About Guru

1. Who Finds Guru

There is a saying: "When the disciple is prepared, the master appears."

If you are not prepared, he will be there, but you wont notice or respond. If you do not know what a diamond is, the diamond may be there, but you ignore it and pass it by, taking it to be just a piece of glass. Further, if you do not know the difference, you may acquire a piece of glass, think that it is a diamond, and cherish it your whole life.

Dont grumble because you dont have a teacher. Ask whether you deserve one. Are you capable of attracting a teacher? Are you prepared to be guided?

2. Why does he do so much for you

You wonder, "Why is he doing so much for me? What does he want from me?"

He wants nothing, for what he is doing is his duty, the purpose of his life. If he guides you, he is not obliging you; he is doing his work. He cannot live without doing his duty. Genuine gurus cannot live without selflessness, for selfless love is the very basis of their enlightenment. They radiate life and light from the unknown corners of the world. The world does not know them, and they do not want recognition.

Such people are called gurus. They guide humanity. As the sun shines and lives far above, the guru gives spiritual love and remains unattached.

3. Ways of Teaching

The masters ways of teaching are many and sometimes mysterious. He teaches through speech and actions, but in some cases he may teach without any verbal communication at all. The most important teachings have their source in intuition and are beyond the powers of verbal communication.

4. Lotus-Feet

‘Lotus feet means the feet that are on the ground, but never touch the ground. One who lives in the world and does not belong to the world, one who is overflowing with love, for such a great soul the poets and writers say, ‘lotus feet.

So,

Search for the guru within yourself and anyone who leads you to your inner guru is your guru.