the guru question

[Guest guest]

I think one major problem these days is that

people listen to the stories of the old days,

or read stories, and think that the guru is

always supposed to guide every single thing,

and you should always ask your guru before

doing something. Reminds me of the story

I read where the early ashramites came across

an injured man and they debated whether or

not they should take him to the hospital or

ask Amma first. So, they had one person

drive him to the hospital while the rest

went and asked if they should... Of course

Amma admonished them for thinking they

actually had to ask about something like that.

 

The old days, are like what Amma's swamis

experienced, the good karma of having very

close contact with the guru for long periods

of time. Nowadays, this is rare. The goal of

the guru is to raise you to his/her awareness

of Realization. I know of a guru who may

or may not claim to be realized, but has set

up shop as such and has extremely devoted

followers. This particular guru follows the

old way, in that he expects his closest

disciples to ask permission for every little

thing, and they don't go anywhere unless its

approved by the guru.