[Advaita-l] Guru: branching from "Love Molecule"

[Amuthan Arunkumar R]

namo nArAyaNAya!

dear Aditya,

--- Aditya Varun Chadha <adichad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> But i believe that vedAnta is for intellectual
> beings, ...
>
i don't think this is correct. 'vedAnta' is a very
general term. if you specifically had in mind some
j~nAna vichAra when you said 'vedAnta', then it's
fine. but it's better to avoid using a general term
when a more specific term is appropriate.   

--- Aditya Varun Chadha <adichad at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> One does not attain enlightenment either by
> condemning fake gurus or
> acknowledging authentic ones ... 
>
one can get enlightened by acknowledging and serving
an authentic guru. nothing else needs to be done if a
proper guru is found. besides, there are tons of
references in our shAstra-s to people who have
realized the truth through a 'blind-faith' in a proper
guru. more important than intellectual strength is
faith. if the proper guru is chosen, it is not a
problem even if one has blind faith. 

but this again brings us back to square one: who is a
proper guru? it is not very difficult to identify the
fakes. it is impossible for an aj~nAni to behave like
a j~nAni. but a j~nAni may behave like an aj~nAni.
this makes it all the more difficult for us to
identify a proper guru. 

i feel that when we have the necessary maturity and
yearning for the truth, the proper guru will
automatically manifest himself.

vAsudevaH sarvaM,
aparyAptAmR^itaH. 

Amuthan Arunkumar R,
Final year, B.Tech/M.Tech Dual Degree,
Dept. of Aerospace Engg., IIT Madras.


		
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