About The Guru and its Role in Spiritual Growth

The door of the lighting is very low, and no one can enter without bowing his head.

"As the flower which seems beautiful and delicate nuances, but no perfume, no fruit and the words of the speaker, but does not act" Dhammpada

General, etymology, scope

We are all committed as we are given the opportunity to live to grow spiritually. Not to overlook that it represents the importance of having the opportunity to speak out on this plane.

No wonder therefore that he met special people who have awakened, have been vigilant in everything that involves their actions, passing through this plane, some beings are transformed into what are called Guru. And in the spiritual are very important in facilitating our growth towards its teachings guide.

It is up to each one on the way to discover who can help awaken, enliven our wisdom, but we can do it temporarily with a guru, but watch out trigger has no dependency.

Wikipedia gives us respect, by extension, guru has become the word used to designate the chief initiator or a belief taught in the context of an ashram or a gurukula (school), where all members are considered part of the family (kula) of the Guru. These schools are aware of Krishna (reincarnation of Vishnu, is venerated main god in India) offer both academic and spiritual knowledge. The term is also used by Sikhs to refer to their spiritual leaders

We are told that in almost all the current languages ​​of India, the word guru means 'heavy', as opposed to Laghu, 'light'. It comes from ancient Sanskrit language guru. In India, a species widely used seudoetimología explanatory, which is based on dividing a word into its syllables and cabalistic or hidden meanings seek. In the Adwaia Taraka Upanishad (16) says:

The sound is dark gu,

ru sound, it destroys.

The darkness that makes the destruction,

is known as a guru.

Since 2001, the SAR accepts it in its dictionary, so it is no longer written in italics, but round

Respect of the Gurus, Ramiro Calle tells us that indeed there are many who claim to be elected, but very few are. Many real gurus say, but how many are true?. Certainly Street says it is very difficult to find a real guru "a needle in a haystack," much more difficult to find that "a camel can pass through the eye of a needle." They have always existed, unscrupulous, mystagogues pseudomaestros, Apostel false prophets of nothing to prophesy, shippers and charlatans under spirituality, rocked assumptions (supercheros some, insane others). Certainly in all times and in all latitudes have emerged that pose as Buddhas, crísitcos men, by great initiates, for connoisseurs of truths which alone can reveal his disciples. But this time, like no other we know, proliferate spiritual masters, men "messengers of God," holy people, the founders of spiritual movements of all kinds, religious leaders, the visionaries, the perpetuadotes of more ascentral and higher wisdom, the rishis (sages) and Mahatma (great soul), the Jivanmuktas (freed from life) and the gurus.

But, asks street How many deserve to be taken by such? How many of all of them have really overcome ignorance and illusion? How many have been cleaned of dust from his eyes Maya, how many are those who behave as such, exemplify his teaching with his own conduct, love, if useless abstractions that contain only words, how many are accessible, honest , the pure in heart, how much those providing real help, which have a useful teaching, those who know first hand truths, which not only fill their mouths with words like serenity and detachment, but are really calm and detached.

How many? Maybe ... one in a hundred? Maybe .. Does one in a thousand? Maybe ... one hundred thousand? ...

krishna.com.es, gives us the respect that a guru is a teacher. In the most diverse fields of activity, when we are truly interested in learning, naturally seek a good teacher or teacher. Spirituality is not an exception. The timeless literature of ancient India informs us that we must approach a bona fide spiritual master to be successful in acquiring spiritual knowledge.

But exactly what is a bona fide spiritual master? And how we must approach this teacher?

This is explained in the following Vedic verses: "Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Ask questions in a submissively and render service. The self-realized souls can impart knowledge, because they have seen the truth" (Bhagavad-gita 4.34). To learn the transcendental science, it is essential that a person go to an authentic spiritual master (Guru), which belongs to the disciplic succession and fixed in the Absolute Truth.

A spiritual master is part of a historical succession of teachers and their teachings must not deviate from the teaching of his predecessors. And besides, the teachings of a guru authentic, must be confirmed by the teachings of the great sages and scriptures also. That is, the triple control system known in Sanskrit as guru, sadhu, shastra.

A genuine guru also should be fixed in transcendence, be fully versed in the knowledge of the scriptures, not to be interested and be a servant entirely devoted to God.

One may ask whether a string of teachers can accurately convey a spiritual message from one person to another, for a long period of time without alteration. This is possible, in the same way as a letter carrier may deliver messages unaltered, unadulterated. Transcendental knowledge is transmitted only by a totally honest spiritual master whose teachings are confirmed by the sadhus (sages) and shastra (scriptures).

Other qualities of the bona fide spiritual master, allowing us to easily know who is a bona fide spiritual master and who is not, were detailed in books of great Vedic scholars

Definitely in this journey, one must be attentive and able to identify a guru, as it is through actions that are examples of growth, knowledge sharing, light your candle to illuminate our own wisdom, which is manifest and along to help us find the path where you are your own master, it results to be attentive, to transform our weaknesses, be authentic, know how to use our potential, especially the divine.

We must avoid the illusion, bigotry, determine who is the guru who really helps us grow, but the work we perform each one. Do not forget, that has been said that the best guide, the more reliable leader, the most competent authority only will be found within oneself.

It reminds us that the real miracle is awakening, to rescue ourselves. But we want someone to do for us the miracle of the miracle and other miracles also look trivial, portentous events, supernatural, unusual you looking for a guru or a fakir? Are you interested in true inner alchemy or you just want to surprise seeing as the lead becomes gold?.

No doubt, that a teacher can help, but the important thing is to awaken the teacher within each brings ...