Guruji's teachings
Guruji's own words on why he never wanted his teaching sold, and why your own body is the real temple.
Written by Vira Chandra, a disciple of Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati (Guruji), gathering Guruji's own words. Originally published at amritananda-natha-saraswati.blogspot.com.
Guruji said: "Make information available. Let people take it or leave it, think it is true or false. All that matters is: Are you convinced that this is the way? Let people judge you as they think fit. Tell them 'Come here if you like. Don't come if you don't like. Only try to see for yourself. Don't blindly accept what others say.'"
And also: "I think 95% of learning can be done from your home by yourself with the help of videos and document files..."
Also, on the body:
1. Your body is the real temple in which Mother Goddess lives as life.
2. Every part of your body made by the Goddess holds hidden powers.
3. Thereby Goddess helps you to gain knowledge of, gather implements, and manifest the future of your dreams.If you make these ideas a part of your mindset, then the magic starts happening. The real Devipuram is your body, and Devi manifests from there.
So I had a couple of goals: without hiding, to make information available; to bring all the instructions of Guruji, even those that contained things which can be unpleasant to "moral authorities"; to help sincere seekers to learn things by themselves; and to try to stop the trend of commercialization and the desire of some people to earn money on the name of Guruji.
If my efforts help at least one person get a bit closer to the Goddess, then what I have done is not in vain.
Source: Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati (Guruji), quoted by Vira Chandra in "Purpose," amritananda-natha-saraswati.blogspot.com, January 19, 2017. The same post also closes with verses from the Shivastotravali of Acharya Utpaladeva, a separate hymn of devotion that praises seeing the divine in ordinary life. Read the full verses at the source link above; they are the work of Utpaladeva, not Guruji, so they are not reproduced here in full.
Guruji's line about the body being the real temple is close to the center of Kaula practice. Inner worship treats your own body as the place where the divine actually lives, not only as a shell that carries you to a temple building. That is why so much of the practice starts with the body and the breath, before it ever moves outward.
His instruction to keep information open also shapes how teaching is meant to work in this lineage. Nothing here is meant to be sold as a secret formula. A teacher's job is to point at the way clearly and let each person test it for themselves, not to gatekeep it.
This does not mean every detail of practice belongs online for anyone to try alone. Some parts still need direct guidance. But the spirit Guruji describes, open sharing, self-testing, no profit motive, is the same spirit this site tries to carry forward.
Guruji told his students to make information available and let people take it or leave it. He did not want spiritual knowledge sold or turned into a business.
Guruji said about 95 percent of the learning can happen at home, using videos and documents. He still valued direct guidance, but did not think you had to be physically present for most of it.
He means the Goddess lives in your own body as your life force, not only in a statue or a building. Every part of the body carries hidden power, and working with your own body is real practice.
To make Guruji's full teaching available without hiding anything, to help students learn on their own, and to stop people from making money off Guruji's name.
Read the original: Purpose, on Guruji's blog. It also quotes the Shivastotravali of Acharya Utpaladeva in full.
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