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The Role of the Guru
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The Role of the Guru or Spiritual Teacher
by Baba Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari
The need for a guru or spiritual teacher in spiritual life has often been questioned the world over. One valid reason is the fear that has been created by the false gurus in the marketplace of spiritual seekers. The large number of sects and stories of abuses of spiritual power that are circulated in the news media from time to time have legitimately contributed to guru-phobia, especially in those who are unfamiliar with Hindu Vedic tradition.
The world has always had false gurus and teachers. They are not necessarily bad, we just don’t realize our mind has the potential to guide us to a level where our eyes are not clouded, and we do not ask the wrong thing from the wrong person. Like ever-changing, upgraded mobile devices, the spiritual gurus keep on coming with newer methods to move us to angelic divinity.
Everywhere we look, we find a master of this, a master of that, a guru of this, a guru of that. There is a rush for attention; a stampede to put oneself forward as the one with all the answers, as one who has made it.
Where are the disciples? Where are the disciplined human beings? It is so much harder to be a disciple, an authentically humble servant of God, than it is to claim to be a master or a guru. What the world needs today is not more teachers or masters, but more humble servants of the Divine and of humanity.
Self-Realization and a Teacher/Guru Go Hand in Hand
Who is the guru? The guru is the one who is the most wonderful loving guide to our own mind. Our higher mind is the guru to our lower mind, the disciple.
Whatever the reason for the present day guru-phobia and the attendant indifference towards the need for the guru in spiritual life, the truth remains unchanged. Realization of the self and the need for the guru or spiritual teacher always go together. Without the grace of such a master as a spiritual teacher, the path of truth is like moving through the thickest jungle without a guide.
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Source: http://omtimes.com/2015/07/the-role-of-the-guru/
