Part 1: Why Guru
INTRODUCTION
Contents
WHO IS A GURU?
Understand who is Guru Why do Gurus happen on planet Earth? How to identify your Guru? The Living Guru When and why to surrender Dangers of connecting to 'dead' Masters Practicing the Guru's presence in your life What is the difference between the Guru and you? Leela Dhyana - Catching the enlightened body language Don't be a Guru widow
GURU-DISCIPLE RELATIONSHIP
Catching the Master, Missing the Master, Abusing the Master Your logic cannot grasp the Guru Guru is beyond his thoughts and actions Guru is just your reflection Raise yourself instead of bringing Guru down Never take Guru's words for granted Dropping from the Guru
HOW THE GURU WORKS ON YOU
Guru goes on pushing you Guru blows away your mind Guru is continuously polishing you Suffering comes only from separation Sangha is the Guru's operation theater! Guru asks for nothing but your co-operation
DEEPER TRUTHS ABOUT THE GURU
Guru is your own ultimate possibility Neither you nor Guru exists! Guru neither accepts nor rejects you Exaggeration is your mind's nature Guru is the statement of God Devotion is the antidote for delusion Power of the Guru's Initiation
Q & A WITH THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM
Master, Mystic, Avatar, God Guru is a Black Hole and a Big Bang Rahu and Ketu – your hidden astrological influencers Why Gurus are persecuted
SACRED GLIMPSES: LEARNINGS FROM MY GURUS
Advaita with the Guru dissolves fear Guru moves the Cosmos for you! Guru challenges your microcosmic bio-memory How you recognize the Guru Whatever you don't have is God! Withstanding the Guru's tremendous love Decision to stand with the Guru Grinding from both sides Importance of trust and love
THE LION AND THE CUB
(A story I love to tell)