The Need for a Guru
-More than us seeking the Guru, the Guru seeks us
-The Guru takes us beyond the facts and knowledge of a book - the Guru teaches through his experiences and interactions with a shishya (disciple)
-The Guru seeks us once we have reached a certain level of mental purity and spiritual readiness - we must strive to purify our minds
-The more sincerely we seek, the stronger our answers and responses will be
-Being open to everyone, being open to what everyone has to teach and being open to having a Guru is important
-There can be many Gurus but only one Satguru - the Satguru teaches/shows us the Truth
-'Chin-Mudra' is that posture where the index finger touches the thumb while all other fingers are straight - this symbolizes the ego (index) becoming one with the Self (thumb) - on the spiritual path unlike the secular path, the ego points inwards and the spiritual seeker does not blame the world for anything
-Our intellect is our Guru but we are not ready to follow the intellect's guidance - hence we rely on external Gurus
-A Tree falls in a forest but no one hears it - does it make a sound?
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