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GURU-TATTVAOne Must Accept a Guru in Disciplic Succession.1.1tad vijïänärthaà sa gurum eväbhigacchetsamit paniù çrotriyaà brahma-niñöhamOne who wants to know the Absolute Truthscientifically must approach a bonafide spiritual master and offer him everythingrequired for sacrifice. Such aspiritual master must be fixed in the truth, havingheard it in disciplicsuccession. (Muëòaka Upaniñad 1.2.12)1.2äcäryavän puruño vedaOnly one who has a guru can know the truth.(Chändogya Upaniñad 6.14.2)1.3uttiñöhata jägrata präpya varän nibodhatakñurasya dhärä niçitä duratyayä
durgaà pathas tat kavayo vadantiWake up and take advantage of the human formof life. Learnedtranscendentalists say that the path of spirituallife is difficult; it is sharp like arazor's edge. (Kaöha Upaniñad 1.3.14)1.4yasya deve parä bhaktir yathä deve tathä gurautasyaite kathitä hy arthäù prakäçantemahätmanaùOnly unto those great souls who serve guru andKåñëa with implicit faith is theimport of the Vedas fully revealed. (ÇvetäçvataraUpaniñad 6.23)1.5näyam ätmä pravacanena labhyona medhayä na bahunä çrutenayam evaiña våëute tena labhyastasyaiña ätmä vivåëute tanüà svämThe Supreme Self can never be known by anyamount of argument, reasoning,intelligence, or by much hearing. To those whomHe chooses, however, He may
reveal His personal form. (Kaöha Upaniñad1.2.23)1.6 janana-maraëädi-saàsäranala-santapto dépta-çirä jala-räçim iva upahära-päniù çrotriyaàbrahma-niñöhaà gurum upasåtya tam anusaratiJust as a person whose head is afire runs towardswater, one burning from thefire of material existence birth, death, old age,and disease must run to a gurufor relief. Such a guru must be fixed in theAbsolute Truth and well-versed inthe scriptures. One should approach him with allthat is needed for sacrifice,submit to him, and be ready to carry out his everyinstruction. (Vedänta-sära 11)1.7'kåñëa-nitya-däsa', jéva tähä bhuli' gelaei doñe mäyä tära galäya bändhilaBecause the soul has forgotten that he is theeternal servant of Kåñëa, Mäyä has
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