When the mind flows outward and the focus moves away from the centre the its Maya. What that makes the the focus turn inwards helping and making the mind turn inwards is Guru. It can be a syllable, or a word or a person. Guru is the embodiment of the cosmic energy that helps you to be free from the power of matter. This cosmic energy helps you to be free from the power of matter.
At the beginning of the spiritual path externally it takes the form of the Guru to push the mind inwards, which we term as Guru krpa. This push inwards even as Guru's scolding has the effect of erasing one's identification with ego impure with pride.Thus Guru krpa is a vehicle of grace.
A true seeker knows what it is to get attracted to an enlightened soul. This attraction reveals a beautiful new centre within us which is beyond the mind or intellect, deep and subtle. The spiritual heart hushing everything else to a natural silence is profound than anything else. This silence that is filled with the love of Guru is the greatest healing magic. Taking repeated dips and dives in this pool of silence, the Self is revealed. The grace of the Guru is beyond any amount of personal effort. It paves the way for reflection and contemplation over inner revelation over and over again until the seeker gets established in it.
Last week one of the popular newspaper in Kerala approached Sinduma and reporter a spiritual seeker himself remarked: ‘You are giving the deepest of sciences and highest of advices and teachings. What I can say is dilute it to the basics of practices so that even the common can understand you as they need more people like you. You can also become more popular.’ As usual smiling Sinduma replied simply ‘I can teach only what I know. And this all what I know. I have no idea of how to dilute this Truth I know’. This prompted me (Prasanna) to write this article as a samarpan in my heart to my Guru.
An enlightened one is a mighty impersonality where in pure knowledge alone exists, the truth itself, she is a Guru. In that natural state of being the propagation of truth happens naturally through her .Through her I know that liberation while living is possible. She shows the path. Her calls wake us up from the sleep of ‘avidhya’ ignorance, from the darkness. This verbal confirmation from the Guru kindles the indwelling glimpses of the Self.
Sraddha, conviction in the words of the Guru and in the path you are following, the trust, the faith and love is the most important element of spiritual practice. The external Guru points the path towards the inner Guru. Behold it with Sradhha. Constant association with the Enlightened will slowly refine you and transmute. It is the duty of the Guru to choose the ways and words, to show the path through the darkness into the light. Her ways employs indirect awakening. Guru observes carefully each who reaches her, even their daily interaction, striking at the very apt moments thus pushing us out of the darkness strongly yet with care. This is why constant association with the Guru is essential. (I am blessed with the opportunity to be with Sinduma for the last 7 years).
Respect and worship your Guru’s vision and divinity, not just the body or form. Every time we forget she reminds us. She is the light of awareness making us aware of the darkness in which we are blindly groping to find the answers for our confusions.
One can be awakened only if one wants to be. One is qualified to seek such a Guru when you have the sraddha. Only in the inner quietude can we receive the teachings of a great Guru. As Sinduma always says, ‘I can help you move up along the dark shadow roads until you see the light shining at the door of your inner Guru.’
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