Ishan Shivanand compares spiritual guides to mathematical theorems that solve life's equation efficiently. He positions his father Avadhoota Sivanand's Shiva Yoga as such a theorem, claiming it has helped millions experience inner peace and divinity through Sadhana Shivirs.
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In a university, books are important, but more than the books, the professors are important. Because the books are complicated, we may not have the power to understand the books. And that is why there is a professor who has mastered the books, and this professor helps us to unravel the secrets that are coded in the books. In the same manner, in our life, we have our body, our mind, our soul, and we have spirituality. And sometimes to decode all that is around us, we need the help of a guru, a spiritual guide who has already mastered his own self. Because in mathematics, one is the hit and trial method to knock on every door, to follow every path and hope that we will succeed. But the other is the theorem method. A theorem that works, a theorem which is standard, a theorem which is powerful. Utilize that theorem to solve your equation. And that is what a guru means— the being that has created a theorem, a path to God, a path of sadhana, and a path of inner peace. Through this path, millions and millions and millions of people achieve the divinity and the relaxation that they seek in life. Buddha was the one that created such a theorem, and there have been many. And now there is Avadhoota Sivanand, my father, who has created the path of Shiva Yoga for all of you. And through this path, many have experienced divinity. Many have experienced and resolved the equation of life itself. Many have found peace. Many have found happiness. And I invite you, why follow the hit and trial when you have the power to be with a professor a spiritual guide and a guru that can help you solve and resolve. I invite you to the Sadhana Shivirs of Shivayog, and I wish for you to try yourself because you never know Maybe, just maybe, we are the miracle waiting to happen, and Shiv Yoga acts like a catalyst to awaken our own self.