Guruji's teachings
An excerpt tells how Guruji kept his powers quiet while working for women and housing in Andhra Pradesh, and shares one devotee's story.
An excerpt from the book The Goddess Lives in Upstate New York by Corinne G. Dempsey, in which Aiya, a disciple of Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati (Guruji), speaks. Shared on Guruji's blog, posted by Vira Chandra on 24 April 2016. Originally published at amritananda-natha-saraswati.blogspot.com.
This post is a short excerpt from a book by an outside writer, so it is summarised here and not copied in full. The full excerpt is on Guruji's blog.
The writer says Aiya often turns attention away from himself by praising his own guru. In his telling, Guruji needs no elaborate rituals, and "all he has to do is touch you" for your wishes to be met. Aiya once asked the writer to switch off the tape recorder while he described one of the things he saw Guruji do. Guruji himself does not want people to know the extent of his abilities. He spent most of his time on programs for women and low-income housing in Andhra Pradesh.
The writer then tells what Barbara, a devotee, said about the Guru Purnima of 1999. Guruji and his wife came to the temple at Rush, New York, and arrived in a van while devotees waited barefoot on a hot car park. Barbara says that when Guruji stepped out, the pavement felt cool, and the woman next to her said the same.
That evening Barbara, whose eyes were failing, asked Guruji for healing. She says he put his thumbs on her eyelids, touched her head and said, "You're cured." She saw no change that day. A few days later her doctor found the uveitis inactive. After the disease stayed quiet long enough, she had surgery that she says fully restored her sight. These are personal accounts and are not checked by this site.
Is it my imagination, or did the ground just cool?
Short quote, a devotee at the 1999 Guru Purnima as told by Barbara. From The Goddess Lives in Upstate New York by Corinne G. Dempsey. Shared on Guruji's blog: "The Guru Who Hides His Miracles", 24 April 2016, posted by Vira Chandra.
This post is a personal story, not a teaching about how to get a cure. It is shared here because it shows how Guruji was seen by people who met him: quiet about his powers, and busy with work for women and the poor.
In Kaula practice, the Goddess is felt in the body, in nature and in the guru's presence. Barbara's account is about a moment of that kind of closeness. Bhakti here means trust and humility, not bargaining.
Please do not read this as medical advice. Barbara's own doctor was part of her story, and care from a doctor remains the right step for an eye disease. Guruji attained mahasamadhi in October 2015, and Guru Amma Annapurnamba guides the lineage today.
According to Aiya in the excerpt, no. He says Guruji does not want people to know the extent of his abilities, and Guruji downplayed his role as a wonderworker.
The excerpt says he spent most of his time and energy on programs for women and low-income housing in Andhra Pradesh.
Barbara says the hot pavement felt cool as Guruji stepped out of the van, and the woman next to her felt the same.
She asked Guruji for healing. He touched her eyelids and said she was cured. A few days later her doctor found her uveitis inactive, and later surgery restored her sight, she says.
No. It is one devotee's personal account, reported in a book and not checked by this site. It is not medical advice.
Read the original: The Guru Who Hides His Miracles, on Guruji's blog.
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