Gurus, Authentically

Gurus

02/14/2021

9:55pm EST

I think it’s acceptable for one to have “gurus.” There only has to remain a balance in doing so. The guru must not be self-proclaimed, exalting themselves above others. The individuals claiming one to be their guru may feel the need to do so at a particular point in their experience to recognize those aspects in themselves. On the other side of the balance beam, the individuals proclaiming someone to be their guru must have the intention of discovering the traits possessed by the guru within themselves, rather than merely idolizing the guru. 

“Honoring your guru is not giving away your power. It is getting (discovering) your power, for when you honor the guru, when you praise your master teacher, what you say is “I see you.” And what you see in another, you can begin to see in yourself. It is the outward evidence of your inner reality. It is outward proof of your inner truth: the truth of your being.” (Conversations with God, Neale Donald Walsh)

All things that one deems wise, inspirational, or significant about another individual already exist within oneself. It is the primary reason that one is drawn to the other individual in the first place. They recognize an aspect of themselves: a perspective of themselves in the other. Often, this aspect that is preexisting within oneself is dormant. The encounter with the other individual, or the guru, is the reminder that awakens that dormant aspect within oneself. It is the external spiritual torch that enlightens that dormant flame within.