The Catholic church has a vast army of priests and nuns all over the world.I wish to meet someone who has genuine Christ-like qualities in them whom I can make my guru in the traditional Indian style.If you know some such priest or nun can you pass on the details, please?
2007-05-30 03:32:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The phrase " make my guru"appears to be presumptous.What I meant was I would request humbly that holy person to accept me as a disciple.
2007-05-30 03:35:41 · update #1
Sounds like you are seeking a Spiritual Director.
Your Diocese should have a list of qualified Spiritual Directors. Ask your pastor who to call.
You should meet with a few to look for one who will suit your spiritual style. Meetings with SDs are about every 6 weeks.
2007-05-31 16:52:42 · answer #1 · answered by Mommy_to_seven 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic Church does not really do the guru thing but we do have spiritual directors.
Just drop by any Catholic Church and talk to a priest about a referral to a spiritual director.
With love in Christ.
2007-05-30 23:48:31 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure if you're serious on this or not ... the "vast army" and "traditional Indian style" suggests to me that you're not very familiar with either Catholicism or Hinduism (from whence gurus tend to emerge).
A person with Christ-like qualities probably won't spend much time on-line, here, where ego and the need to be correct trump most persuasions. However, if you were to go on mission, say into the inner cities, the hospitals for the poor, etc., you may very well find Christ there.
Good luck in your journey
2007-05-30 15:48:22 · answer #3 · answered by Veritatum17 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Catholic Church doesn't have gurus. It has some very holy and very profound teachers, but they are disciples of out founder, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Individual Catholics do not have disciples. They are disciples.
2007-05-30 10:52:02 · answer #4 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've met some nuns that were pretty nice - my daughter went to catholic school for two years (despite us not being catholic - it was just the best private school that we could afford, since the school district we were in was pathetic).
I can't imagine devoting my whole life to something like that, even if I actually believed in any of it.
2007-05-30 10:36:19 · answer #5 · answered by Joe M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The closest you may come is perusing all the writings of such people and learning from what they have to say. Plenty of stuff out there on the shelves and on the internet.
2007-05-30 10:36:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read the commentary on Upanishads (just one chapter) in book Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (S. Radhakrishnan). You will stop searching for gurus, and will be able to find your way out.
2007-05-31 05:22:35 · answer #7 · answered by Kapil 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
GOD- is a name used by all religion to built up their organisation. every religion wants other religious people quite their religion and joint with them. due to some historical back
ground Catholic church have such strong organisation.
in the organisation they have some method to every day
activities. we cannot expect to any guru in this kind of organisation
2007-05-30 10:54:15 · answer #8 · answered by younmanofthegarden 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Friend,
They have led riots against those that don't accept Catholism.
I'm talking in the present era.
Not something that happened in the Middle Ages.
Do you really want to 'guru' one?
2007-05-30 10:41:28 · answer #9 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
there is one Fr. Jacob Brito who is in Bangalore, you can meet him, he is a holy spirtited person
2007-05-30 10:40:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋