Thanks so much for listening! Today we will be talking about the guru-disciple relationships, including discussion of some common misconceptions and the proper guidelines from the Guru Gita for establishing the right relationship with a spiritual preceptor. The audio version is slightly abridged from the print version: please see the wesite for the complete text. 

I also mention these two books:

Dillard-Wright, David (Janyananda Saraswati). At Ganapati's Feet: Daily Life with the Elephant-Headed Deity. Winchester, UK: Mantra Books, 2014.

Saraswati, Swami Satyananda. Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess. Napa, CA: Devi Mandir, 1998. [The mandir is now located in Yuba City, CA]

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