Category:Going to a Spiritual Master
Pages in category "Going to a Spiritual Master"
The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
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- A brahmacari is supposed to take idhma to ignite the fire used in performing sacrifices. By spiritual instruction a brahmacari is trained to ignite a fire and offer oblations in the morning. He is supposed to go to the spiritual master to take lessons
- A dog, he cannot go to a guru. That is not possible. But a human being, he must. Abhigacchet. It must. It is not optional, that "I may go, or I may not." No, you must. That is the injunction. That is the Vedic injunction. Acarya-parampara
- At the very beginning of life one must be a brahmacari. He must go to the spiritual master's place and act like a menial servant
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- One has to understand himself. That is the basic principle of spiritual life. You go to the spiritual master, our first business is inquiry. That inquiry is - Who am I
- One should go to guru for making the ultimate solution of life, not temporary
- One should go to guru to serve him as menial servant. That is acceptance of guru. That is required. Nicavat. Nica, nica means menial. Just like menial servant, he does everything. Similarly, to live with guru means to serve him as a menial servant
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- The guru is necessary; that's a fact. But go to the real guru. Who is the real guru? The real guru is Krsna or one who has seen Krsna, such as Arjuna
- This is the injunction of the Vedas, that "If you want real knowledge, you must go to guru." "Now, there are so many gurus. So whom shall I . . .? Where shall I go?" No. You shall go to a guru - samit-panih srotriyam brahma-nistham
- This word abhigacchet, it is a form of verb which is used where the sense is "You must! You must!" There is no exception. You cannot say that "I may go to a spiritual master or I may not go. I can study at home." No. You must
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- You have to accept a guru, so why go to a pseudo guru, who will mislead you? Why not take instructions from a real guru
- You must go to a bona fide spiritual master if you want to make your life perfect. - There is no question whether I shall go or not. You must! That is the beginning of human life
- You should go to a guru who has complete knowledge from the sruti. Sruti means Vedas. Acaryavan puruso veda. Veda means you have to approach acarya. He knows everything