Wisdom does not travel one pathway alone.
It is within you always, and it always has been.
That’s where you’ll find what you are looking for,
right there within you.
Get involved with it and find out.
(Shri ShantiMayi)
Shri ShantiMayi answers a satsang question asking why she still needs a Master. This leads her to speak about both the physical and the inner Guru.
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My Master was the light and the wisdom that sent me in the right direction. I cannot imagine a life without Him and I can’t even dream of discarding my true wealth and the vessel of my deapest love.
I have given Him my life and for that He has asked me to give my life to you. He has asked me to serve you. How wonderful! I am thankful all my days to Him.
He has never been an external presence. He lives within me, and I within Him. We are of one heart, one life, one Truth. I have realized that this is so not only in Him and me, but it is True in all of us. This spreads wide like an eagle’s wings, flowing as light flows over heaven and earth. It’s the only way to live. Really, there is no other way.
Even so… the way we discover Truth is unique for each of us, and expressions are infinite in number. He has shown me this and more… much, much more.
No, you don’t have to have a Guru. However if someone presented you with a precious and highly valuable diamond, I’m sure you’d cherish it… wouldn’t you?
When your heart is drenched in love, this love is the light of your life. The love that dissolves you is the seat of wisdom. It is the light of awakening by which you will find the Master within you. When you discover that you are love (and you are), you simply can’t separate Guru from disciple. You find only Guru. This is the faceless One, formless, complete in everyone and in everything, remaining forever and ever. Divine1 love’s fire burns away all imbalances and dilemmas that occur in a life, little by little. It is up to us to ignite our desire for wisdom.
The Guru represents the Ultimate One that we ourselves are. Whoever or whatever your Guru may be – whether a mountain, nature, a brilliant Elder, a Wise one, a great Mahatma, or an Enlightening Being – all benefit you and represent the Ultimate One awakening in you. Whoever or whatever appears in your life… guiding you to your Self Nature, the Essence that you are, continue to open to that One more and more and more. Until the One falls into the One, rises in the One, loving the One and only One in everyone.
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1 Remember that in my satsanghs and writings Divine means an indivisible quality.
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Awakening to the One is the whole point of the Guru and disciple relationship. And in my view, every Guru is a disciple and every disciple is the Guru. These roles never cease to exist for those whose thirst is quenched by the sweet ambrosia of Truth.
If you want to discover the Truth and live it, then look inside your heart, the sanctuary of the Divine. Your whole life is a walk on the pathway with your Master. God, the One within all, is rushing towards you all the time, encouraging you to come home…
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to make an offering to your heart. I am grateful to be in your presence. I am grateful that my Master opened my heart wide enough that I might help you open yours. I am grateful that he has made an offering of my life to you. It is an honour to speak with you…
Namaste.
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Extract from In Our Hearts We Know, by ShantiMayi, compiled and edited by Mark Ferri and Sahara Keating.
