How to tell false Guru

By Radhika Ravi Rajan Posted on May 27, 2015 at 02:19 pm Comments 73 | 5144 Views On the spiritual path, we need gurus or teachers to show us the way...how else can we find answers to the big questions! But often, we find leaders who mislead us, instead of guiding us correctlly on the right path to salvation... So, how do we know the good apple from the bad? How do we know the person we think is a sheep is actually a wolf in sheep's clothing? This is all the more difficult because a false teacher will do their best to hide this fact from you by pretending to be whatever you expect them to be... But here are a few tell-tale signs to nab a false guru from misleading you further, twisting the Divine word, or capitalizing on the aura of followers... 1. True teachers will quote from religious script A false messiah will just talk in the air, but a true teacher will only quote from sacred texts, because only the texts represent the word of God. 2. True teachers will admit the supremacy of God A false messiah will speak more about himself and his largesse than credit the true source of all things good, which is God. 3. True teachers will not hesitate to point out our flaws A false messiah will nourish our already bloated egos and promise us material goodies of all kinds, whereas a true leader will teach us how to correct our shortcomings, as walskjing on that path alone with reach us to God. 4. True teachers will give you answers that make sense A false messiah will leave you feeling even more deflated and unhappy than before, because the fruits he shares are not not spiritual enough. 5. True teachers make you part of God's love A false messiah will leave you hopeless about ever being forgiven or loved by God, whose love is inexhaustible. Seekers need not look far to recognise a true guru, because they will just melt like butter in the divine heat generated by the Master, says Om Swami, in this lovely video...