Need of A Guru

Why do we need a Guru?

To learn any subject or any topic we need a teacher. To become an engineer, a doctor, a teacher or a businessman etc., we need somebody experienced in that field to guide and explain us in that particular field of our interest. Same way to gain spiritual knowledge, we need a Saint or a Guru to give satisfaction and peace to our mind. If our mind is disturbed it will be difficult to achieve our goal. Guru can only lead us to right direction and provide peace to our mind and soul.

The right Guru is one in whose company you feel calm,relaxed and poised. But if your mind does not agrree to that company, you feel some sort of uneasiness, cannot concentrate, your queries are not answered upto your satisfaction, then do not continue with that relationship.

Discussion and Argument

Discussions are from the Hearts feeling. There is love, it is spontaneous and natural.
Argument is from our Intelligence. There is logic and ego. There is stiffness of mind and Ashanti(no peace).

Discussions, there is love and understanding, but, Arguments lead us to hatred and uneasiness.

That is why Heart is more important than Intelligence. Discussions have respect and Arguments have Doubts. In discussion both the parties win whereas in Argument none win, both lose.

Food for Soul

We eat good and healthy food to provide fuel and energy to our body so that it is free from diseases and remains strong.

Similar is the case with our soul. The soul also requires healthy food. Food for soul is love and knowledge. When our soul is deprived of love and knowledge it becomes weak and it shrinks.
To keep it healthy we should share knowledge and love with each other.

Man goes into depression because he does not want to share his feelings with another person.
There are various conflicting thoughts hovering around his mind like honey bees. They are continuously buzzing like a bee and he cannot escape from them.

To get solace from these uninterrupted, unwanted thoughts, we either visit religious shrines
or go into depression.

But, if, by grace of God, we come in contact with a right person , like our Guru or teacher, a friend, a relative or neighbour, whom we can trust, we can share our feelings with them, then only we get relief from the thoughts that make us sick, make our soul also weak.

So give healthy food to your thoughts and soul with food of love and knowledge.

Balanced Life

Always lead a balanced life. Do not go into extremes. Every work or job should weighted in a balanced way as though you are weighing it in a weighing machine. Any work should be performed in a relaxed way, balanced and equally dedicated to the Almighty, Our Creator. There will, then be no tensions in our life. Like if you pray, do not pray too much, it makes you feel irritant or if you doing household or any other work do not get too much involved in it. It will make you feel angry, boring or irritant. If, for any reason, you forgot to pray or could not perform your routine work, do not feel guilty as you know for some genuine reason it could not be done. Be balanced and relaxed and normal. This balanced life will only give you peace and happiness or else in extremes you might break and go into depression.

Knowledge

If a pot is kept on the reverse position, it cannot collect water. If it kept straight and there is hole in it then too water will not remain in the pot, it will drain out from the hole. And if the pot is kept straight, there is no hole in it, but it not cleaned regularly, it will collect water but it will be full of dirt and moss, not edible to drink.

Same is the case with knowledge. If knowledge is imparted upon a right and true person, it will be successful because it will bloom like a flower spreading its fragrance everywhere.

What is Dhyan or Concentration?

While in group or amongst our near and dear ones, we can control our anger and judge that due to some topic or at somebody’s instigation we are getting angry, then control that feeling. If that minute you control your emotions and know the reason for anger, that is true dhyan. Dhyan or Attentiveness means my mind is under my control. It means lifting yourself to higher goals and relaxing.. When you are relaxed you can make correct judgement and attain your goal

Always remain calm and relaxed under any circumstances like Lord Krishna, like a flute in your mind.

Friendship

If you want to maintain true and lasting friendship, keep three things in mind

1. Do not discuss or argue too much with your friend. Appreciate their good deed.
2. Never exchange money, like borrowing and lending.
3. Do not talk for a long time with your friend’s spouse it may lead to unnecessary suspicion.

Hatred or Jealousy

As far as possible never breed feeling of Hatred. Hatred or jealousy is like a fire. It will first burn from within from where it originated. The heart which is full of hatred and malice will never find peace and solace. God cannot stay there as there is no place for him.

God abides in the heart which has peace and love. God stays in cool places. Lord Vishnu abides in Shirsagar, Lord Shiva in Himalayas and Lord Brhma in Lotus.