Gururaj Ananda (1932-1988)

Gururaj Ananda is one of the most perfect teachers the world has ever known, in my view. More than 1500 (Satsangs) of his extemporaneous talks (Satsangs) were recorded. See bottom of this post for just a few links on the ‘net.

Gururaj referenced often to Acceptance. These 4 extracts are from Gems of the Heart.

 “There is no Scripture in the world that does not teach of acceptance.  There is no scripture that does not teach of hope.  There is no Scripture that would say, ‘You are hopeless, plod on, my son’. All scriptures say, ‘Be hopeful’. And it is all there for you. It is the determination we develop that helps us to accept. Every virtue or every vice has a group of associates.  When we have determination, we develop acceptance.  When we develop acceptance, we develop perseverance.” UK77-4

 “We need to accept the circumstances we are in because it is only by acceptance that we can progress further.  Otherwise we remain stagnant and even, perhaps, retrogress.” UK77-17

 “It is by the acceptance of oneself that one can look deeper within oneself. It is by acceptance of oneself that one can truly analyse oneself. It is by the acceptance of oneself that one can truly feel oneself.  Most of us feel other people instead of feeling ourselves.” UK77-17

 “Once we accept ourselves really and truly then whatever anyone says would not touch us, would not create an impression on the lower mind.” UK77-17

Links for further references / quotes & extracts:  Gems of the Heart – Discover Your Subtle Self – 5 Sattvic Keys (to meditation and a joyful life) – BritishMeditationSocietyBlog – GururajAnanda