Swami Swaroopananda is the acharya of Sivananda Yoga Centre and Ashrams in the Middle East and in the Bahama and is one of the foremost diciple of Swami Vihnudevananda.
Swami Swarupananda is a spiritual teacher at the Sivananda Yoga Center and Ashram in the Middle East and the Bahamas, and is one of the most important disciples of Swami Wisnutivananda.
Necessity of Guru Guru' necessity
People often ask: how important it is to have a Guru? Do we really need a Guru to progress on the spiritual path and attain the goal? If so, must the Guru be in a physical human form？The answer is that having a Guru is essential and extremely important for those who are living a spiritual life. In fact，it is the most Important thing. The Upanishads declare that one who has a Guru knows while one who does not have a Guru does not know. In our tradition，knowledge comes only through a Guru，not through books or any other means. Thus, we need a living spiritual master in a physical form. There are few exceptions to this rule. There are great yogis and saints like Dattatreya and Ramana Maharshi who did not have a Guru in a physical form. Yet ,these were rare exceptions. Most of us need a human Guru in a physical form to guide us to our goal.
It is often asked: How important is it to have a guru? Do we really need a guru to progress on the spiritual path and reach our goals? If so, does the guru have to be a living person with an actual physical body? The answer is that having the guru is crucial for those who are devotional. In fact, this is the most important thing. The Upanishads affirm that those who have gurus "know" and those who do not "do not know." In our tradition, knowledge comes only from the guru, not from books or any other means. Therefore, we need a spiritual teacher with a living life. There are almost no exceptions to this rule. It is true that there are some great yogis and saints, such as Data Treya and Ramona Mahabha, who do not have the actual real guru. However, these are rare exceptions. Most of us need an actual living person as a guru to guide us to our goals.
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