Choosing a Guru

How can an aspirant know if a Master professing to be realised is actually realised? A God-realised spiritual Master is not someone with wings and a halo to identify him. He is normal, except that in his inner life he has abundant Peace, Light and Bliss. So if you come to a spiritual Master expecting something other than boundless Peace, Light, Bliss and Power, then you will be disappointed.

If you have an inner connection with a genuine Master, it most likely has existed for many incarnations. So the moment you see that Master, you will get boundless, overwhelmig joy. Your whole being will be surcharged with inner joy and delight. You will feel that your life has at last found its source in the Master. The spiritual Master who gives you immediate joy, spontaneous joy, boundless joy, is your Master.

There is no seeker on earth who will remain without a Master if he or she is desperately in need of one. If his aspiration is intense, if his inner cry is constantly mounting, how can God remain asleep? It is God who has kindled the flame of aspiration in that particular seeker, and it is God who will bring a Master to him or place him at the feet of a genuine spiritual Master. ~Sri Chinmoy