Gayatri Mahima

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Q.3. Is Guru mandatory for Gayatri worship?

 

Ans. Gayatri is also known as Guru-Mantra i.e. to achieve a higher level of

spiritual accomplishment, one needs an experienced Guru as a spiritual guide and

protector. Let us draw an analogy from other fields. Some fields of learning

require only books, whereas for others like music, crafts, etc. direct help of

an expert is needed. Similarly, though the daily rituals of Gayatri worship are

quite simple, for higher levels of achievement when the worshipper, (depending

upon his own personal spiritual status acquired through previous births) faces

several ups and downs, an experienced Guru is needed just as a doctor is

required during treatment of a disease. Thus, though one can take up Gayatri

worship without a Guru, initiation by a proper experienced Guru is advisable. An

accomplished Guru (who had acquired spiritual mastery under the guidance of his

own Guru) is necessary for receiving instruction and direction for accelerating

one's spiritual growth. The spiritual evolution of the soul is a prolonged

process continuing through countless cycles of births and deaths. Sought in a

hurry, an inexperienced person posing as Guru may do more harm than good to the

disciple.