Daily Divine: Be your own guru

Years ago, a friend stayed with us. A deeply spiritual man, he’d lived in devotional communities almost his whole life, and we had many lively discussions about what it meant to live a spiritual life.
 
At the time I was very busy trying to meditate and write and record, and I was also really busy trying to doeveryday family things like drive kids to dance rehearsal and music and oversee homework and pack lunches and make dinner and do the laundry and all the other bazillion things every person on the Householder path does all day long.
 
Our friend noticed all this, and suggested: "You know, you should become a guru, he said. "That way you’d have lots of people to help you."

"If you started an ashram," he continued, "you’d have people to do the yard work. You’d have people to cook. You’d have people to help you every moment of the day."
 
I looked at him, not sure if he was joking or not. Then I started laughing, because if there’s one thing I know, I'm not anybody's guru!
 
I’m not anti-guru: If it works for you to follow a teacher, to live in community, then go do that.
 
But for me to hold this role? For one thing, I’m not suited to the task.
 
For another, I believe we’re all gurus.

I believe, we each have the ability to create our own direct connection with the Divine, no middle man required.

If your spiritual practice has been lax, reaffirm it now. Connect to Light. Be led by nothing else. Direct connection: you in communion with the Universe, no middle man reuqired, is your master key. 

Much love, 
SARA

P.S. Be a part of the The 33 Lessons as we begin the New Year.