anye tvevamjanantaha shrutvanyebhya upaasatae |
teyopi chathitrartyeva mrutyum shrutiparaynaa: ||
Some men, ignorant of the three main roads, listen to the instructions of the guru. Following the path of worship, regarding the ancient teachings as the Highest Refuge, such men also attain immortality.
Listening to the Guru is an art that it willl take the disciple to the Supreme Goal. If the devotee knows nothing of scientific yoga and sankhya reasoning, and is unable to dissociate him sufficinetly from his activities to qualify as a karma yogi, still, by following with full faith his guru's teachings he will achieve emancipation.
Sometime students say to me: "Such and such person is making better spiritual progress than I am. why?"
I reply: "He knows how to listen."
All men would be able to transform their lives by hearing with deep attention the simple counsel given in the ethical codes of all religions. It is the stony core of egotism in the hearts of most men that prevents their listening carefully to the wisdom of the ages.
(Extracted from the book "God Talks with Arjuna "The Bhagavad Gita" by Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda)
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