People often ask me, “Why can I not read all the books available and the vedas and evolve? Why do I need a guru? I cannot bow before another man." Such questions and emotions expressed so frequently make me think about the role of a guru. It is the result of good karma of all the previous lifetimes that the gate of a being’s good fortune opens and s/he meets a guru. As a rule, this never happens unless preceded by intense sadhana performed in the previous births. Moreover, very often it happens that even if a great saint, the very incarnation of Lord Shiva, appears in front of an unfortunate being, he is so blinded by ignorance or ego that he takes Him to be an ordinary person and starts judging Him with his limited senses. Whereas if someone has acquired good fortune through positive karma in previous births then love and single-minded devotion at the feet of the guru are his natural qualities — s/he would never lose the chance of meeting Him and recognising that i...
Journey of the spirit 'Sanatan Kriya'