“My
life
truly began 16 years ago at the feet of my master when I learned the
secret of swift and deep meditation, a secret I now impart to the
world.”
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Los Angeles, 29th April
1959
“God
resides in the heart of every person at every moment.
He
is always ready to take care of you.
Develop
your spiritual powers.
This
is true knowledge.
And to
apply
oneself to His service is true devotion.”
- Guru Dev,
Swami Brahmananda Saraswati
The Trust
The
Guru Dev Legacy Trust
is a non-profit organization whose mission is to
locate, preserve and publish the oral discourses of Guru Dev, along
with other materials pertaining to his life and teaching. The Trust has
already placed some of these materials on the Trust’s website
and is busy collecting and publishing more. The Trust is committed to
eventually creating a complete archive of all discourses of Guru Dev.
Projects
in Process
1.
Collecting and scanning materials pertaining to Guru
Dev’s life and teaching and creating transliteration files.
2.
Creating and maintaining the free website at http://www.gurudevenlightens.com/welcome.html
hosting discourses, sound recordings, photographs, and links to film
footage.
3.
Liaising with key individuals in India to share existing
materials and locate other printed materials.
4.
Identifying any specific locations associated with Guru Dev,
with a view to creating a guide book, which could be used by visitors
to India.
5.
Translation of ‘Shri
Shankaracharya
Vaaksudha’, the first book of Hindi discourses
produced by
Guru Dev’s ashram, in 1947.
6.
Translation of a very early biography of Guru Dev, written in
Hindi in 1952.
Additional Projects
1.
Translation in various languages.
2. Publish material
providing background.
3. Organize conferences,
seminars and journals.
4. Establish a complete
edition of all of
Guru Dev´s teachings and make it available.
5. Sponsor research into
the life and teaching
of Guru Dev.
6. Coordinate with other
organizations with
complementary goals.
7. Construct a monument
honoring Guru Dev
at his birthplace in Gana, near Ayodhya, U.P.
Guru
Dev‘s Teachings
Guru Dev serves as a teacher of human development to perfection. His
Guidance is invaluable for development of personality and spirit, and
His Knowledge provides for our personal progress to enlightenment. Guru
Dev spoke supreme truth in simple words. His words have universal
relevance to people of all cultures, religions, and times. Therefore he
often was referred to as a real Jagad
Guru (universal teacher).
“Everyone is part of
that permanent consciousness (satchitananda), whose essence is purity,
intelligence, and freedom, the witnesser and experiencer of
all.”
“Only by coming into
contact with one´s highest Self one can become happy. There
is no other way.”
“Spiritual practice is
a staircase by which the devotee climbs to God, and God climbs down to
the devotee. Carry on your spiritual practices regularly, while
conducting your daily life and activities in such a way that you always
benefit others. Spiritual practices will not only give you liberation,
but wealth and honor also. Become powerful and live out your
life.”
“When the mind gets to
Paramatma (highest Self ) then it becomes still. Afterwards it does not desire anything
else.”
- Guru Dev,
Swami Brahmananda Saraswati
With his Insight into our shared human condition and purpose, Guru Dev
has offered us with an understanding of society‘s road
towards fulfillment.
“His
Spiritual teachings are simple and clear
and go straight home to
heart.”
-
Bal Brahmachari Shri Mahesh Ji
15th
October 1952
The Trust functions only as an
archivist, not as a teaching organization. Persons wishing to learn
Transcendental Meditation are encouraged to take personal instruction
at any one of the hundreds of Transcendental Meditation Centers
throughout the world. The Guru Dev Legacy Trust applauds the work of
the organizations founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to teach
Transcendental Meditation but is not affiliated with any of these
organizations and does not speak for them.