Maitreya Dadashreeji:
Everyone has God within them. We all are God. The day you realize it, the day you experience it, you become a form of god.
What happens is, that when one person out of 10 experiences this realization, the others think that he is God and they are not. Then it becomes the duty of the realized being to guide others to experience the same realization!
A true Guru, like Gautam Buddha, transforms His followers to be like Him.
When a Guru deviates from this goal/ truth and strays for material gain then the question arises - is he really a god?
When your heart is filled with Love and it’s fully Awakened, then it becomes very easy to decipher who is God and who is Not.
Otherwise using logic and common sense watch that guru for some time, maybe a year or two then decide. Is the Guru living his life as per what he is preaching? Does he have all the qualities he is preaching?
Is he allowing you to ask questions so that you gain knowledge and follow that path, rather than expecting you to follow him blindly?
If you go to a Guru for material gains, you get caught in a web of deception. Because a Guru can not fulfill every material desire. There will be questions raised and your spiritual growth will never happen.
If your goal is to attain spiritual growth, experience the Truth and experience the same realization that the Guru has experienced, then ask the Guru If he can help you achieve that? That way you will find a true guru from a crowd of other misguided gurus.
Interviewer: So are you saying that when the guru’s teachings become your experience then you found the right Guru?
Maitreya Dadashreeji: But the experience can be different for different people. So if not the experience, use your logic and common sense as stated above. It will give you clarity and a path forward. It’s really that simple. Don’t get too confused.
Because there are some bad gurus doesn't mean there are no true gurus. Don’t generalize it because of some bad examples, just the way not all politicians or all police are corrupt.
Understand, the 'Truth’ is not coming to you on its own. It has never happened before. That’s why you have to get out of your shell and find a guru. You will have to reach where someone is experiencing the Truth. Cowards will sit at home whining that everyone is bad. The brave will set out and keep searching.
Your search should not stop until you find a True Guru!
Dada Sharanam 🙏🏼❤️
Translated by Maitribodh USA Translation Team
Thank you, thank you, thank you for keep supporting and guiding South America. Sorry about the progress seems to be so tiny. What could we be doing somehow better?