I am new to this Spiritual World, what Guru should I follow?
yesterday I had the opportunity to share again about bahiranga yoga at work, between my engineering colleagues.. then after some moments, while at my desk, I receive a private message on a context of recommending some event, training, workshop about inner awakening.. the link I received was pointing me to something familiar enough to “press” a like or unlike “button”.. but that was my perception and immediately realizing that I had one of those moments we like to call divine intervention:
This part of Spirituality is like wine tasting… if you are new into drinking wine.. maybe you even don’t like the wine or you barely know it has different colors and maybe different taste.. you might notice on the label a year, some alcohol % some place where from its coming.. but there are some many other aspects, subtler and subtler that even you will eventually understand and make a better difference.. So the difference between a guru and another or which one will be best for me needs some personal investment, a background, a base into the spiritual path and after either you find “love at first site” either you are in for some fine tasting..
Today I proposed that we know 2 mantras by the end of January, so one quickly investigated over the proposed one and asked me over a message:
– when you say guru .. during the mantras.. at who you think?
I understood the question behind the Guru Mantra, but many don’t know even what the word guru stands for, so to answer without going too far I said:
– I don’t think at anyone. I think on what guru is / means.. but if you are looking for “one of my teachers”.. actually I have many.. everyone who taught me something was my teacher. Some lessons I might realize sooner or later.. but in the end.. my Guru is my Self.. because Yoga is the journey between what I false-believe that I am and what is my Self.. so I allow my Higher Self to reveal to my, surrendering to the Self I start listening to the guru inside me..
There are traditional books pointing to a guru or to a teacher’s assistance when you start some yogic techniques, but this mostly to have an experienced or devoted practitioner close.