Visitor: What keeps me from being happy? For realizing it, do I need somebody transmitting the truth to me or does that takes place inside of me? Do I need such a Guru, yes?

Madhukar: Such a Guru surely is not useful. But a true Guru could be very, very good. But Guru is not something you need. There are two meanings of the word Guru. One is Guri, out of Sanskrit, meaning concentration. Through concentration on the clarity of the Master, his formless love that is beyond your imagination, dissolves what you so far believed you are. That means the person, which is attached to thoughts and body. Your body remains existing, at least for some decades, also your mental power, but this restricting identification vanishes.

The second meaning of the word: Banisher of the darkness. Guru: Banisher of ignorance.

So the Guru is not somebody who gives you something new because you are already That. If, then he banishes wrong imaginations, ignorance. This to the second part of your question. Regarding the first part you can judge yourself what keeps you from being happy. Just look at your thoughts from this morning when you woke up until now, that keeps you away.

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