The Master and the Disciple: Insights into the Guru-disciple Relationship

What is a guru? There are running gurus, diet gurus and even stock-market gurus. But to those in search of spiritual enlightenment, the guru is not merely an expert he is the way to their self-realisation. Sri Chinmoy says in this definitive book on the guru-disciple relationship: The most important thing a spiritual Master does for his spiritual children is to make them consciously aware of something vast and infinite within themselves, which is nothing other than God Himself. This book offers answers to the following questions and much more. How do you find a guru? How do you tell a real spiritual Master from a false one? How do you know if a spiritual Master is meant to be your guru? How can you recognize a God-realized Teacher? Do you really need a guru to make spiritual progress? What is spiritual initiation? What does it mean when your guru takes on your karma? What can you expect from your guru? How can you make the most spiritual progress while under the guidance of a Master?