Guest guest Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Radhe Krishna To All, How are we to know a Guru? The sun requires no torch to make him visible, we need not light a candle in order to see him. When the sun rises, we instinctively become aware of the fact, and when a teacher of men comes to help us, the soul will instinctively know that truth has already begun to shine upon it. Truth stands on its own evidence, it does not require any other testimony to prove it true, it is self effulgent. It penetrates into the innermost corners of our nature, and in its presence the whole universe stands up and says, " This is truth. " The teachers whose wisdom and truth shine like the light of the sun are the very greatest the world has known, and they are worshipped as God by the major portion of mankind. The real Guru is the one through whom we have our spiritual descent. He is the channel through which the spiritual current flows to us, the link which joins us to the whole spiritual world. Too much faith in personality has a tendency to produce weakness and idolatry, but intense love for the Guru makes rapid growth possible, he connects us with the internal Guru. Adore your Guru if there be real truth in him; that Guru-bhakti (devotion to the teacher) will quickly lead you to the highest. Guru-Bhakti is the foundation of all spiritual development. " ------------- Pl watch the Guru Poornima Celebrations at our Swamiji's Madhurapuri Ashram near Chennai http://www.namadwaar.org/videos/internal/gp2009.php Ashada Ekadasi 2009 Celebrations at Vittalapuram Regards & Chant The Maha mantra: Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare http://namadwaar.org/home.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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