Guru-devotee
Shiva Bala Yogi
Shivabalayogi: GURU & DEVOTEE
“Yes, it is necessary to have a guide and guru like Swamiji has.”
“The disciple has to follow the instructions of the guru. At the same time, the guru also should behave according to the desire of the disciple. Only then they both can go together. They can both be peaceful and happy.”
“Whenever Swamiji wishes to see his guru, he appears in front of Swamiji. Swami does service for the people only with the direction of his guru.”
“The way Lord Shiva appeared the very first time, that is the same physical form in which he appears to give Swamiji direction. Swamiji keeps following the directions given by his guru. He follows the directions very exactly. If his guru tells him not to go to a certain place, he does not go there. He goes somewhere only at the direction of his guru. His guru made him do tapas for doing service to the public, so he follows whatever directions his guru gives.”
“The astral body has all those things. Lord Shiva comes just like a man. Even when Christ appears to somebody he appears in a fully physical form like a human being. That is the power of the astral body.”
“If you meditate well you will come to know. If you do sadhana [spiritual practice] you yourself will come to know what is the truth.”“When the time comes your guru will come to you. Even if you ask, the guru will not come earlier. Swamiji’s time came in his fourteenth year. His guru came to him and he started meditation. Your guru will come to you at the proper time.”
“You will have to go for the guru and find him. The guru won’t try to find you. Automatically you will get the guru.”
“Until then, practice meditation.”
“Whenever Swamiji takes birth all his devotees and disciples take birth. This goes on for ever and ever and ever. Some devotees or some disciples come late and some come a little bit earlier.”
“That is the relationship between guru and disciple. It is called atma [soul] relationship. Just like you or your husband or your children, you all are children to Swamiji. You have to be a part of the family always. It is called the atma relationship.”
“Once in your lifetime Swamiji initiates you.”
“When you get hungry, do you eat food? How do you know you got hungry?”
It is an inner feeling.
“That is how you will know. Initially you may not know why you feel a relationship. Even Swamiji did not know when he sat in tapas what it was. He was forcefully made to sit by Shiva. He did not recognize Shiva even though he was his guru. The devotees may not know who their guru is. They just pass by and they have some feelings and they just come. There are many millions of such people in America and in other countries. Many, many people and many, many children will become Swamiji’s devotees.”
“Yes, there is a guru-disciple relationship between Swamiji and devotees. However, Swamiji is not going to start a formal mission, ashram or organization. Instead, the devotees can remain in their own spiritual paths and work. He only asks them to do an hour of meditation a day. They can remain in their current activities and they can do meditation.”
“The outside guru guides and shows you the path. The internal guru gives you visions. It is the guru inside who appears to you and gives you darshan.”
“No. The outside guru is a yogi. The inner guru is God, Shankara Bhagavan.”
“The guru comes to you in his astral body and he talks to you.”
“Swamiji’s astral bodies are flying just like an airplane flies from India to America. He flies from there to your heart. Whenever you pray for Swamiji, he will come and be in front of you and hold you in his arms.”
“Swamiji is always traveling. He has millions of devotees and he has to be with everyone. He will be going around and around. Whenever you ask for him, he will be with you. If you ask for his darshan he will come to you. Otherwise, he will just be going by to another devotee. Whoever calls Om, suddenly he will go there. If ten people call, Swamiji will go in ten astral bodies.”
“You will know the difference when Swamiji comes and talks to you.”
“It is not necessary for the guru to be with you. If you just go and ask a picture of Swamiji, that is sufficient. Swamiji will come in the astral body and help you.”
