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Poojya Guruji

Role of a Guru

Hari om !

Guru word basically means ‘One who imparts Knowledge’. Blessed

with the association of a Guru the student becomes equipped with

better & valid insight into the ways of the world & the truth of
our Self. Such a student thereafter lives his or her life fully and

nicely. The role of a Guru is not to bring about results, which is

the domain of Karma. What most of the people want is some spe-

cial Karma-Phala - some special results & achievements. They are
desperate for that, and whosoever assures results they will tend

to follow them. Result-oriented endeavors are not the real domain

of an adhyatmic teacher, even though our Guru’s reveal to us all

the aspects of Karma, its Karta, and its good or bad consequences,
however, the focus is more on the whole science rather than its

execution & its subsequent results.

Just as Science & Technology are two different & specialized
fields, so also are Gyana & Karma. Scientists are very objective

& analytical and they do not bother about the technology part, of

how to use the facts. In fact, I have met people who consider it a
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distraction in their objective studies & analysis. So also is Gyana

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