Swami Vivekananda said: - “You have to grow from the inside out. None
can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your
own soul.”
When there is no other teacher but our own soul than there is no need for the physical guru.
Sri Ramana Maharishi said: The sadguru is within.
Questioner: I am always at your feet. Will Bhagavan give us some upadesa (teaching) to follow? Otherwise how can I get help living 600 miles away?
Sri Ramana Maharshi: The sadguru (the true guru) is within.
Questioner: Sadguru is necessary to guide me to understand it.
Sri Ramana Maharshi: The sadguru is within.
Questioner: I want a visible Guru.
Sri Ramana Maharshi: That visible Guru says that he is within.
If one is seeking truth then one has to study deeply
Sri,
Raman Maharishi said the guru is within. so he referred to the self or
Atman as guru not the physical apparatus. This seeker has to focus
his attention on the self or Atman, which is in the form of
consciousness. Thus glorifying gurus’ form is erroneous, because the
body and the universe are myth on the ultimate standpoint. Thus
indulging glorifying and worshiping of myth becomes greatest obstacle in
pursuit of truth. Thus seeker has to identify the true self as guru
and proceed in his spiritual endeavor. The inner grace of the inner
guru (soul, the innermost self) will guide until his ignorance disappears and he realizes
his body and the universe are mere mirage created out of the
consciousness, which is the true self.
Religious or yogic gurus propagate that: once a seeker identifies a Guru, he must totally surrender to the Guru and then from there onwards, the spiritual journey is fully the Guru's responsibility, not his... Hence the importance to choosing the right Guru is necessary, but in pursuit of truth the guru is not necessary, because the truth is not theoretical. Truth has to be ascertained by the seeker on his own through a well-directed inquiry, analysis and reasoning based on the true self, which will lead the seeker to his destination.
People who worship the guru as God in human form and there is a danger that they might establish a regular religious sect in his name. This is an unhappy development of the religious movement.
As one goes deeper in research one finds the fact that - Celibacy and living in a monastery was always strange to Vedic religion. In fact almost all the great sages of Puranas and Vedas were householders. Observing celibacy and the monastery system in Vedic religion is influence of Buddhism and Jainism. The Hinduism is mixture of Vedic, Jain and Buddhist and many other ideologies. The pure essence of Sanatan Dharma is lost by adopting ideology of many other ideologies.
Orthodoxy recommends celibacy to sanyasis Many saints followed this trend. People think that to be a Hindu sage has to observe celibacy but this concept was not there in Vedic religion. Thus the Hindu religion has become hotchpotch of many ideologies.
People believes that if a Swamiji, indulges in sex activity he is doing a sin. And they also believe that a Swamiji and gurus should never marry and observe celibacy. If they fail to do so they are not fit to continue as Sanyasis.
Sex is human instinct like hunger. The Swamiji’s are forced to observe celibacy, which is against human nature. Only few will succeed in this venture and others carry on secretly indulge in their sexual venture until it comes to limelight.
Many Swamijis in the past got married after resigning from swamis’ order. Many times this became public debate but these people were soon forgotten. There are many self declared Swamijis with religious robes and indulge in accumulation of wealth and indulging in sex and all sorts of immoral and criminal activities happenings in their Ashrams and retreats.
Many Swamijis indulge in sex with their disciples. Once this is brought to the knowledge of people, people start reacting negatively. Public memory is very short. People talk about all scandals for some time and later they forget about it.
There is a need to do deeper research on Vedic religion and bifurcate the present Hindu religion, which is mixed-up with Buddhism, Jainism and also idea adopted from other ideologies to know the pure essence of Vedas. It is also necessary to verify validity of dual and non-dual ideologies, which are based on Vedas to know they are mere add-ons. The original Sanatan Dharma was without all these ideologies.
Swamis or gurus who claim themselves to be God and people worship and glorify them as God in human form. They are trying to establish a regular religious sect of their own by taking advantage of the mass mind set, which accept to believe any one who are propagating about their religion and god as avatars. This is an unhappy development of the Hindutva .
There can be no correct exposition in the Upanishads unless the guru has had experience of the truth. Otherwise it is merely adding words to words. The sage will not do immoral things that are impossible.
It is difficult for people to understand such texts as, “God, Guru and the Self are one." No on rises voice against the practice of deifying the Guru they think it is against their religion and tradition.
Religious or yogic gurus propagate that: once a seeker identifies a Guru, he must totally surrender to the Guru and then from there onwards, the spiritual journey is fully the Guru's responsibility, not his... Hence the importance to choosing the right Guru is necessary, but in pursuit of truth the guru is not necessary, because the truth is not theoretical. Truth has to be ascertained by the seeker on his own through a well-directed inquiry, analysis and reasoning based on the true self, which will lead the seeker to his destination.
People who worship the guru as God in human form and there is a danger that they might establish a regular religious sect in his name. This is an unhappy development of the religious movement.
As one goes deeper in research one finds the fact that - Celibacy and living in a monastery was always strange to Vedic religion. In fact almost all the great sages of Puranas and Vedas were householders. Observing celibacy and the monastery system in Vedic religion is influence of Buddhism and Jainism. The Hinduism is mixture of Vedic, Jain and Buddhist and many other ideologies. The pure essence of Sanatan Dharma is lost by adopting ideology of many other ideologies.
Orthodoxy recommends celibacy to sanyasis Many saints followed this trend. People think that to be a Hindu sage has to observe celibacy but this concept was not there in Vedic religion. Thus the Hindu religion has become hotchpotch of many ideologies.
People believes that if a Swamiji, indulges in sex activity he is doing a sin. And they also believe that a Swamiji and gurus should never marry and observe celibacy. If they fail to do so they are not fit to continue as Sanyasis.
Sex is human instinct like hunger. The Swamiji’s are forced to observe celibacy, which is against human nature. Only few will succeed in this venture and others carry on secretly indulge in their sexual venture until it comes to limelight.
Many Swamijis in the past got married after resigning from swamis’ order. Many times this became public debate but these people were soon forgotten. There are many self declared Swamijis with religious robes and indulge in accumulation of wealth and indulging in sex and all sorts of immoral and criminal activities happenings in their Ashrams and retreats.
Many Swamijis indulge in sex with their disciples. Once this is brought to the knowledge of people, people start reacting negatively. Public memory is very short. People talk about all scandals for some time and later they forget about it.
There is a need to do deeper research on Vedic religion and bifurcate the present Hindu religion, which is mixed-up with Buddhism, Jainism and also idea adopted from other ideologies to know the pure essence of Vedas. It is also necessary to verify validity of dual and non-dual ideologies, which are based on Vedas to know they are mere add-ons. The original Sanatan Dharma was without all these ideologies.
Swamis or gurus who claim themselves to be God and people worship and glorify them as God in human form. They are trying to establish a regular religious sect of their own by taking advantage of the mass mind set, which accept to believe any one who are propagating about their religion and god as avatars. This is an unhappy development of the Hindutva .
There can be no correct exposition in the Upanishads unless the guru has had experience of the truth. Otherwise it is merely adding words to words. The sage will not do immoral things that are impossible.
It is difficult for people to understand such texts as, “God, Guru and the Self are one." No on rises voice against the practice of deifying the Guru they think it is against their religion and tradition.
If god, guru and self are one -- it means the
self is Atman and Atman is god and guru not the body. Thus, one who thinks himself as guru is considers the self as body and allows people to worship his
body as god , thus he is not God because he
is not aware of the fact that, the self is the formless Atman or consciousness .
There are few people who
are able to think beyond physicality voice against the practice of deifying the
Guru.
The traditional Hindu
attitude towards the Guru is glorifying him as god. It is necessary to verify
the facts on this subject at some length. This not referred to anyone in
particular. The present verification of
facts is general and irrespective of any particular person and their beliefs.
Hindu religious
literature is full of such aphorisms as:-
There is no higher deity
than the Guru'
The Guru is the ultimate
Truth and Deity
God and Avatars
(incarnations) are secondary to the Guru in importance
There is no higher
refuge, no higher target, no higher destination than the Guru
The Guru is God Himself
God and the Guru are one
He who makes a distinction between the Guru and God is ignorant and stupid and scores of similar others. Some celebrated philosopher-saints like Jnandev, Eknath and so many others all over India have offered their first salutations to the Guru in their various books.
He who makes a distinction between the Guru and God is ignorant and stupid and scores of similar others. Some celebrated philosopher-saints like Jnandev, Eknath and so many others all over India have offered their first salutations to the Guru in their various books.
A good deal of chaos
prevails in Hinduism. It has an ever increasing number of Avatar as and Gurus
installed as God Himself, with the support and sanction of scriptures and
teachings of saints and sages in the past. The crooks take advantage of the innocence of
the masses and pretend to be god or god men.
Denunciation of practice of
glorifying the guru as god is impossibility because people are sentimentally
and emotionally involved with their inherited religious belief.
Brahmacarya, monastic celibacy, is the complete abstinence
from sex, which is only incumbent upon monastics. Householders practice
monogamy as a way to uphold Brahmacarya in spirit.
"Non-possession", is the renunciation of property and wealth, before initiation into sanyasa, without entertaining thoughts of the things renounced. This is done so one understands how to detach oneself from things and possessions, including home and family, so one may reach moksa.
"Non-possession", is the renunciation of property and wealth, before initiation into sanyasa, without entertaining thoughts of the things renounced. This is done so one understands how to detach oneself from things and possessions, including home and family, so one may reach moksa.
For householders,
non-possession is owning without attachment, because the notion of possession
is illusory. The reality of life is that change is constant; thus, objects
owned by someone today will be property of someone else in future days. The
householder is encouraged to discharge his or her duties to related people and
objects as a trustee, without excessive attachment.
Since, the guru is bound
to follow by some ethics and code of conducts prescribed in scriptures; the
immoral acts of gurus are harmful, as it might cause doubt and confusion in the
minds of many people, who strive with simple faith and earnestness to practice
the discipline for enlightenment and self- development. Thus, gurus have to be
accountable to all his acts and actions because they are bound by religion and
their religious code of conducts.
Isa Upanishad says: By worshipping gods and goddesses you will go after death to the world of gods and goddesses. But will that help you? The time you spend there is wasted, because if you were not there you could have spent that time moving forward towards Self-knowledge, which is your goal. In the world of gods and goddesses you cannot do that, and thus you go deeper and deeper into darkness.
Isa Upanishad says: By worshipping gods and goddesses you will go after death to the world of gods and goddesses. But will that help you? The time you spend there is wasted, because if you were not there you could have spent that time moving forward towards Self-knowledge, which is your goal. In the world of gods and goddesses you cannot do that, and thus you go deeper and deeper into darkness.
Thus the
Upanishad indicates that true goal is to acquire self knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.
