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Why You Are My Guru
In today’s world, spiritual gurus have a bad rap. Many people go in search of a spiritual guide, someone who can help them escape the ego and achieve enlightenment or at least spark some kind of spiritual awakening. But since so many teachers have taken advantage of their students, we are often quite suspicious of anyone who purports to have access to a higher state of consciousness and the wisdom to show you how to reach it yourself.
So deep is our suspicion that when we encounter an authentic teacher, we still tend to shy away from treating them as a guru because, even if we don’t think they mean us harm, we believe that taking on a guru means treating them like a celebrity.
The Real Meaning of a Guru
We no longer understand the meaning of a guru. A guru is not a spiritual celebrity. It’s not someone you worship and hope to get approval from, join their inner circle and feel like you’re among the “chosen.”
The guru is a vehicle for training your mind to see the world differently.
Specifically, you are meant to see the guru as an incarnation of the divine in human form. You relate to him or her as if they were a manifestation of Spirit or God standing before you.
And this is where the misunderstanding comes in: You do not prostrate yourself before this person as…
