{"id":6459,"date":"2016-07-16T03:30:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-16T03:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guruvani.us\/?p=6459"},"modified":"2016-07-25T16:48:55","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T16:48:55","slug":"the-easiest-way-to-spiritual-evolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/2016\/07\/16\/the-easiest-way-to-spiritual-evolution\/","title":{"rendered":"The easiest way to spiritual evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6454 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/guruji-7.jpg?resize=588%2C652\" alt=\"guruji-7\" width=\"588\" height=\"652\" srcset=\" 588w,  271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. Believe that the <em>Sadguru<\/em> is the divine incarnation to lead people towards temporal and spiritual development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Follow the path laid down by him, as reflected in his earthly conduct and preaching.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. Understand that no man however he strives, can evolve in the spiritual field beyond a certain limit without the help and kindness of a <em>Sadguru<\/em>. Even incarnations like <em>Sri Krishna<\/em> and <em>Sri Rama<\/em>, in the process of experiencing the God state in them, had to be helped by <em>Sandeepani<\/em> and <em>Vasishta<\/em>, the Sadgurus of their time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. Focus the entire spiritual consciousness on the <em>Sadgurus<\/em>, both in <em>Sakara<\/em> (formed) or <em>Nirakar\u00a0<\/em>(formless), and worship them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. Believe that the Guru is the repository of all divine powers and therefore, <strong>He alone should be made the mainstay of one\u2019s life<\/strong>. All needs, worries and questions should be projected towards him.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Experience has shown that people devoted to <em>Sadgurus<\/em>, evolve faster in the spiritual field than those following other methods, because such devotees believe in surrender to divinity which is the ultimate requirement for spiritual evolution. Every devotee of Shirdi Sai, therefore should decide whether he wants to hold Baba as his \u2018Ishta\u2019 \u2010 the only one to be prayed, worshiped and called in time of need.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Personally, for me Sri Sai is the only one and the ultimate. I don\u2019t seek anything from elsewhere. Who would like to join me?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Source: NEW YEAR MESSAGE(1999) by Dr. C B Satpathy<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify\">1. Believe that the Sadguru is the divine incarnation to lead people towards temporal and spiritual development. 2. Follow the path laid down by him, as reflected in his earthly conduct and preaching. 3. Understand that no man however he strives, can [&hellip;]<\/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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6459","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-1Gb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9927,"url":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/2025\/12\/27\/teaching-of-detachment-through-dakshina\/","url_meta":{"origin":6459,"position":0},"title":"Teaching of Detachment Through Dakshina","author":"GVADMIN3","date":"December 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Among the many subtle teachings in Sri Sai Satcharitra, the practice of Dakshina stands out for its simplicity and depth. 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