Posted on 24.12.2021 08:18
Practice of meditation and teacher's role:There are two kinds of sadhaks —self-awakened or awakened by instruction. Those belonging to the first category are rare. These make their way themselves and tread it without any fear of obstruction. In whatever direction they move, a new path is created. Such people do not need any guidance from a guru. But for those sadhaks whose wisdom is not yet awakened, and who are unacquainted with any system of sadhana and dare not traverse an unknown path, the guidance of a capable guru is essential.
The importance of the guru is recognized in all spheres. Even to learn some little craft, one needs an instructor. And the great craft of meditation cannot be learnt without the supervision of a teacher. Meditation is wholly an internal process. The secrets thereof are available, not through books, but through direct experience. Book knowledge can give us information about the whole world, but the knowledge of oneself cannot be gained through books. To know oneself, one has to seek the guidance
of a guru. The guru is experienced. He himself practises meditation and acquires experience which he distributes among the inquiring sadhaks, thereby adding to his own knowledge. With the help of the guru, the difficult path of sadhana becomes easily accessible.
~Acharya Mahapragya
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