No human can ever be above god. Only he can provide us the knowledge about himself, the nature of the soul and creation itself, says Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikunj Ji
In India, the tradition of following a guru dates back to many thousand years. In fact, in the Hindu society, it is often believed that a person who dies without a guru has lived a useless life. That is why devotees flock to gurus and have staunch faith in them. Every word of a guru is considered to be the ultimate truth. For most devotees a guru is a medium, who shows the way to god or truth, someone who inspire people to follow a path of righteousness and high moral integrity. In the present age, gurus have become important due to increased suffering and misery in the lives of people. For a common man, who is tossed around helplessly by the circumstances and pressures of life, a guru is like a pillar of strength, a safe haven, in whom people hope to find peace.
There are many kind of gurus in the world. Some of them are considered to be messiahs sent by god to redeem humans. If we look closely at all these beliefs that surround many gurus, we can see that most of the claims are exaggerated or not true. Some gurus are even seen as avatars of lord Krishna or lord Shiva. In the Bhagavad Gita, it is said that god comes to liberate all human beings, even the sages and gurus are uplifted when he comes. So in that sense, no human being can be a guru because he is the one who gives liberation (mukti) from all bondages of this world.
No human being can ever be above god. Only god can provide us the knowledge about himself, the nature of the soul and the creation. Only he can open our third eye of wisdom. That is the mere reason why gurus also meditate and remember him to enlighten themself. No guru can claim to absolve the sins of human beings. We must understand the fact that all souls who take birth in human body get into the bondage of birth and death, action and its fruit. Only god remains beyond this cycle, which is why he alone is capable of giving liberation to all human beings including gurus. Hence, it must be understood that only god is the true satguru.
Guru literally means the one who removes darkness. God is truth — one who removes the darkness of ignorance and brings the dawn of satyuga. He transforms vicious human beings into divine virtuous beings. He makes us soul conscious. He imparts the true wisdom that liberates human souls from the bondage of vices and takes them back to the soul world — the original home of all the souls. Remember that gurus can impart the knowledge of scriptures but god is the satguru, who tells us the essence of all scriptures. He tells us that by remembering him we can claim an inheritance of purity, peace and happiness.
At present, negative vibes and feelings seem to be ruling everyone's mind, as a result of which souls are unable to find a permanent refuge in religion. The learned souls are themselves confessing to the lack of power and are internally looking for a hopeful sign from above. Hence, all these symptoms are pointing towards that auspicious time when he plays the role of a guide and leads all the souls on the true path of liberation in life. So let us all connect with one satguru, who alone can show us the real light, leaving aside all other mediums.