With the grace of God, the rarest of the rare, who go beyond the tangles of human existence and surrender themselves unto the holy feet of the Lord, do not get distracted by the illusionary world; instead, they become part of the omnipresent and immanent. They are beyond human sufferings and experience joys that can never be dimmed. In that state, they are impervious to the changeable nature of life, whereas an average human is caught up fulfilling his never ending desires. He craves for pleasures from persons who are not capable of giving those permanently.
Frustrated by the dualities, such as: attachment and aversion, love and hate, pleasure and pain, happiness and sorrow; strayed human beings need the guidance of One who will lead them out of this morass of desires, sufferings and ill-will. They need someone who can take them out of the darkness of this illusionary material world, show them light and put them on the right track. The solution to these problems lies in the solicitude of a true Guru, who can give them the knowledge of truth and lead them to salvation by teaching them patience, detachment and selflessness. It is the Sadguru alone who gives us the strength to intelligently fight adverse circumstances and come out of such situations by transcending all limitations. At a particular level, there is no difference between a Sadguru and God; both assume the same position and have solutions to the problems of suffering humanity.
Pujya Guruji, in a simple manner, used to teach us the right path and the shortest route to salvation – i.e. a) the practice of ‘Japa’ (inward recitation of ‘mantras’ – sidh mantras of Guru paddhati that he graciously passed on to us); b) ‘Nishkaam Sewa’ (rendering selfless service to Mankind, relinquishing all attachment, knowing well that by doing so we are in fact serving the Lord Himself, because He resides in every human-being; and c) ‘Dhyaan’ (meditation – to divert your attention from fleeting worldly attractions and entering the realm of inner consciousness). In a state of thoughtlessness, recognize your real-self and experience enlightened environment, happiness, peace and tranquility around you. Param Pujya Guruji gave a direction to follow ‘Satoguni’ path of life and save ourselves from the ill-effects of ‘Rajoguni’ and ‘Tamoguni karmas’. He taught leading a simple and honest way of life, enriched with contentment. Only detachment from the material world and involvement with the Supreme Lord will bring peace. “Make an effort”, he would lovingly say and give an emphatic assurance “I am there with you”.
The article is an answer to most of us who ask “why guru is needed?”.Then how guru wards off all our illusions & “mirages”.As usual ,the article is an exhustive “diet” to people to follow/attract them to spirituality. Jai Gurudev.Pranam to Trehanji.