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the Guru and you
Srinivas Nagulapalli's recent post brought up an issue that i have
trouble with, and i'd be interested in other perspectives on this:
> * "Showing God is Guru's job. Seeing God is your job."
> - Sri Ramana Maharishi
>
> * "The Teaching is the real teacher. Teacher is only a vehicle. If you
> follow the teaching, you will always have the teacher with you."
> - Swami Satchidananda
I don't understand the emphasis on following a Guru. I've seen this in a
few other articles as well.. the idea that one can find God only by
devotion to a Guru or through following a set of teachings. If one's
"job" as it were is to "see God," then can we not do that directly, or on
our own? Is God really limited to showing himself through the Guru only?
If God is truly everywhere, why not seek him in direct experience?
take care,
Kris
