In the Upanishads, we hear of holy ones going to Gurus who are well versed in the scriptures and established in the Supreme and making a request of the form, “O Guru! Please impart knowledge to me”. How can that knowledge be obtained by us? Can it be got by perusal of texts? No, this knowledge can be procured only from a Guru. The Veda says: “It is only by knowing the Supreme Brahman that one attains immortality. We all desire Moksha, and the sole means to its attainment is Jnana (knowledge). Without the grace of the Guru, no one can attain fulfilment of the purpose of life. In our Indian tradition, a very high position has been accorded to the Guru. Obeisance unto the hoary Guru Parampara, beginning from Lord Sri Sadashiva upto the present Acharya with Sri Shankaracharya in middle.
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