Realization cannot come to you as a miracle done by your Guru. Lord Buddha, Lord Jesus, Rama Tirtha have all done Sadhana. Lord Krishna asks Arjuna to develop Vairagya (dispassion) and Abhyasa (practice). He did not say to him, “I will give you Mukti (liberation) now”. Therefore, abandon the wrong notion that your Guru will give you Samadhi and Mukti. Strive, purify, meditate and realize.
Guru-kripa-grace
of a Guru is very necessary. That does not mean that the disciple should sit
idle. He must do rigid Purushartha, spiritual practices. The whole work must be
done by the student. Nowadays, people want a drop of water from the Kamandalu (water
pot) from a Sannyasin and desire to enter into Samadhi immediately. They are not
prepared to undergo any Sadhana for purification and Self-Realization. They
want a magic pill to push them into Samadhi. If you have got such delusion,
give it up immediately.
The
Guru and the Shastras can show you the path and remove your doubts. Anubhava
(direct experience) of the Aparoksha kind or direct intuitive knowledge is left
for your own experience. A hungry man will have to eat for himself. He who has
a severe itching has to scratch for himself.
No
doubt, the Guru’s blessing can do everything. But how can one have his
blessings? By pleasing the Guru. A Guru can be pleased with his disciple only
if the latter carries out his spiritual instructions implicitly. Carefully
follow, therefore the instructions of the Guru. Act up to his instructions.
Then only will you deserve his blessings and then alone his blessings can do
everything.
Swami Sivananda
