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.
斯瓦米·斯瓦如帕南达是中东和巴哈马悉瓦南达瑜伽中心和静修林的灵性导师，他是斯瓦米·威斯奴帝瓦南达最重要的弟子之一。
Necessity of Guru 古鲁的必要性
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.
人们常问:有一位古鲁有多重要?我们真的需要一个古鲁来在灵性道路上进步并达到目标吗?如果是这样，古鲁必须是有实际肉身的活生生的人吗?答案是，拥有古鲁对那些灵修的人来说是至关重要的。事实上，这是最重要的事情。《奥义书》中申明，有古鲁的人“知道”，而没有古鲁的人“不知道”。在我们的传统中，知识只来自于古鲁，而不是书本或其他任何方式。因此，我们需要一个有活生生的灵性导师。这条规则几乎没有例外。的确有些伟大的瑜伽士和圣人，如达塔特雷亚和罗摩那·玛哈希，他们没有实际的真人古鲁。然而，这些都是罕见的例外。我们大多数人都需要一个实际的活生生的人作为古鲁来指引我们达到目标。
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