is the higest priority in my life now. Am

I ready to renounce everything for the sake of God, say family, house, job etc.

 

Guru can hardly do anything if we are not ready. Many people came to Sri

Ramakrishna, but how many realised. Only a few of them, but for the rest

nothing much changed. Because they were not yet ready for realisation. For them

God was not the higest priority in life. So let us prepare ourselves and I am

sure now also there are many realised people around us, but we need a different

eye to see them and that can only happen when we become sugar.

 

sarvam vasudevamayam jagath

Prashanth

 

 

> " Sanjay Chakravarty " <sanjaych

> Choice of a Guru

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> Dear All,

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> I wanted to get the group's responses to this question that I have nurtured

> for long.

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> In the spiritual path, a Guru is a must. The sooner we have the benefit of a

> spiritual master, the better. And once we have a spiritual master in life,

> it means complete surrender, or at least a committment towards that. So the

> choice of a guru is an important one. I do not want to surrender to just

> anyone. (My ego, I know)

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> Gurus abound around us. Some appear on the TV every day commanding huge

> gatherings. Some give lectures periodically in the country, which are very

> inspirational and clarify lot of concepts. Some belong to famous missions

> and organisations. How do we decide?

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> In the shastras, we are asked to choose a master who is self-realised. Now,

> as human beings, our intellects are not perfect. Just as we cannot

> understand the truth from the Vedas because of limited vision and intellect,

> our choice of a Guru based on our perception is bound to be fragile. How can

> I decide who has realised? Vivekananda asked Sri Ramakrishna and got an

> answer. Am I to pursue a similar course? I am not a Vivekananda, and I have

> doubts that people like Sri Ramakrishna are accessible to me.

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> I sometimes think that I am so ignorant that any Guru can help me, even if

> they are not realised. In that case, my only yardstick will be

> accessibility. A famous Guru will likely have very little time for me. He

> has so many activities, and so many disciples. So, I should pick up someone

> who can clarify my problems patiently. In due course, I will get a better

> Guru when I deserve one.

>

> What does the list think?

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> Regards

> Sanjay Chakravarty

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