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Re: the Guru and you
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: the Guru and you
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From: pp002963@interramp.com
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Date: Tue, 21 Feb 95 21:26:58 PDT
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From news@usenet.interramp.com Tue Feb 21 22: 28:30 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: PSI Public Usenet Link
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References: <3i2m0o$poi@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
In article <3i2m0o$poi@ucunix.san.uc.edu>, <griffin@gate.net> writes:
> Srinivas Nagulapalli's recent post brought up an issue that i have
> trouble with, and i'd be interested in other perspectives on this:
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> > * "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
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> 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?
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> take care,
> Kris
>
Indeed God is everywhere! Yes indeed, you can "see God" by your own efforts. It might
take you far longer to do that than with the help of a Guru. A loose analogy might make
the point - A guru has the road map to get there because he/she has been there.
Regarding following a set of teachings and seeing God that way, it is possible. In some
cases, those teachings and practices are secret and are tranmitted only orally through a
Guru / disciple relationship.
Hope this helps!
