Spiritually Laid Back

We often label gurus as false and occluding. i present some thoughts here, please note the words ‘perhaps’, ’seems’, ‘appears’, etc.

Many of us already have distorted ideas that could prevent or hinder or distract from realization. e.g. some people have ideas about miracles, and seek out gurus who promise a lot of them. Be with them and your life will be full of miracles! Others will be attracted by a guru who spends hours criticizing others. This is perhaps because thats what those folk like doing, and listening to this guru gives them more to talk of, more to make them feel superior to others.

So a lot of false seekers, or immature seekers are attracted to gurus who promote the occluding ideas they already believe in. These gurus fuel these ideas, imagine this idea being a balloon which the guru is blowing up. For a few sincere seekers who landed up with these ‘occluding’ gurus, a day will come when this balloon blows up on their face, their occluding ideas are destroyed, and now their real ’satguru’ appears, and they are able to imbibe his directions, since the shit has been cleared off.

Had the satguru come in earlier the occluding ideas would never have allowed the seeker to appreciate and follow the right path to realization. The occluding guru however, performed the task of cleaning up the garbage, not by showing the aspirant that it was garbage, but by promoting it, expanding it, to a point where the aspirant could see that it was garbage. in some people it could take a few months for the person to see the light, i personally know of one (very notable in the West) person who took fifteen years to have his head cleared by one such ‘occluding’ guru. so its up to the person whether he will ever come out of his ideas, and how much time he will take.

Anyway, getting back to these occluding gurus, i could offhandedly, put them in two categories (only becos this is what first came to mind, and i didn’t bother to think further whether there is a 3rd or 4th category). there’s one guru who knows he is not real, he knows he is not realized, and cannot help another reach realization. he knows he is suckering everyone, but doesnt know that in reality one or two suckers will be genuine seekers who will one day see the truth, thanks to him, walk out, and find their true guru. he doesn’i know that he’s part of this cosmic drama, part of the persons ultimate realization, without him the seeker would never have reached and recognized his satguru. the other guru, thinks he is real, and realized, and that he can actually help others. he does not know that he is not really realized and can’t help anyone be realized, and that the only help he can give others is occlude the hell out of them, so that they leave him.

either way, all such gurus are all part of that seeker’s roadmap, all are essential in the growth of the seeker. they are all part of that great cosmic plan.