A man said to me, "You talk to your dead guru?" And I said, "Yeah. " He said, "That's in your imagination. " And I said, "Yeah!" Because my guru is in my imagination anywhere. Anywhere.
A guru is not a crutch, he is a bridge.
Every man should be his own guru; every woman her own gurette.
He was the editor of our paper. He created the publishing house in Hebrew. He was - I wouldn't say the "guru" - but really he was our teacher and a most respected man. I wrote for the paper of the youth movement.
With the exception of very few who have gained higher spiritual tendencies in prior lives, Self-realization is not possible for anyone without the blessings of a guru. Think of the guru as the manifestation of God in this world. Take even the most insignificant word of the guru as an order and obey it. That is the real service to the guru. There is no greater austerity. The guru's blessings flow automatically to any obedient disciple. That is the real service to the guru.
Guru, God and Self are One
There's no man alive who has any answers. We all know that. It's like the guru trip. All a guru can do is direct you to something that you probably already know about yourself, something you might want to followup on. Apply the same thing to music and records. You might get something from a particular record that hits a nerve and something inside you. But that's your vision of it.
The real guru is the pure intellect within; and the purified, deeply aspiring mind is the disciple.
Giving up pride means giving all credit and glory to Guru and Krishna.
My guru is in my imagination anywhere. Anywhere.
When I was in India I met and conversed briefly with Shri Atmananda Guru of Trivandrum, and the question he gave me to ponder was this: 'Where are you between two thoughts?
I know the guru route, I know you go sit on a mountain. But screw India. I ain't going there.
How much does it cost to entice a dope-smoking UNIX system guru to Dayton?
In life you can either have a guru or misery, you cannot have both.
Change is not in the hands of government, not in the hands of a leader or guru, and not in the hands of the powerful or wealthy. It is in our hands: the hands of each and every one of us.
I have always wanted to branch off and become a fashion guru. I want to share my artistic views with the world.
A guru is needed not to worship, but to direct you.
Keep growing. Stay awake. Beware of gurus. Keep a low overhead.
The guru, if he is gifted, reads the story as any bilingual person might. He does not translate-he understands.
By hearing from the Guru, we can understand what is the desire of Lord within our heart.