VERSE 30

In the 27th verse, Sri Sankara said:

Sing the Gita, and the thousand names of God;

Continuously meditate on Lakshmi's Lord;

Turn the mind to the company of the good;

Give away your wealth to the needy.

"Put your faith in the Guru; your whole faith; you will be freed from the cares of birth and death,"

says Sri Sankara. It is not possible these days for everybody to receive instruction from a guru in person. The practice of being directly instructed by a guru has almost ceased. But howsoever enlightenment is acquired, it comes only from a guru. A book may serve as a guru; even the sight of a temple tower may be the occasion for the dawn of the spirit, and the tower itself then becomes the guru. An elephant - faced form, or the figure of Hanuman carved on stone, or any form or symbol may help to bring about the beginning of true, knowledge. Thus anything may serve as a guru. If we strive earnestly with devotion to it, surely we will obtain liberation.

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