An engineer disciple asked the Master (Swami Sivananda, Founder of Divine Life Society), “Is a spiritual Guru necessary?”
“Is a teacher necessary for your secular branches of learning? – the Master questioned back. How did you learn reading, writing and engineering? Did you not need a teacher, instructor or helper? If you needed them, then how much more you would need a spiritual teacher on the path of Yoga, which is described as the razor’s edge?
‘How can I believe the truth of the sayings of the saints and the Guru?’, put in the engineer.
“Experiment personally,” advised the Master. “Take the trouble of going through the disciplines and then draw your conclusions. An armchair philosophy will not help anyone.”
Courtesy: Imaya Geetam, Tamil monthly, January 2008
(Published by Mr.T.K.Seshan for Sivananda Charitable Trust, Sivananda Satsang Bhavan, 70, Pechiamman Padithurai, Madurai-625001
“Is a teacher necessary for your secular branches of learning? – the Master questioned back. How did you learn reading, writing and engineering? Did you not need a teacher, instructor or helper? If you needed them, then how much more you would need a spiritual teacher on the path of Yoga, which is described as the razor’s edge?
‘How can I believe the truth of the sayings of the saints and the Guru?’, put in the engineer.
“Experiment personally,” advised the Master. “Take the trouble of going through the disciplines and then draw your conclusions. An armchair philosophy will not help anyone.”
Courtesy: Imaya Geetam, Tamil monthly, January 2008
(Published by Mr.T.K.Seshan for Sivananda Charitable Trust, Sivananda Satsang Bhavan, 70, Pechiamman Padithurai, Madurai-625001
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