What for a Guru is needed? Is it reaching God or God- reallisation? Is that the highest? The AKtho Upanishad says: Unless somebody else point out to one, there is no other way of finding it. The realization of Self or God is so very subtle a matter that no amount of trouble in various [...]

Why do we need a Guru? The object of seeking a Guru may be secular, temporal or spiritual. For secular matters, people take very great care to select appropriate Gurus to achieve the highest results. The issue is more often raised in spiritual matters. People are of the opinion that there is no clear reason [...]

8.9 – Guru Worship
Story of Namdev
Namdev was an ardent worshipper of Vittal. He had frequent Sakshatkara of
Vittal and Vittal even spoke to him. So Namdev was under the impression
that
a) he had achieved complete God-realization and self–realization,
and
b)there was nothing to achieve further in the spiritual field.
When he had such wrong notions in his mind, he once [...]