In the life of a human being, the entering of a Sadguru is a matter of supreme luck! It is the fruit of the innumerable meritorious deeds (punya) of many births.

All those who believe in the existence of the mystical energy and knowledge that is far beyond the grasp of humans always search for it. They try to tap into this supernatural power through various paths such as japa, tapa, bhakti, jnana etc.

For the above-mentioned reasons, and also with the desire to attain the vision of the Supreme, many traditions have emerged over a period of time. We hear of shaivaites (followers of Shiva), Vaishnavites (followers of Vishnu), Śhākteyas (worshippers of Mother Goddess) and so on. Hundreds of traditions exist as of now.

History is filled with stories of in-fighting between the members of the various traditions. It appears as if they preach different philosophies. The traditions followed by each of them appear to be vastly different so much so that no similarities are to be found.

Yet in them all, is there at least a single person who begins his daily prayer, daily mantra or ritual without offering the first salutation to the Guru? In fact, it can be confidently declared that there is no such person! There is no such tradition!

Today we are in that weak state wherein we are unable to understand that every tradition is in reality, the worship of Guru. Irrespective of whether they are followers of Shiva, Vishnu, Devi, Yoga or Yaga, it is nothing but worship of Guru. This is the because the Supreme Lord himself manifests as the spiritual Guru.

They could chant Sadāśiva samārambhām or Narayana samārambhāṃ- through these words they are actually worship the Guru. ‘Guru roopa’ statement refers to the Supreme Lord. Chanting of Vedas cannot begin unless the mantra ‘Sri Gurubhyo namah’ is chanted. Thus it can be emphatically stated that all traditions are in reality worship of the Guru.

Even those who have mastered the greatest spiritual scriptures fail to understand the real meaning contained in the word ‘Guru’. There is nothing astonishing in this! Even the Supreme Mother Parvati failed to understand the significance contained in this word. Who then can impart this sacred knowledge in this aspect? The Supreme Lord Shiva alone had to preach to Her. This sacred teaching is Guru Gita.

Listening to the past events, pondering over the past historical details and thereby considering himself to be all-knowing is one of the qualities displayed by every human being. Yet, at every minute, the drive to acquire more knowledge, keeps him on his toes. Despite claiming to know a lot, he endlessly searches for more knowledge. This is no new phenomena, but has been going on since time immemorial. The thirst to acquire more knowledge puts him through great turmoil. At no point can a person declare that there is nothing more to be learnt!

Science has advanced a great deal; technology has made advancements by leaps, yet without stopping with this knowledge, the human being relentlessly continues to discover something or the other. He is trying to find out new galaxies, stars and so on. Thus, the need for learning and knowing more is one need that does not get fulfilled. This discontent can never be satiated.

He who fulfills this need to know everything, who shows us the ultimate light that never fades, who shows that supreme illumination which fails to distinguish between within and outside, and who shows that illumination which takes a person beyond the limitations of birth and death, is Guru!

When our luck has ripened and He accepts us as his disciples, then to us He becomes a Sadguru. We may consider him as our Guru, but shouldn’t he accept us as his disciple? So, it is good if ‘He accepts us’.

Guru can show us that path and takes us to those heights, which, even though we possess mastery in worldly knowledge, we cannot reach. For this reason, the person who does not have a spiritual Guru cannot fulfill the 3 basic desires explained earlier nor can he have the vision of that pure illumination.

Therefore, in the life of a human being, the entering of a Sadguru is a matter of supreme luck! It is the fruit of the various meritorious deeds (punya) of many births.

All those who believe in the existence of the mystical energy and knowledge that is far superior to human level are always in search of it. Such persons try to tap this supernatural power through various means such as japa, tapa, bhakti, jnana etc.