Man's Inborn Guru – Discrimination
(Manushya ka Janmajaat Guru - Vivek)
(Manushya ka Janmajaat Guru - Vivek)
Shree Hari
It is a vital fact that the Almighty God gives the human body to realize God and along with it, He also gifts us a Guru in the form of discrimination. God does not leave anything incomplete. The way an officer gets the facilities of a house, servant, car etc., similarly, God makes provisions for our salvation, along with the human body. He provides the "vivek" (discrimination) to discriminate between the real and the unreal, desirable and undesirable, right and wrong. The one who respects his discrimination does not need any external Guru for his salvation and the one who disrespects it - even if he has a Guru, he is not capable to attain salvation. That is why it is not necessary to have a Guru.
The more a being gives importance to his discrimination, puts it to use in his life, the more his discrimination is enhanced and finally the discrimination is transformed into self-realization. The respect towards one's discrimination is achieved by attending "satsang" (spiritual discourses) and not by making a Guru –
"Binu satsang bibek na hoyi" (Manas, Bala. 3/4 )
True saints and sages don't make any disciples, still people achieve salvation by attending to their discourses and teachings. True knowledge flows from their natural behavior and scriptures are composed of their utterances. Therefore, as far as possible, for our spiritual progress, we should concentrate on the discourses and teachings of real saints and not get attached to a Guru.
The Mewaara King's uncle was Maharaja Caturasmhaani. He used to listen to religious discourses and whenever any good utterance was heard, he put it into practice in his life. His decision was to follow it for his whole life. This way he became a true saint himself. He composed several volumes and was known as "Valmiki"of Mewaari dilect. Similarly you shall also become saintly if you start practicing all the good that you get and hear.
The more a being gives importance to his discrimination, puts it to use in his life, the more his discrimination is enhanced and finally the discrimination is transformed into self-realization. The respect towards one's discrimination is achieved by attending "satsang" (spiritual discourses) and not by making a Guru –
"Binu satsang bibek na hoyi" (Manas, Bala. 3/4 )
True saints and sages don't make any disciples, still people achieve salvation by attending to their discourses and teachings. True knowledge flows from their natural behavior and scriptures are composed of their utterances. Therefore, as far as possible, for our spiritual progress, we should concentrate on the discourses and teachings of real saints and not get attached to a Guru.
The Mewaara King's uncle was Maharaja Caturasmhaani. He used to listen to religious discourses and whenever any good utterance was heard, he put it into practice in his life. His decision was to follow it for his whole life. This way he became a true saint himself. He composed several volumes and was known as "Valmiki"of Mewaari dilect. Similarly you shall also become saintly if you start practicing all the good that you get and hear.
Narayana ! Narayana !! Narayana !!!
From book in English "Is Salvation Not Possible without a Guru? " by Swami Ramsukhdasji.
Ram Ram
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If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
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