Dive inwards :
When other thoughts arise,
ask “To whom?
To me?
Where does this ‘I’ arise?”
Thus diving inwards,
if one traces the source of the mind and reaches the Heart,
one becomes the Sovereign Lord of the Universe.
~ Sri Ramana Maharshi
Guru Mahima : Why teachers are exalted - Swami Tejomayananda
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, January 11, 2021. 09:48. AM. -------------------------------------------------------- In the Yoga Vasishta, Rama states that nothing is superior to knowledge of the Self and to the spiritual teacher who knows thatSelf. We can neither describe the glory of this knowledge nor the exalted state of the teacher — all our words will always be inadequate. -------------------- Guru mahima refers to the glory or greatness of the master. But, the guru's exalted status cannot easily be fathomed by those who have not come in contact with one. It is said, the Upanishads reveal their meaning to that student who has the same supreme devotion for the guru as he has for God. They state that even if a person is totally ignorant spiritually, but serves an enlightened master with complete sincerity and dedication, he will be liberated. Such is guru mahima. ------------------------------ The greatness of t...
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