The Law of Mentorship

Excerpts from ‘7 Divine Laws To Awaken Your Best Self’ by Swami Mukundananda

The Law of Mentorship – Having a good mentor in any field helps us set goals, shorten the learning curve, receive encouragement, stay focused, avoid pitfalls, and much more.

The first point to check is that the guru should be an expert in the theoretical knowledge of the scriptures. The second point is that the guru must have practically realised the Truth.

While searching, it is possible we took shelter under a guru but realised later that this person was not a genuine saint. In that case, we should not hesitate to quietly become neutral and move on.

While finding your guru, do keep in mind that the guru’s teachings should be in accordance with your samskaras. Even genuine saints have dissimilar teachings. We should look for a teacher who teaches a path that suits our samskaras.

We will get connected to a true guru by the grace of the Lord when our longing for spiritual growth is intense enough.

Finally, what should we do if we have not found a genuine guru? Should we wait for that day to come? No, we should not wait for a guru; we must immediately begin on the path with full earnest. In the future, as we become eligible for divine grace, we will be led to our spiritual teacher. But until then, we should begin the journey with whatever knowledge we have garnered from saints and scriptures.

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