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Sri M said...

July 21, 2024 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

The word Guru has two syllables, Gu and Ru. Gu is Guhya, hidden, dark, darkness and Ru is a short form of Rudra, the destroyer of darkness. So Guru means one who destroys the darkness. When you say...

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July 20, 2024 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Merely by taking flowers and gifts to a Guru, one should not suppose that one is moving towards one's spiritual goal. That can happen only when teachings are followed and one remains with the teach...

Sri M said...

July 19, 2024 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

The moment you are serious that nothing else is more important to you than finding the Truth; your Guru will come to you. One of the main functions of the Guru is to make you stand on your own feet. 

Sri M said...

July 17, 2024 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

It is very difficult to comprehend the Guru. It is very difficult to understand because the ways of a spiritual teacher, who is connected with the universe are strange and different. Because we lik...

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July 16, 2024 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

When a teacher gives you instructions, follow those instructions completely. Don't say that 'this I'll follow, this I won't'. Therefore to take a Guru - spiritual teacher, as a guide, is a choice t...

Sri M said..

July 14, 2024 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Both in the waking state and dream state, there is a witness. That witness is real, it is always seeing, always reacting. Without that witness there can neither be a waking state nor dream state.