FAQ: About Guruji
How does Guruji earn a living?
Until recently, Guruji was earning a nominal living by teaching Hatha Yoga full-time to Western travellers passing through Varanasi.However nowadays, due to the publication of the Book, Guruji's time is almost completely taken up with disciples and devotees and giving Kriya Yoga initiation, and he is rarely able to teach more than one Hatha yoga class a day.
Guruji does not make any demands on his devotees and disciples, nor does he have any material expectations of them, and only accepts gifts that come from the heart. He always stresses that the most important thing any of his disciples can give him is their regular practice of Kriya.
Since Guruji is a spiritual master, will he heal me of my physical problem or solve all my problems?
We hope to write more on this subject soon as it seems to need addressing... The question is also linked to a very common misconception which maintains that surely a spiritual master can never become sick... For the moment, it is important for disciples and for those seeking out Guruji for the first time to understand that, when a disciple is relieved of some of their own karmic load, the energy taken by the Guru in order to help the disciple does not disappear. It is transferred. The Guru takes that problem onto his own body. The disciple gets well, whilst the Guru becomes sick. When pure compassion meets with pain and disease, there is an effect on the master's physical body even whilst his disciples' desires are realised - since his body is also made up of the five elements.Who is sometimes not guilty of spiritual laziness?! We expect to give all our problems to God and Guru - it's the easy way - but we are rarely prepared to have to work for our own salvation. When we have received Kriya Yoga initiation and are practising the technique, Guruji expects us to understand that we have the tools to work out our own karma. It is a long road. But there has to be a purely spiritual motivation in asking for Kriya Yoga initiation, and there should be no expectations or demands for material gain or physical healing. It is never right to make demands on a Guru.
What is the role of the Guru?
Guruji says that his duty in this life is to initiate Kriya Yoga. Once he has given initiation, it is the sole responsibility of the disciple to practise what they have been given.After initiation, Guruji says that his role in relation to his disciples is:
a) to answer questions directly related to Kriya practice;
b) to 'check-up' on Kriya practice;
c) he may also answer matters of great importance where the disciple wishes to ask consent.
