Don't get excited I am not writing about the Mani Ratnam film. Its about a real Guru. I am reading this book titled "Divine Discourses". It is a collection of discourses give by H.H Abhinava Vidhyatheertha Swamigal of Sringeri, as interpretted by a disciple. Most of the book is about the importance of a Guru in our lives.
I have friends who have their family Guru, and have often wondered why my family does not have one. More often it appears as tough, if we want something, a Guru is our direct contact with God. We are all believers in God, but no Guru to direct us. How will we reach God? But is it really true that we dont have any Guru?
Well, when I come to think of it, our first Guru is invariently our mother. She is the one who teaches us most of our formative lessons. She teaches us to walk, talk, read, write and pray, to name a few. So, our first Guru in our path to reach closer to God, is our mother.
Then as life goes on we learn a few things about God from our father and teachers. After a few years when we venture out on our own, its something inside us that directs us. But at this stage we are more concerned about wordly things. Still no physical Guru in sight. Personally, I am at this stage.
I don't know if I will find a Guru. Can I not reach God without a Guru? I don't know, but right now there is God who is guiding me on the right path. Its the same God that guided Arjuna on the right path. So for now why do I need a physical Guru, when I have the greatest Guru guiding me, the one Guru trascending time and space????
