To find a real Guru sometime our whole life is won’t be enough, it’s all depends on our destiny and our dedication. I’m very glad that I found my Guru ji at the age of 13. At that time I was not aware of spiritual things, I just thought Guru Ji can show me the real path of yoga, so I just go on with my Guru ji, but after few years of practice I realize I’m so lucky that I found Guru Ji, and I learned a lot. Guru ji taught me the ancient and spiritual practices of Yoga and Life, not only teach my physical aspects but mental and spiritual aspects too. That was the major turn over of my life. I bow to my Guru Ji.

有时我们穷尽一生也未必能找到一位真正的老师，这完全要取决于我们的命运和奉献了多少。我很高兴在13岁的时候遇到了我敬爱的老师。那时我还不知道什么是精神追求，只是想老师能带领我走上真正的瑜伽之路，我只要跟着他就行了。但是在几年的练习之后，我意识到我是那么幸运，能够遇到这样一位老师，我学到了很多。老师教给了我古老的瑜伽生活方式，不仅仅是身体的层面，还包括精神的层面。那是我人生最重要的的转折点，我要向老师鞠躬。

This time my Guru ji give me a message that this is the time we have to meet and maybe this will be last time we can meet, so I went Rishikesh one cage to meet my Guru ji, this time was too emotional, but I was lucky that I have chance to meet him, to be with him, to listen him, learn from him.

这一次老师给我发了个信息，说我们一定要见个面，可能这是我们最后一次见面了。所以我就赶到瑞诗凯诗的一个小屋子里去见了我的老师。这一次有点太感情用事，但我很幸运有机会见到他，陪伴他，聆听他，向他学习。

What if children were told to educate themselves in modern sciences without any teacher or any access to prior knowledge gained over centuries? What if we had to reinvent the wheel in every walk of life, without having access to knowledge that was already available from authorities in the field? If this were the case, we would spend a lifetime trying to educate ourselves without making much headway or perhaps even going down a wrong path.

如果孩子们在这样一个现代科学的社会要自己教育自己，没有任何老师或任何途径可以接触到几千年来流传下来的知识，会怎么样？如果我们不得不在生活的道路上一步步重新探索，而不能借鉴各个领域的权威们已经获得的经验和知识，会怎么样？如果是这样的话，我们可能一生都在探索，没有太大的进步，甚至沿着一条错误的道路在前进。

In the same way, a guide is very much required in our spiritual journey too. It stands to reason that a guide in any field needs to be an authority in that particular field. According to Spiritual science a person who is an authority in the field of Spirituality is known as a Guru.

同样，一位导师在我们的精神探索道路上是非常有必要的。显然，在任何一个领域要成为一位导师，他必须是这一领域的权威。而在精神方面，在精神领域中的权威就是一位Guru。

Certainly, many eastern religions and yoga emphasize the great importance of the aspirant becoming prepared for the great meeting with the Guru who will convey the spirit of enlightenment to a truly worthy and able candidate. The word Guru comes from Sanskrit and its root words are gu, meaning darkness, and ru, dispeller. A Guru is an awakened man or woman who has personally, through the help and invaluable transfer of consciousness from a Guru before, become able to transmit higher consciousness to the aspirant. An aspirant who is accepted by a Guru and who is considered to be worthy to be initiated is called a chela, meaning devotee, or a sisya, meaning disciple, one who accepts the discipline of the Guru.

    当然，很多东方的宗教和瑜伽都很重视师徒之间的这种传承。一位导师会把精神上的这些启迪传授给一位值得教的、有能力的接班人。Guru这个词来自梵文，gu代表黑暗，ru驱散黑暗。一位Guru是一个觉醒的男人或女人，他们以前也是从一位Guru那里获得帮助或精神的启迪，从而能够把学生带到更高的意识层次。如果一个上进的学生被一位Guru选中，认为值得教，他就被称为门徒或弟子，接受师傅的教导。

Hope you can find a real Guru.

希望你们也能找到一位真正的老师。

(Thanks Anna for translation)

Namaste Ji,

  Manu