Namaste Shutoku,

Quote Originally Posted by shutoku View Post
In that regard it truly has been remarkable.
I am puzzled by something and ask for answers, and the next day they appear!

One area that still has me a bit less than decided on a specific lineage of Kriya, Roy Eugene Davis is a very down to earth and practical teacher with very very little emphasis on miraculous things, which I like very much, and I think makes the transition for Buddhism a bit easier.
However he teaches that one must have a living Guru, and therefore one should not consider a Guru who is no longer in the body, and whom one has never met, to be one's own Guru. In otherwords he does not feel anyone who never met Yoganandaji when he was alive, should consider Yogananda to be his Guru because Yogananda cannot answer questions or directly assist a disciple.

I understand his logic completely. I think it is quite reasonable.
However while it may simply be my own interpretation, I feel that it is Yogananda who has in fact guided me through this.
This is the only area where I have any doubt, and I'm not sure it is that important. No matter who it was, someone or something has most definitely been guiding me towards this path, and I feel humbled and deeply gratefull!

I am not able to be initiated imediately anyway, and I think I can trust whatever cosmic power which has been guiding me, to also guide me to the right path and Guru. In the meantime I will practice and entrust to God.
Yes, to human mind it helps to have a Guru who is in physical body. However, if Guru is not Self-realised (or God-realised), what help can he do even if he is in physical body ? A blind person cannot lead another blind person. If Guru is Self-realised / God-realised how does it matter if he has a physical body or not ?

OM