A Spiritual quote.

On finding a Spiritual Guide - (The Guru)

“Constantly call on God, that He may show you a man who is able to direct you well, one whom you ought to obey as though he were God Himself, whose instructions you must carry out without hesitation... It is better for you to be called a disciple of a disciple rather than to live by your own devices and gather the worthless fruits of your own will... So, brother, do as we have said, and go to the man whom God shows you, either mystically in person, or externally through His servant.”

- St Symeon, The new Theologian

St. Symeon the New Theologian is an Eastern Orthodox saint. He lived from 949 to 1022 in the Byzantine Empire (now part of Turkey). While presiding as abbot over St. Mamas Monastery in Constantinople, he delivered a number of sermons which stressed that Christianity only becomes meaningful when the living Christ is encountered personally.