Quotes on Guru Tattva

"It is not enough merely to prostrate before the Jnanis. We must make SARVASWA SHARANAGATI (complete surrender) to the Sadguru."

"Prashna means questioning and pariprashna denotes proper questioning. Mere questioning (prashna) is not enough. The question must not be asked with any improper motive to trap the guru and catch mistakes in the answer, or out of idle curiosity.”

- Shri Sai Satcharitra

"We should have firm faith in our guru and nowhere else."

- Shri Sai Satcharitra

If you cannot accept your Guru as God

How can you accept yourself as God?

Declaring your Guru as God is the first step towards Self Realisation!

-Unknown

"WHATEVER MAY BE GURU - HE MAY BE A LUNATIC OR A COMMON PERSON. ONCE YOU HAVE ACCEPTED HIM, HE IS THE LORD OF LORDS."

-Neem Karoli Baba

"Whoever travels without a Guide, needs two hundred years for a two-day journey."

- Rumi

There is no one higher than the guru", declares this Great Acharya....

"If we truly believe that Iśvara himself comes to us in the form of the guru there is no need for us to worship Iśvara apart from the guru.... As one who shows his disciple the path of deliverance, the guru combines in himself the roles of three gods- Brahmā, Vishnu and Maheśvara." ❤️

-Mahā Periyava of Kānchi Shankara Mutt

If you get a true guru in exchange for your head, it is a very cheap deal.

-Santh Kabir

So let the sadhaka never forget to work up his reverence and love towards his Guru. Let him lose no occasion to develop these qualities within himself. He should never tolerate any incident, companion, speech, etc., which militate against or reduce his esteem and Love for the Guru. There is a very nice Marathi saying which is pertinent to this subject.

"Kahimana

Kahimana

Maje Guru Maje Ayee"

Say what you like, Say what you like, my Guru, is my dear Mother. I am not going to change my attitude towards my Guru.

-Unknown

There can’t any knowledge without a Guru,

there won’t be any salvation without a Guru,

there won’t be any realization of truth without Guru and

there won’t be any removal of flaws without Guru.

-Kabir

"The true nature of saints is vast and expansive. Yet, their physical body is like that of an ordinary person. In a subtle form, God resides in the idol (vigraha). But when He comes in the form of a Guru, His physical body actually experiences and bears the sufferings of the devotees."

-Unknown

"The teachings given to you are permanent. When your body dies, what you can take with you is your Spiritual Development."

-Unknown

"If we ignore our spiritual Guru by considering him to be an inferior to the God, then there is no point in worshipping the God at all."

-Shri Gajanan Maharaj

Who are elders?

Those who know the real essence of Dharma.

Mere age alone does not qualify one worthy of service or obedience. A person endowed with real knowledge of Dharma must be regarded as a senior. Even if younger in age, such a person's instructions must be revered and followed.

-Sri Adi Shakaracharya

When the Guru approaches you for help, it may appear to the unwise as if He is in need. Yet, for those who are humble and discerning, it is the Divine Mother's supreme play, an unseen blessing. She grants you the sacred chance to serve the very One who has gifted you the immeasurable without ever questioning your worth. In truth, the Guru's request is not for Himself, but for your soul's ascension.

To serve the Guru is to be made worthy of the infinite grace already bestowed upon you, without merit, without condition.

Such opportunities are rare jewels crafted by the Divine Mother Herself, to repay, even if faintly, to the eternal debt you owe. No act, no offering, no life could ever equal the sacred wealth the Guru has poured into you.

Recognize this hidden blessing, and serve with all your being, for you are not aiding the Guru, you are being lifted into the embrace of Her Supreme Greatness.

-Singamm Basant P

When one places faith in the Guru's words and remains in the company of the wise (Satsanga), the mind begins to withdraw from desires and negative tendencies. It becomes purified and prepared for Self-knowledge. Just as fire blazes once the smoke and obstructions are cleared, the mind too begins to shine with clarity.

-Shrī Ādi Shankarācharya

Having a Guru is not a choice. It's a necessity. It's the very lifeline of human existence. Without the guiding light of a Guru, a human life risks being squandered, lost in the chaos of ignorance.

-Singamm Basant P.

A true Guru burns out all your falsehood. Are you ready for that fire to set you ablaze?

-Singamm Basant P.

The ocean of Saṁsāra is deep, dark, and terrifying. But, the outstretched arms of Shrī Dēvī Lalithā, filled with boundless compassion, reach deeper and wider than its fiercest depths, lifting the weary soul to Freedom through a Guru.

-Singamm Basant P.

In the presence of the Guru, clarity is inevitable. His words dissolve our confusions, and in them, we find the very answers we've been seeking.

-Singamm Basant P.

The never-ending physical and mental pains we endure are not without purpose; they are invitations to turn inward and rediscover our path back home, into the radiant charm of our own soul. This sacred unfolding begins under the touch and guidance of a true Guru.

-Singamm Basant P.

To use the Guru's teachings merely for personal comfort or justification is to act from the polluted seat of ego. But to embrace those teachings as a means of sincere self-transformation is to sit in the space of awakening, one willing to see beyond the assumed self, towards a greater truth and purpose.

-Singamm Basant P.

As you begin to clear the inner garbage through the Guru's teachings, you grow emotionally accountable. You no longer indulge the garbage; you consciously take responsibility to cleanse it regularly.

-Singamm Basant P.

The very presence of a Guru is meant to quell the arrogance one carries. If this transformation doesn’t occur, then approaching Him for the highest wisdom holds no real meaning.

-Singamm Basant P.

When you come to a True Guru with a long list of problems, he will ultimately lead you to the realisation that none of them are truly the problem, you are the one we need to be working on.

-Singamm Basant P.

The feedback given by your Guru is never harsh or personal, unless your ego makes it so. It feels otherwise only because of the importance you've given to yourself, your pride, your self-image, your ego. Keep them all low-key, and the Guru’s words will only guide, not wound.

-Singamm Basant P.

You have taken a body, and that ego always goes against the teaching of the Master.

-Sri Ranjit Maharaj

Buddham saranam gacchami
Stay in touch with the teacher

Dhammam saranam gacchami

Stay in touch with the teachings

Sangam saranam gacchami

Stay in touch with right-minded people

-Unknown