Gratitude in yoga Love & Trust

Suryananda comment to RishiDeva post:

dakṣiṇādeśana, prema tu shraddha

Love and trust are a coherent part of all religious and spiritual systems for a good reason. They ascertain a protection to the faithful as they tread on the path.

In some spiritual circles when individuals have turned against traditional belief institutions, they become inherently opposed to or distrustful of any suggestion of love and trust towards their torchbearers. Such individuals would be better served by impersonal philosophies.

Although the consideration of freedom and disengagement from all notions of love and trust towards such authoritative figures give the sense of liberty to some, for those who are dependent on a coordinated and systematic process of liberation from the cycle of birth and death it is a source of total despondency.

For such individuals, the necessity of the closeness to the instructions is so essential, based on the noted results in their entire lives that the sense of responsibility they receive from their teachers represent a lifeline they would never want to be disassociated or distanced from, at any point in subsistence.

This is somewhat similar to parental responsibility towards offspring. They many times see this as an imposition; because they are not in a position to understand, far less appreciate the reciprocity of this energy. Running away from that shelter, on account of the rebelliousness in search of freedom, they can find themselves in dire circumstances, as some orphaned kids.

With proper consideration and evaluation of the contribution of love and trust of genuine guru, it is evident that those qualities would be present in oneself, even if not mentioned or otherwise encouraged. There is no need to proclaim such sentiments, they similarly exist between parent and children, they are simply there and noticeable throughout animal forms and existence.

It should be mentioned that based on the precepts of kriya yoga, the relationships between teachers and students are beyond episodic births and deaths. It is indeed greatly unfortunate to be bereft of this reciprocity in this pact of dependence on one hand, and discharge of responsibility on the other. The inSelf yogin rejoices for being filled with joy, as lifetimes of hankering can at long last be resolved.

The rapport with yoga guru(s) is fundamentally different to that with parents or devoted lovers. The assistance is dispensed solely for the welfare of the mystic practitioner. It is not concerned with material facets of providing bodies and seeing to their maintenance and comfort, but rather to end the acquisition and subsequent guarding of lower dimensional forms. The love and trust become self-evident.

Recognizing such a savior is a great fortune, it might give the impetus to those sentiments to manifest within. While the rest of beings are lulled into a mass hypnotic trance as if drugged out their senses, such benevolent souls go through the extent of incarnating in the hope of awakening just a numbered few. Therefore, we ought to love; trust and most definitely portray gratitude. We shall give thanks to you, for your divine mission!

Lack of sensitivity to the process as well as restricted insight into the manifestations of said energies are the culprits. Through repeated births, one may become distanced and forgetful of one’s true positions and relations. Also, love and trust are normally accepted and executed based on ordinary constructs, in lieu of more elevated considerations, which would allow seeing the guide beyond just mere material effects.

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