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 [...]

8.10 – Guru Worship Namdev sat at a dinner along with his caste men who were all full of Achara. When the leaves had been spread and covered with dishes, a dog ran up to Namdev, grabbed a roti from his leaf and ran away. Every one cried out, “polluted, polluted.” Then, Namdev lifted up [...]

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 [...]