Question: In your last answer you instructed us, "If Guru is available, go to Him. "For 20 years I had a different Guru. I didn't meet Swamiji physically, but I read the book 'Tapas Shakti', and I felt so much for Him. What I feel for Him and His teachings is so overwhelming it is difficult to put into words. Can you please explain how we look for the Guru?
Babaji:
Ultimately it is difficult to give a definite answer; it is all part of the Divine Play. When the soul's time is ripe, then the Divine guides the soul to a real Guru. So many Gurus have come - Shankaracharya, Ramana Maharshi, Sri Ramakrishna. Though they have dropped their body, they are still alive through their teachings being kept properly. So we are trying to do this; Swamiji was such a great personality and great Guru. Ultimately the Guru and disciple are connected through so many lives, and thus one is guided back to them; ultimately it is Divine Grace. When I first saw Swamiji I was immediately drawn to Him, I fell in love with Him. I was attracted whether He was good or bad; there was no thinking involved in this attraction. Luckily He was a great Yogi. One really needs to be sincere to yourself, then you get the Divine's Blessings and Grace, and this takes you to the right Guru.
