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fore is to think of God Himself as one's Guru or await ary 2, 1915 the Light in faith." 34
2. SPEECH AT ARYA SAMAJ ANNUAL CELEBRATIONS, JanuIn Indian culture, a person without a guru or a teacher ary 2, 1916 was once looked down on as on orphan or unfortunate 3. SPEECH ON 'ASHRAM VOWS' AT Y.M.C.A, MADRAS: Februone. The word anatha in Sanskrit means "the one with- ary 16, 1916 out a teacher." An acharya is the giver of knowledge in 4.A STAIN ON INDIA'S FOREHEAD; After November 5, 1917 the form of instruction. A guru also gives diksha which
5. FOREWORD TO VOLUME OF GOKHALE'S SPEECHES; Beis the spiritual awakening of the disciple by the grace
fore February 19, 1918 of the guru. Mahatma Gandhi told, "A guru is one who
6. SPEECH AT KATHLAL; June 28, 1918 guides us to righteousness by his own righteous con
7. Navajivan, 29-12-1920 duct." 35 Mahatma Gandhi told, "The guru must possess the virtues of a sthitaprajna. I have not come
8. Navajivan, 6-2-1921 across such an embodiment of perfection. But I have 9. VOL.24:22 JULY, 1921 - 25 OCTOBER, 1921 Page - 371 found a few people in all countries who possess vary- 10.LETTER TO SHEVAKRAM KARAMCHAND; March 21. 1924 ing degrees of these virtues."36
11. VOL.30 : 27 DECEMBER, 1924 - 21 MARCH, 1925 Page-89 On the role of the guru, Swami Shivanand asked: 12. Navajivan, 28-6-1925 "Do you realize now the sacred significance and the 13. LETTER TO DINSHAA MANCHERJI MUNSHI; June 1, 1926 supreme importance of the Guru's role in the evolution 14. LETTER TO KASAMALI: June 13, 1926 of man? It was not without reason that the India of the 15. VOL.35 : 2 APRIL. 1926 - JULY, 1926 Page - 374 past carefully tended and kept alive the lamp of Guru
16. VOL.35: 2 APRIL, 1926 - JULY, 1926 Page -375 Tattva. It is therefore not without reason that India, year
17. Navajivan, 27-6-1926 after year, age after age, commemorates anew this
18. LETTER TO MOTILAL, June 29, 1926 ancient concept of the Guru, adores it and pays homage to it again and again, and thereby re-affirms its
19. LETTER TO ADAM SALEHALIBHAI; July 16, 1926 belief and allegiance to it. For the true Indian knows 20. LETTER TO LALTA PERSHAD SHAD: October 2. 1926 that the Guru is the only guarantee for the individual to 21. VOL.36 : 8 JULY, 1926 - 10 NOVEMBER, 1926 Page - 469 transcend the bondage of sorrow and death, and ex- 22. VOL.37:11 NOVEMBER, 1926 - 1 JANUARY, 1927-309 perience the Conciousness of the Reality." Mahatma 23. LETTER TO BASANTA KUMAR RAHA; May 31, 1927 Gandhi said, "I suppose you also know that I am all the 24. Yound India, 24-6-1926 time in search of a guru. I don't know when I will meet 25. VOL.41 : 3 DECEMBER, 1927-1 MAY, 1928 Page - 471 him, but I am striving to deserve one. The game is in
26. Navajivan, 3-6-1928 God's hands. In any case that Guru of all gurus is al
27. Navajivan, 10-6-1928 ways there. I dance as He pulls me."37 Mahatma Gandhi wrote, "The couplets composed by you con
28. VOL.43 : 10 SEPTEMBER, 1928-14 JANUARY,1929 Page -5
29. VOL.44:16 JANUARY, 1929- 3 FEBRUARY, 1929 Page-157 cern a guru and his disciple and that too when they are residing at the same place. Neither is I a quru nor is 30. A LETTER; October 10, 1929 you a disciple. I have never made anyone my disciple. 31. VOL.48:21 NOVEMBER, 1929 - 2 APRIL, 1930 Page - 368 I hope you know this."38 Mahatma Gandhi told, "I have 32. LETTER TO RADHA GANDHI; November 16, 1930 no guru. If I discover a guru, I shall bow before him. My 33. VOL.51 : 6 JANUARY, 1931 - 28 APRIL, 1931 Page - 60 religion teaches me the need for a guru and how to 34. VOL.51 : 6 JANUARY, 1931 - 28 APRIL, 1931 Page 61 honour one. But today my heart is my only guru."3935. A LETTER: May 16, 1932 There is an understanding in some forms of Hinduism
36. LETTER TO BALWANTSINHA; February 5, 1933 that if the devotee were presented with the guru and
37. LETTER TO GOVINDBHAI R.PATEL; September 24, 1934 God, first he would pay respect to the guru, since the
38. LETTER TO ISHWARDAS; August 17, 1935 had been instrumental in leading him to God. References:
1. VOL.84 : 27 JANUARY, 1944 - 1 OCTOBER, 1944 Page - 135 1. SPEECH AT RECEPTION BY AHMEDABAD CITIZENS; Febru
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