The Humanness of the Guru

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Most people have some kind of idea of what a guru is supposed to be like. A God man. One who's inner self is fused with the divine.

Yet, we often overlook the human shell that contains this special being. Its just as human as you are, only the contents are different.

The following is a good read. It perfectly illustrates how stereotypes are often built up to the point of God almighty personified, only to come crashing down when the disciple realizes the guru is still a human being just like himself.

This is from a series of articles on the Radhasoami tradition, which is my personal lineage. I hope you find it interesting. I'm also including the main index page in case you do.

http://elearn.mtsac.edu/dlane/rscon.html

http://elearn.mtsac.edu/dlane/radhabook.html



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[BlackBillBlake]

Most people have some kind of idea of what a guru is supposed to be like. A God man. One who's inner self is fused with the divine.

Yet, we often overlook the human shell that contains this special being. Its just as human as you are, only the contents are different.

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Maybe that is what lies behind the doctrine of the dual nature of Christ - fully human and fully divine. If we ignore either aspect we will only get a partial view.