Invoking Your Inner Guru: The Need for Brahmacharya in Your Spiritual Journey

Upholding Brahmacharya is crucial for awakening one’s Inner Guru, an essential spiritual process. As I had scribbled before, Brahmacharya does not mean celibacy. Instead, it means cultivating Divine Conduct.

While an external guru can offer valuable guidance and support, their role is still limited. They merely give you a glimpse of your potential to discover your spiritual truth. Ultimately, the journey is yours to undertake, which makes the invocation of your Inner Guru important.

An external guru is like training wheels on a bicycle — they support us, but eventually, we must learn to ride independently.

The Inner Guru

Mental impurities like greed, jealousy, anger, and so on hinder spiritual growth. The more manipulative your mind, the farther it is from your Truth. Hence, overcoming these negativities via self-purification is important for invoking the Inner Guru, which will lead you to your spiritual destination.

Now, most of us are already aware of these negative traits inside us. Still, we often rely on them for comfort. Perhaps we feel powerless in the face of their force. Whatever it is, trying to fix them through…