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Each
person struggles through
live. For some the trials are
overpowering, for others a bored
status quo prevails,and
for a minority mountains are
pounded to dust in
the search for meaning and joy.
Within the invisible depths of
each soul there is a yearning.
A need to know ‘Why?’.
‘Why do we live?’,
‘Why do we experience problems?’,
‘Why are we travellers on the
journey of life?’.
In the search for answers to
their uncertainties many turn to
the God-realised Saint.
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| Travellers
On The Journey Of Life |
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all walks of life |
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On a normal day, Pramukh Swami Maharaj meets men from all walks
of life... lawyers, celebrities and even fishermen! There are those
who have known him for years, and those who for the first time come
to meet him in search of guidance...
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| Guru/Disciple |
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In today’s India one can see the influence of Western culture
slowly creeping in. Yet, from what I’ve read, I get the impression
that here the relationship between a guru and his disciple is flourishing.
Do you agree?
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Swamishri : The more bhakti one has towards his guru the more peace
he experiences, and the more the soul progresses on the road to
redemption. On the spiritual path a guru is an essential guide.
In Indian life the guru is the whole and sole; he is everything
to the disciple. And the more bhakti the disciple has, the more
peace he will experience here and in Parlok.
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I have read that in Hindu families there is always a slight distance
between a father and son. Could it be that such a gap leads to more
dependence upon one’s guru?
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Swamishri : The love that a disciple harbours for his guru stems
from the belief that God Himself resides totally in the guru. Thus
the guru is able to bridge the gap and thus the disciples are able
to talk to him about family problems and other such personal matters.
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So if a father and son follow the same guru, then family problems
can be solved and unity in the home strengthened?
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Swamishri : That’s correct.
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With the passing away of Yogiji Maharaj you became the guru. It
wasn’t so tough on the devotees, as they had you to turn to
in their hour of need. Whereas with Yogiji Maharaj gone, you were
left alone for the first time in your life with no guru. How did
you adjust to that?
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Swamishri : Where has the guru ‘gone’ ? I don’t consider
him to be ‘gone’ at all. He is still very much here.
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