THE GURU – A RELIGIOUS TEACHER

Excerpt from WIKIPEDIA 

  In contemporary India the word "guru" is widely used with the general meaning of "teacher". In Western usage, the original meaning of guru has been extended to cover anyone who acquires followers, though not necessarily in an established school of philosophy or religion. In a further Western metaphorical extension, guru is used to refer to a person who has authority because of his or her perceived secular knowledge or skills.

The role of the guru is to help the students awaken to the truth of who we are; it’s not really about achievement, it’s more like recognition or realization.

The role of the disciple is to surrender to the divine as it arises, as s/he progresses along the path of awareness. The relationship between the guru and the disciple is simply a kind of living yoga posture.

When a guru starts talking about his/her accomplishments, it all becomes about that person. This is wrong, it’s the ego getting in the way - it MUST be about the student.

Understand this … you don’t get liberated as the person you think you are, you get liberated from the person you think you are, but into that which you can become - of the divine – there is a BIG difference.

This is what spiritualism in any form is all about, the leading of the student to self-realisation of who we are, each and every one of us, as individuals and as part of the Great White Spirit / God within.

Teaching is a profession in the western world, and not all teachers regard it as a vocation. The Guru is a holy teacher who regards the student as holy also. So where is the religious teacher in the western world?

The original meaning of guru has been extended to cover anyone who acquires followers, though not necessarily in an established school of philosophy or religion, further more in the Western metaphorical extension the word guru is used to refer to a person who has authority because of his or her perceived secular knowledge or skills.

It’s a truism that ‘the tree must be judged by it’s fruit’, and if you look objectively at the students around the teacher, the company they keep, and are guided by the inner self, then common sense will tell us who is good for the job.

Another true saying I find is this, ‘when the student is ready the teacher will come’, because the spirit world are devoted to helping us for just this purpose. We need not always make a conscious prayer; even an inward groan for help is heard, so take courage!

Things a bit slow?  What do we do to help ourselves?  Start asking! A guru who is just for you in the spirit world is still teaching, is still on the path of progression, so give your special helper a chance!

Many speakers / clairvoyants / healers / teachers started off on the path of spiritualism with just the spirit world to guide them – and then later continued through the help of earthly friends. It’s not always that way around of course, starting a class or two is a good start!

Remember personal responsibility is to ourselves - and then only to other people if they are not abdicating their own responsibilities!