Comments on: Books, leaves and Gurus

By: Realising that you are a Hindu | Western Hindu

Realising that you are a Hindu | Western Hindu — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:59:13 +0000

[...] that we are already there. In our heart we are Hindu, and always have been. Things come into place, signs that this was meant to be. In our searchf or God we discover that God is inside, we were never parted. Many people who have [...]

By: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami Visiting the UK « Western Hindu

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami Visiting the UK « Western Hindu — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:05:05 +0000

[...] do not have a Guru, at least one present in the physical world, though I do feel that I am being guided. I don’t really know how I will feel meeting Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami. Through reading [...]

By: How I became a Hindu - part three « Western Hindu

How I became a Hindu - part three « Western Hindu — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:43:34 +0000

[...] I feel that I may also be guided by gurus beyond the physical word, as I describe in my “books, leaves and Gurus” [...]

By: Chinmaya e-vedanta course « Western Hindu

Chinmaya e-vedanta course « Western Hindu — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:04:16 +0000

[...] or that for other people the advanced course won’t be of great value. As I have said before, things are as they are meant to be. If I had lived nearer to a Chinmaya mission I would have not met the wonderful people at my local [...]

By: Can a Westerner convert to Hinduism? « Western Hindu

Can a Westerner convert to Hinduism? « Western Hindu — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:43:27 +0000

[...] believe that people can be guided by gurus that are not physically present (see my post “Books, Leaves and Gurus“). If you are convinced that a path is right for you, and have seen signs that it is right [...]

By: Ranjith

Ranjith — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:19:55 +0000

Chris,
Have u read about Shirdi Sai Baba. He was a saint who lived in his physical form, from abt 1840 to 1918. He is considered one of the most premier saints of modern India. In ur free time you may want to read up about him.

You can find a lot material on him from this below site.

http://www.saileelas.org/books.htm

If you plan to read about him. You can start with the Sai Satcharitha. I have a copy pasted a link of it below.

http://www.saileelas.org/books/sse/index.htm

Remember its an English prose translation of the original Marathi poetic work, by a devotee called Hemadpant. But the English translator(N.V Gunaji) sometimes switches from a first person account to a second person account. So it can be a little confusing in the beginning.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:45:03 +0000

Thanks for your insightful comments RaulRaj.

By: RaulRaj

RaulRaj — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:55:20 +0000

‘Ready’ is too simple a term, and aatmas of a higher nature don’t feel the boundaries of nations. Don’t worry—Don’t work on it- Work on the other details which will bring you there.

By: RaulRaj

RaulRaj — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:48:53 +0000

The best and the only guru I had a chance of knowing was my own Father, and since he passed on 7 years ago, I’m just and only able to reflect on his words. Yes I hope that some guru would find me someday but I might never know that there actually is one guru too near but yet very far away. Its itside of me, in all of us. One day, when I’m ready, and when I have truly understood beyond just practice, He will will show itself. One’s destruction and salvation is all within oneself. No need to look further. Guidance might come in the form of Gurus, but the best guide is yourself. Then, one can be a guidance to others. Ancient scripts are meant to mean more than what you read. There will be more forms of Gurus in yourlifetime. Enjoy it.