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\"image\"It is said in the Vedas that the power of all the Hindu deities are inherent in the form of the Sadguru<\/em>. So there is nothing wrong if only the Sadguru<\/em> is worshiped at home or if He is worshiped in the form and manner of any deity. Sikh devotees sacrificed their lives happily for their Gurus because it was their belief that the Guru is eternal and will always be with them. It\u00a0is absolutely necessary to have immense faith in the Sadguru and worship Him as God. At the same time it is required to simplify<\/em> the method of worship of the Sadguru.<\/p>\n

Whereas Puja is a methodology, Bhakti is the substance of spiritualism.<\/p>\n

Source: BABA MAY I ANSWER by Guruji Dr.C.B Satpathy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is said in the Vedas that the power of all the Hindu deities are inherent in the form of the Sadguru. So there is nothing wrong if only the Sadguru is worshiped at home or if He is worshiped in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gurujis-teachings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7wChg-NR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9947,"url":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/guru-purnima-walking-the-path-of-the-sadguru\/","url_meta":{"origin":3091,"position":0},"title":"Guru Purnima: Walking the Path of the Sadguru","author":"GVADMIN3","date":"July 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Guru Purnima is one of the most respected festivals in the Indian spiritual tradition and it takes place on the full moon day of the month of Ashadha; it is a day when people express their gratitude to the Guru\u2014the divine guide who removes ignorance and shows the way to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba"","block_context":{"text":"Teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba","link":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/category\/teachings-of-shirdi-sai-baba\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/baba-101.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/baba-101.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/baba-101.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/baba-101.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9943,"url":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/guru-bhakti-beyond-ritual-fear-and-logic\/","url_meta":{"origin":3091,"position":1},"title":"Guru-Bhakti Beyond Ritual, Fear, and Logic","author":"GVADMIN3","date":"January 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Chapter 23 of Sri Sai Satcharitra is not a chapter of abstract philosophy\u2014it is a living demonstration of Guru-bhakti in action. Through seemingly ordinary incidents involving food, disease, danger, and moral conflict, Shirdi Sai Baba reveals a deep spiritual truth: liberation does not come through techniques, logic, or outward purity,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Teachings of Dr. Satpathy"","block_context":{"text":"Teachings of Dr. Satpathy","link":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/category\/gurujis-teachings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ChatGPT-Image-Jan-25-2026-01_14_44-PM-683x1024.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3091\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}