Sentimentally and emotionally getting attached to anything of the universe, which is a dualistic illusion or Maya, blocks Self-realization.+

People emotionally get stuck with their physical Gurus. This is a great mistake. If you are seeking truth then you neither require the grace of the physical Guru nor his love, nor his blessings.

Remember this, you and your physical Guru and the world in which you exist is the dualistic illusion or Maya.

If you stick to anything of the illusory universe, you will never be able to transcend the illusory universe or Maya.

If you are seeking truth or God, then you have to discard what is not needed for ‘Self-realization.

There are so many in the guise of Gurus and Godmen with criminal records who indulge in cheating rape, and murder.

The Gurus and Godmen who promise instant enlightenment or Self-realization are not Gnanis. Mixing religion with the Atmic path is like mixing oil in the water.

Seekers from the West mistake whoever calls them gurus, as Gnanis, thus their mission of seeking the truth is misguided by such Gurus.

A person who realizes the ultimate truth or Brahman will throw off his religious robe and all religious identity and live like a commoner. He never identifies himself as Gnani nor does he identify himself as superior to others. He only shares his knowledge with fellow seekers.

Identifying as a Guru or some Guru’s disciple keeps one in the cage of ignorance. A person who identifies himself as a Guru or disciple will never be able to get Advaitic Gnana.

A Gnani never identifies himself as a Guru or a Yogi or some Guru's disciple.

The one who accepts himself as a Guru or someone’s disciple is not a Gnani.

Sage Sankara said: ~ A Gnani "bears no outward mark of a holy man"

Thus, it proves that the religious gurus and yogis are not Gnanis because they identified themselves as holy people.

Sage Sankara says the transparent truth of the Self, which is hidden by the illusion, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, (Gnani)

~ Then why stick a Guru who is not a Gnani.

Ashtavakra Samhita: ~ "The man of knowledge (Gnani), though living like an ordinary man, is contrary to him, and only those like him understand his state.

A Gnani is neither anyone’s guru nor anyone’s disciple. He respects all the sages of the past and highlights good points in their teaching, and he also highlights the obstacles, which block the realization of the ultimate truth.

Sage Sankara: ~ "Though I wear these robes of a Sanyasin, it is only for the sake of bread." (Select Works of Sage Sankara" also his commentary on Brihad)

Thus, the above passage proves that all those who wear the sanyasin robes are wearing them for the sake of bread belong to the religion; they have nothing to do with Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

There is no need to criticize and condemn the Gurus, yogis, and swamis because they are needed for the welfare of the ignorant masses in the dualistic world.

Remember:~

If you are seeking the truth then you should not emotionally and sentimentally get stuck with the physical Guru because the physical Guru belongs to the dualistic illusion.

If you are seeking truth then it is time to come out of your emotions. You have become a victim of your own emotions and sentiments. No physical Guru can give you Gnana. You have to walk your own path. 

Sentimentally and emotionally getting attached to anything of the universe, which is a dualistic illusion or Maya, blocks Self-realization. 

The Guru is useless so long as the ultimate truth is unknown, and the Guru is equally useless when the ultimate truth or Brahman has already been known.

A Guru is needed in the religious and the yogic path. There is no need for a Guru to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.  

Do not search for Guru in the world in which you exist. Guru is the innermost Self. Let these words be inscribed in your subconscious. 

The transparent truth of the ‘Self’ is hidden by the ‘I’, which is the dualistic illusion. It requires extraction, competent instruction, excavation, and the removal of ignorance.

The truth is never revealed by following some Guru or his teaching or by glorifying the religious and yogic Gurus. 

The transparent truth of the ‘Self’ is to be attained through constant reading of the words of wisdom followed by reflecting and so forth, but not through perverted discussion and arguments. 

All the penances are external because they are based on individuality. Investigating the mind alone leads to Self-realization. 

To know what is this mind profits much rather than searching for the truth in the external world moving from one ashram to another one Guru to another, and one mountain to another. 

When one starts investigating the universe that confronts him will mentally move inwards and will reach the ultimate end and become fully aware of “What is the truth?” and “What is untruth?” in his own home or city and establish in truth by realizing what is the untruth. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar