Only recently, we celebrated the festival of Guru Purnima. The Guru is the full moon illumining the lives of all beings. People generally think of Guru as some one, who has mastered the craft in his chosen field of work and is able to enthuse and train others to pursue perfection in that field. In the spiritual sense, however, Guru is one who has attained perfection by becoming one with the Absolute and is able to give seekers, who come in contact with him phyically or mentally, a taste of his state. Once a seeker gets this glimpse, his life changes and he is automatically propelled on the path of introspection and self-discovery. His journey has to finding perfection within himself begins.
Guru is the eternal principle of Grace, sitting astride the immensity of time, watching over all beings and guiding each one into evolution through myriad lives. Only when a person becomes ready for discipleship, the ultimate Guru appears in a human form, making it evident that it is possible to find perfection in the human body itself.
In that sense, having a Guru is not about finding the Guru through an arduous search. The Guru is never away and is working continually back stage. It is one's seekership that eventually brings forth the Guru in a physical form that one can easily relate with. Of course, the Guru is a mysterious phenomenon. In course of time, he readies the disciple to find out that the Guru on the outside is no different from his own inner-Self. From this point onwards, the disciple, though apparently still comitted to his Guru, is essentially on his own.
It is my fervent wish that all beings, including myself strengthen their seekership that helps them connect to the Guru
