*IMPORTANCE OF GURU IN OUR LIFE*

*IMPORTANCE OF GURU IN OUR LIFES*

All of us have felt the necessity of a Guru in our lives one time or the other. None of us are capable to do everything on our own.

'Gu' means Guhya or darkness and 'Ru' means remover or alleviator. One who removes our ignorance and makes our life happy, comfortable, enlightened and blessed is our Guru or guide.

The first sign of a Guru is Vairagya or detachment. As soon as you come in the proximity of your guru, you experience the same vairagya within - an indication that you are in the right place. A Guru exudes what he talks. They possess phenomenal energy, radiance and attraction associated with yoga. A shishya experiences this glow and attraction in the guru's company and feels good. Just like a Surya sadhak exudes the brilliance of sun, similarly a shishya radiates the glow and attraction of his Guru.

One must not rush into making a Guru. You have to be absolutely sure. Because once you call somebody your guru, you must walk the path shown by him with full faith and devotion.

Our sadguru DHYAN GURU ARCHNA DIDI always says that - Because I am a Guru, I do not try to change you. I do not ask you to be good, I do not ask you to be peaceful, I do not ask you to be nice to others because I do not intend to change you like this . That would be just a pretention which would build up over a time and implode at some point.
My intention and my work is to bring clarity. If you see things clearly, if you know that the whole universe is one - not because someone says so, but because you see so- everything will change. If you see existence the way it is, not the way you think it is, everything about you and your relationship with existence will change.

Essentially, the work of a Guru is not to bring morality to you but to bring spirituality to you. The difference is just this, one is an imposition, another is a natural blossoming.