Guru Gita Question

[Guest guest]

I have only recently become aware of the Guru Gita. Reading the

english translation I see that it is some pretty powereful stuff. I am

concerned that something like this could very easily be abused by an

unscrupulous "guru" or spiritual teacher and be used to entrap the

unwary and blind them to possible abuse by "The Guru". I have in fact

seen this being done to a very dear friend of mine and am very

concerned. I believe that a person should be very careful who he or

she enters this kind of relationship with and check out their "Guru"

intensely before giving him (or her) this much power over their lives.

I would be very interested in hearing everyone's thoughts on this

subject.

 

Michael

[Guest guest]

Indeed it does happen. It happened to this being once

in a big way, and my life was totally, totally

wrecked. I don't want to go into details about it.

But, here is a good guide to evaluate gurus: It's what

Jesus said; "you will know them by their fruits". Take

a look at the deciples of the guru, and see if they

seem real and sincere. Most especially, see if they

have been around for a long time. Real seekers won't

stay around a false guru for too long, because they

see through the scam eventually. The real teachers

will have devotees and deciples who are both truly

advanced seekers and are people of truth. Some of

those deciples will have been with the guru/teacher

for many years, even decades, and it's possible to see

the positive effect that it's had on their lives.

 

Jai Maa, Jai Swami Ji

 

--- Steve Connor <sconnor wrote:

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>

> yes it does happen. eyes and ears must remain open.

> we need our

> discrimination. this is powerful stuff, as you say.

> good for the good,

> and not-so-good for others. trust is the key. for

> that the guru must

> be trustworthy. the devotee has to have

> discrimination to evaluate.

> sometimes mistakes are made. but even then our goal

> is GOD and not to

> remain as damaged goods. then we find the true guru

> either within or

> we are forced to become him on our own. either way

> the truth will be

> revealed due to our determination and sincerity.

> trust self, trust

> god. om om om.

>

>

>

> , "Michael

> Doughty"

> <woebegone01> wrote:

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> >

> > I have only recently become aware of the Guru

> Gita. Reading the

> > english translation I see that it is some pretty

> powereful stuff. I

> am

> > concerned that something like this could very

> easily be abused by

> an

> > unscrupulous "guru" or spiritual teacher and be

> used to entrap the

> > unwary and blind them to possible abuse by "The

> Guru". I have in

> fact

> > seen this being done to a very dear friend of mine

> and am very

> > concerned. I believe that a person should be very

> careful who he or

> > she enters this kind of relationship with and

> check out their

> "Guru"

> > intensely before giving him (or her) this much

> power over their

> lives.

> > I would be very interested in hearing everyone's

> thoughts on this

> > subject.

> >

> > Michael

>

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