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Satguru or '''Sadguru''' means true that the guru can be Trusted and will lead them to Moksha , Enlightenment or Inner Peace . It is based on a long line of Hindu philosophical understandings of the importance of knowledge and that the teacher, guru, is the sacred conduit to self-realization. ANCIENT AND TRADITIONAL SOURCES The Kularnava Tantra (XIV/65) states, :"It is very rare to find a Satguru who can give ''Shaktipat'' and rare to find a disciple worthy of receiving it. One gets such a Guru only as a result of past meritorious actions." In the Upanishads , five signs of satguru (true guru) are mentioned. :In the presence of the satguru; Knowledge flourishes (''Gyana raksha''); Sorrow diminishes (''Dukha kshaya''); Joy wells up without any reason (''Sukha aavirbhava''); Abundance dawns (''Samriddhi''); All talents manifest (''Sarva samvardhan''). In one of Kabir 's songs the satguru is described as the real Sadhu : ''bhâi kôî satguru sant kahâwaî'' :Hs is the real Sadhu, who can reveal the form of the Formless to the vision of these eyes; :Who teaches the simple way of attaining Him, that is other than rites or ceremonies; :Who does not make you close the doors, and hold the breath, and renounce the world; :Who makes you perceive the Supreme Spirit wherever the mind attaches itself; :Who teaches you to be still in the midst of all your activities. :Ever immersed in bliss, having no fear in his mind, he keeps the spirit of union in the midst of all enjoyments. :The infinite dwelling of the Infinite Being is everywhere: in earth, water, sky, and air; :Firm as the thunderbolt, the seat of the seeker is established above the void. :He who is within is without: I see Him and none else.''Songs of Kabir'' LVI, I. 68 - Translated by Rabindranath Tagore New York, The Macmillan Company (1915) OTHER USAGES
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CONTEMPORARY USES ;Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath defines a Satguru as "One who brings to light the gravity of spiritual knowledge inherent in man." ;Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami According to Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami , a Hindu Satguru is always a '' Sannyasin '', an unmarried renunciate.Subramuniyaswami, Satguru Sivaya. ''Living with Siva'', glossary . Himalayan Academy Publications. ISBN 0945497989 However, the definition of Satguru elsewhere does not include this stricture''God Speaks'', Meher Baba, PUB Dodd Meade, 1955, 2nd Ed. pp. 150,158,196, 291 and there are numerous counter-examples as well, for instance: "Tukaram, a Hindu Sadguru, is known to have had a family. The Qutub Moeinuddin Chisti also had children. The Sadguru Kabir had a son, Kamal, who was very devout." ''Meher Prabhu'', Bhau Kalchuri, Manifestation, Inc. 1986. p.92 - Footnote 1 SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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