https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/surat-shabd-yoga/ Committed to Creating a Peaceful, Just, Sustainable, Healthy, and Joyful World. Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/surat-shabd-yoga/#comment-8539 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:03:00 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33915#comment-8539 With all due respect, there is no evidence that spiritual growth through Shabd Yoga is only achievable by being initiated by one of the dozens of purported “true” Sat Gurus. They are not magical saviours. Some of the most revered Shabd Gurus have conceded that they do not “guide” students and are not conscious of them. Yet the Sound Current is natural to everyone, uplifting and energizing, and while competent instructions are appropriate, no devotion to Masters or initiation oaths are necessary. Let people investigate without fear, and test in the laboratory of their own being to find which practices resonate with them.

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