[Advaita-l] requirement for a guru (book info as requested)

[Dr. Sanjay Verma]

Namaste and Pranam,
 
The two quotes below in my original email are about 3-4 paragraphs apart. In the first quote, I'm not sure what your objection is (you responded: "Not necessarily"). I merely stated that it's explicitly stated in Advaitic works I have read. I have not indicated in any way that such a notion (ie, requirement of a guru) does or does not exist in other traditions.
 
In response to the second quote you asked for the book's information; this was in reference to a book which deals with the direct path approach (ie, no need for a guru). "The Direct Path" is by Andrew Harvey.
 
Om Shanti,
Sanjay


ramesh badisa <badisa66 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> ...but I also have read explicitly that a Guru is indubitably NECESSARY for the sadhaka in the Advaita tradition.

Namaste. Not necessarily. One can also find the same tradition like dvaita, vishitadvaita etc 

> I can obtain the specific author and title if anyone is interested.

Please do so. Thanks

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