The worship or glorifying gurus does not free one from ignorance

The worship or glorifying gurus does not free one from ignorance. The rewards are none to them, the reward achieved in their lives is of consequence and not the result of worshiping and glorifying the gurus. 

People always need some sort of hope when their minds are not yet enlightened. "Self is closer to man than his own veins." "With the Self- Knowledge, one will begin to know the ultimate truth, so as to finally realize the fact that, self is not physical and becomes conscious that the true self is the Spirit."

Most people lack the patience and perseverance in investigating and collecting all the data  before judging: hence they assume guru are god men  are great because other people  say so, or that he is wise because he himself says so, or that what he teaches is true because it attracts them. Such an   attitude and easy assumptions becomes an obstacle to fold the truth and it requires some trouble to put into effect. 

Religionists say the scriptures are incapable of making a mistake, but in pursuit of truth scriptures are considered as the only book of words.  It is impossible to see if the scripture-writers thoughts are founded in fact or not. All concept of the heavens/paradise are imagined and physical based (‘I’).  Where obedience to authority leads to the loss of one is thinking power, it is being overdone and harmful. Thinking must be combined with obedience.

All the three states experience has to be resolutely weighed, and accurately, observed in the pursuit of truth, one must inquire:

What are these three states which appear and disappear?

What is ‘I’?

Hence, inquiry, analysis and reasoning on the true base is, a necessary foundation. The Yogi who looks only on the physical self and ignores to include the world away which is the part of the materials needed to find truth. 

Without knowing the nature of the three states, it is impossible to know the truth. What is the use of trying to find its inner self before it understands the three states.

People may quote the scriptures, make sacrifices to the gods, perform actions and pay homage    to the deities,   but there is no liberation from experiencing duality as reality without   recognizing   the    oneness with the soul which   is the true self. 

Scripture declares that there is no hope of immortality by means of wealth, so it is evident that liberation cannot be brought about by physical actions or karma.  Therefore the action is not the means to self-realization. 

Proper analysis leads to the realization of the reality of the three states, and this is the end of the pain of   the fear of the ignorance caused by delusion. 

The realization of the truth is possible only from inquiry, analysis and reasoning on the true base, not     on bathing in Holy River or donations or by glorifying the god or gurus   or by yogic breathing exercises. 

Achievement of   the goal depends primarily   on the seriousness of the seeker