Guest guest Posted February 7, 2002 Report Share Posted February 7, 2002 Tat viddhi pranipatena pariprashnena sEvayaa, upadekshyanti tatvadarshinah". (GITA-CHAPTER IV-VERSE34) Surrender to the Guru, offer salutations to Him, question Him in all manner possible, serve Him --this is the art of Guruseva. This is the technique of acquiring knowledge from the Guru. what a powerdul verse from the bhagvat gita. a commercial attitude may be paying elsewhere but never in the realm of acquIring divine knowledge. the relationship between a shisya (student) and a gurudeva (spiritual master) is very sacred- the disciple always approaches his master in a reverential attitude - that is why we always add the suffix *deva *to Guru- because Guru is god himself. Mata , pita , acharya devO bhavaha- mother father and guru are to be respected and revered as gods. Our mother gives us birth but it is our guru who gives us ***spiritual birth****. SO, ONE MUST ALWAYS PROSTRATE BEFORE THE SPIRITUAL MASTER AS A MARK OF RESPECT . BUT, this does not mean that the disciple cannot ask questions from his master - the disciple should not engaze in 'KUTARKA' (meaning arguing in a fighting manner) but rather approach the guru in a submissive manner and clarify his doubts. VINAYA BHAVA - an aprroach marked by humility and surrender ... the disciple should dedicate his body, mind and soul in the service of the guru. the spiritual master in turn shows compassion and kindness while instructing the disciple- the GURU HAS NO ULTERIOR MOTIVE -all that the guru desires is to guide the disciple on the path of enlightenment. " of what avail are prayer and devotion to an aspirant who views his master as a mere human being? the disciple ought not to hold the master as a man. before getting the vision of the deity , the novice sees the form of the guru as a preliminary. - the form metamorphoses into the deity. the disciple thereby understands that GOD AND GURU ARE ONE AND THE SAME . THE MASTER AWAKENS THE SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN HIM. MORE THAN THAT THE GURU LEADS THE INITIATED (DISCIPLE) INTO BRAHMAN ITSELF. If the aspirant is earnest about spiritual enlightenment the LORD sees to it that he comes in contact with an enlightened one. Seek AND thE ****LIGHT**** is sent to you! " sHRI RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSA JAI GURUDEVA ! JAI MAHAKALI! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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