QUESTION:
I was always very interested in Yogi Bhajan because of the amazing things I have heard about him from my KY teachers. He seemed to be a great source of spiritual knowledge. In my research in an effort to get as close to his teachings as possible, I came across something concerning however (and I bring this up in only the utmost respect to gather opinions on it).
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I'm just concerned as I've been practicing KY for a while now and am *loving* it, but I don't know if I could continue to practice something from someone who may have been an abusive cult leader. Any evidence to the contrary or insights would be appreciative, since I'm somewhat heart-broken over this.
Thanks all, and once again I really don't mean any offense and I hope nobody misunderstands my intentions.
REPLY:
Satnaam Sacha Ji,
Please accept our prostration greeting at your holy feet.
you have asked a valid question. I have wasted many years in questions like these. It limits our spiritual progression because it is like driving a car with the handbrake on. With guru's kindness, what I have realised is that your spiritual path is all inside you. You are kind of saying, if Yogi Ji was not a right teacher, then I lose my faith. The real question to ask is always of your own mind. If we first accept that Guru Nanak Dev ji, who met murderers and the worst in society, if Guru himself has said , "I am not good and no one is bad, Nanak has been ferried across praying like this." Then we can try and carve this teaching into our heart as well.
So from now on if we say, no one is bad, only me. Then we have to point the finger inwards. What is the root cause of this question? And you will find it is doubts. In Guru's word wisdom (gurbani) this is called Dubidha. Guru Arjun Dev ji teaches us that whoever kills their doubts, their duality meaning seeing anything other than GOD in everything, is glorious.
One who kills this is freed of suffering.
How rare is such a person, who kills and casts off duality.
Killing it, he attains Raja Yoga, the Yoga of meditation and success. 1Pause
("jo eis maarae this kaa dhukh jaaee")
(" aisaa koe jo dhubidhhaa maar gavaavai")
("eisehi maar raaj jog kamaavai") 1rahau") SGGS 237
When we realise that doubts are our enemy and no one else, and especially not our spiritual teacher, then we can fight the correct enemy. True Faith, True Love and True devotion (Sacha vishwaas, sachee preet, shacha shardaa) in our Guru is our lifeline on the spiritual path. God is abstract, so He comes to us in a personal form in the heart of the saint. All we have to do is build our love, devotion and faith and pray to keep our head(ego) under the feet of God-Guru. Everyday we have to kill the doubts until there is 100% love only. Then that expands into super-love for Infinite God. But we have to beat our own mind first and trust and believe in the Guru God has sent us.
As said in another email, every single Guru, saint, devoteee has to go through the stage of slander. This includes you and also same thing happened to Yogi Ji too. The whole world including their family and friends, who are slaves of maya will try and pull down the onewho sets off on the path of Truth. Gurbani says that the saint becomes known throughout the world. Hence, their slander will also be worldwide and passionate. But, we who are on a spiritual path, are not to JUDGE even a single creation of God as being bad. Baba Ji said that while we choose to spend our life judging others we too will be judged, by Dharam Raj - Divine Judge at the end of our life. Only that one is not judged who completes their spiritual journey, who has gone past maya and her slaves who judge and slander. Only the one who has merged into the Truth is not judged. That one sees God in all. As Yogi Ji said, "If you cant see God in all, you cant see God at all."
Finally, Baba Ji also explained to us, even if your Guru is a fake, you should be such a devotee that your love saves the fake ones too. For example, devotee Dhanna Ji was a simple farmer who was desparate for God. He went to the holiest peson he knew - a Hindu Priest (Brahmin) who worshipped a rock. To fob Deotee Dhannaa ji off he gave him any old rock to worship and told him He would be blessed with god's vison. However, he fully knew that it wouldn't work, but he didn't care. Devotee Dhanna ji had so much faith in the words of his new Guru, that he took that rock and focused all his love and devotion on it, to the point he said to the One all prevading Ik Oankar, show yourself or I will starve to death. Then he was blessed with God's vision internally. This is as much of the story that is commonly told. But, Baba Ji also told us what happened next. Devotee Dhanna ji, who had completed his spiritual journey and was so full of love and now knew the Truth of his fake Guru. He prayed to God to also save His Guru too with no thoughts of punishing the fake Guru.
So this whole spiritual journey comes down to how much you conquor your own doubts through your true love, true faith and true devotion for your Guru regardless of what they are. It only matters what you are and how big your heart is.
dust of your feet
Harjit
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