At a certain point
in his evolution, there awakens inside of man a desire to know himself, to know his purpose in life. When this
desire awakens, he is ready to begin sa'dhana, the "effort of completion," the practices of meditation by which he
will accelerate his evolution and hasten his journey home to the pure Consciousness from which he came. When this
desire awakens in him, his guide appears, the teacher who will lead him forward on the path of realization. Guru
means "dispeller of darkness," and the Master does exactly that; with His own divine powers, He clears the clouds
from His beloved disciples' minds. He helps them transcend all their negative tendencies so that their true nature
-- divine perfection -- may shine forth from within. For the Guru is verily the perfect expression of that Supreme
Consciousness. It is God who in the form of the Guru is drawing His beloved children to Himself. As the disciple
progresses more and more on the path of realization, as his perfect nature flowers more and more within him, he
feels the pervasiveness of love -- God's love, the Guru's love, love within himself -- and in ecstasy he sees love
everywhere. God, the Guru, his innermost self, and all creation, all become one.
-- Anandamurtii
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
- Buddha
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