Do you think you can truly be successful without the help of a guru?
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Dear Smart Women,
This week instead of running a new article, I wanted to propose an important question for discussion on our blog: “Do you think you can truly be successful without the help of a guru?”
Here is a little history on why I am asking such a question. I do think there is more than one path to success but I found some interesting quotes this week while reading Eat, Pray, Love and I wanted to see what you (other SMART WOMEN) think about this. It caused such a stir inside me when I was reading it, I could not go past the page…
In Eat, Pray, Love Gilbert quotes Gandhi as saying: “That true knowledge is impossible without a Guru.”
Whew. When I read this, I was struck at how powerful a message this is. On one hand, I of course recognize that we do indeed become more knowledgeable from external forces. And then I have mixed feelings because I also believe there is danger in this statement and it may not empower people to seek knowledge from within which is in my opinion where the real knowledge is. People could run with this and put all their growth in the hand of others…What do you think?
To your success,
Sheri McConnell
