Outer and Inner Guru

Old scriptures say that the MASTER OR THE GURU -- the "outer" guru -- CAN BE HELPFUL ONLY IN FINDING THE INNER GURU. That's all. Once the outer guru has helped you to find the inner guru, the function of the outer guru is no more.

You cannot reach to the truth through a master; YOU CAN REACH ONLY TO THE INNER MASTER THROUGH A MASTER -- and then this inner master will lead you to the truth. The outer master is just a representative, a substitute. He has his inner guide, and he can feel your inner guide also, because they both exist on the same wavelength -- they both exist in the same tuning and the same dimension. If I have found my inner guide, I can look into you and can feel your inner guide. And if I am really a guide to you, all my guidance will be to lead you to your inner guide.

ONCE YOU ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE INNER GUIDE, I AM NO MORE NEEDED; now you can move alone. So all that a guru can do is to push you down from your head to your navel, from your reasoning to your intuitive force, from your argumentative mind to your trusting guide.

OSHO
Vigyan Bhairav Tantra
Vol 2, Ch #37: Become each being
pm in Bombay, India