With a breath of grace, Guru dissolves the inmost veil of separation. Then, simply to be is prayer, simply to breathe is worship.
To whom will you pray when the guru dwells as a vast silence in the core of your heart? What words are necessary? During his discourse on prayer, Jesus said, 'Your Father already knows your need before you ask' (Mt. 6:7).
In Sanskrit, 'Guru' literally means, 'Light dispelling darkness.' We spent thousands of lifetimes praying for light. Now the master comes to teach us sadhana, so that we can Be the light.
Jesus did not say 'worship the light,' he said 'you are the light,' because he was a guru and not merely a god. Yet after the first two centuries of Christianity, his followers were no longer hungry enough, they were not starving for freedom. They did not thirst for the source, but only wanted their prayers answered. 'Give me this, give me that.' So they replaced the inner Light with a white robe and a pair of sandals. They built churches around Jesus' picture. This is how spirituality becomes religion.
The real guru is formless and subtle: not just inside, but inside the inside. The real guru is not the Pearl, but the empty space at the center, where all pearls are united on one invisible thread.
The guru draws us ever deeper into the space of the heart. He passes his suture right through our chests, causing the silence to pulsate with love. This pulsation is the source of the universe.
O Seeker, why settle for anything less?
Jai Guru Dev.
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