What do you think which living spiritual teachers have helped people MOST?
Idk but am curious to see if anybody will comment on Yogiraj Gurunath. I know a few of his followers but have never met him.
thanks for the reply. ill try to research on that.
Maybe we will never know the answer to this question, until every one of us attains yoga him/herself. This is because any opinion on the topic will be ego driven. And the ego is the one obstacle for knowing the true answer to this question.
Everyone of us has her/his role in the world and is irreplaceable.
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why is it important to u? 
The Brilliant One living inside each cell of our body …
It teaches us even as we sleep. It teaches us as we cry. It teaches us as we laugh.
It teaches us … We ourselves are our own living master teacher …
[QUOTE=Rdlagrand;66852]Idk but am curious to see if anybody will comment on Yogiraj Gurunath. I know a few of his followers but have never met him.[/QUOTE]
I was really impressed by him when I saw him the first time. He really inspired my ‘god’ ambitions and subsequently my arrogance. Yet, the more I looked into him, the more dubious I became. Too many red flags came up:
- Another guru who claims to be directly initiated by the higher lodge of ascended masters and initiated by his greatness the mythical babaji, and are teaching his true Kriya Yoga - and yet on their website they say there is no proof for their links to this tradition.
- Another guru who can’t seem to sit still in India, but needs to tour the world(US, UK, Europe) and thus is never quite available, unless you want to attend his very expensive talks around the world.
- Another guru who makes controversial claims and puts himself out there to draw attention to himself - and widely markets himself with books, videos etc
In the end I rejected him.
I agree with Surya Deva’s assessment.
Yoga is a system of cosmic universal knowing and all of us demonstrate various levels of embodiement of that knowing.
A guru who feels compelled to travel about to elicit that knowing from others is, in my humble opinion, misguided.
One can elicit that knowing within others through the energy (the prana) within the aethers of the cosmos – while “sitting still” (as Surya Deval calls it). Not just sitting still in India but sitting still wherever you happen to be.
Also, one who calls attention to oneself over and above the wisdom contained within the yoga principles themselves is a questionable source.
Surya Deva, I would lovingly suggest that you not “reject” him but rather call forth in deep meditation the further expansion of him (to evoke that wisdom that lies deeply within him) so that he may demonstrate yoga more purely and clearly. That would be exhibiting compassion rather than judgment.
Just a suggestion …
I also agree with Surya’s analysis. I have enjoyed a few free podcasts from Mark Whitwell (he studied and was friends with Krishnamacharya and UG Krishnamurti), and says to watch out for any guru who is charming and has strong logic, as they make you dependent on them for self-esteem, well-being, etc, and take you away from the simple intimacy with yourself and the true ground of reality. Also, a very good book I read a while ago was The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Power by Joel Kramer and Diana Alstad.
At the same time, there are ordinary people we all meet at times of need who are wonderful channels of love and spirit for us, and they do not require to be paid in money or devotees like a so-called guru, and yet they are more of the true gurus when needed.
One other thing - I was very impressed by the Dalai Lama by how humble and fresh his perspective (and sense of humor) were, which was refreshing to see 