Guru Dev speaks about who and who cannot become gurus, and the following are translated extracts of satsang number 74 of 108, included in a collection of his teachings entitled 'Shri Shankaracharya UpadeshAmrita' 'There is no mention of women being gurus anywhere in the shastras. Women cannot be a guru. Gargim, Chudala, Sulabha etc. were women who had become yogis and possessed of self-knowledge. But it is not met with anywhere that they made their own disciples.'
'...But not everyone can be a guru. Actually, only brahmans to be in the position of guru. In addition to brahmans, kshatriyas, vaishya, shudras can become shishya (disciples), but not guru. Women also have no right to be made a guru.' 'Nowadays kaayastha, vaishya, teli (oilman), and also kalavar (seller of spirits) are taking to wearing the colours of the sadhu (holy man) and are eagerly wishing to make shishya (disciples) of their own. Actually both this kind of guru and shishya (disciple) are to get their downfall. Actually this speech we are saying coincides with the shastras, it is not something of my own that I have made up.' Jai Guru Dev Paul To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
