Is it OK to have more than one Guru?
Is it OK to have more than one Guru?
Yes. It is perfectly acceptable, if not commonplace considering the seriousness of the relationship, for someone to switch guru. Spiritual texts such as the Srimad Bhagavatam mention some individuals having multiple guru, as their spiritual quest progresses.
Can we change our Guru?
Originally Answered: Can one change guru? Yes, you can change your Guru. If you are fortunate and have a Sadguru as your Guru at the beginning of your spiritual journey then there is no need to go to any other Guru, or it is not possible then to change your Guru.
What is a Guru student called?
In Hinduism, the Guru-disciple relationship is called the guru-shishya tradition, involving in one-way flow of deeply important religious knowledge from a guru (teacher, गुरू) to a ‘śiṣya’ (disciple, शिष्य) or chela. In some forms of Buddhism, the Guru-disciple relationship is called “dharma transmission.”
Who is the best guru in India?
The list
- A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1 September 1896 – 14 November 1977)
- Abhinavagupta (c. 950 – 1020)
- Adi Shankara (c. 788 – 820)
- Advaita Acharya (1434–1539)
- Agastyar (3rd millenium BCE)
- Akka Mahadevi (c.1130 – 1160), Kannada literature.
- Alvar Saints (700–1000)
- Anandamayi Ma (30 April 1896{snd}}27 August 1982)
Can Guru change your karma?
If a Guru alone could change the karma of a person then he would have changed the karma of everybody in one stroke. No, you have to do some effort as well. Guru can definitely relieve you of your sins.
What is Guru initiation?
Diksha (Sanskrit: दीक्षा in Devanagari) also spelled diksa, deeksha or deeksa in common usage, translated as a “preparation or consecration for a religious ceremony”, is giving of a mantra or an initiation by the guru (in Guru–shishya tradition) of Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.