Guest guest Posted April 27, 2002 Report Share Posted April 27, 2002 thanx ompremji, there is nothing new or original in what i am saying - these are all the statements made by great acharyas over time... but as you have said again and again, it is 'practice' which makes one perfect in sadhana... as you have rightly mentioned it is the *** ego*** that stands in the way- the "berlin wall" - one needs to run a 'bull dozer' through this great berlin wall... and who else ? who else? but a guru can help one trancend that 'ego.' ? our beloved nora mentioned about 'full moon' or purnima in a post yesterday... she also wanted to know how we can celebrate this great day... what is so special about a 'full moon day' - poornima is a day when the moon is at its brightest - that is also the day when there is so much 'brightness' in the sky and very little darkness... it is also a great day for Dhyana or worshipping the guru... because all great gurus were born on a full moon day.. to name a few VYASA RISHI and LORD DATTATREYA, THE GURU OF ALL GURUS... CHIAITRA PURNIMA IS VERY SPECIAL BECAUSE IT IS ON THIS DAY THAT lord dattatreya incarnated as vishwambara avadhotta... when one looks at the full moon, one feels like one is looking at the face of a 'beloved' - this is how sufis refer to god/ as being the face of beloved ... monn is the simile... The true meaning of Guru is 'one who dispels the darkness of ignorance in us'. Gukaaraschaandhakaarastu rukaarastannirodhakah guru is brahma guru is vishnu and guru is maheshwarah!!! why is guru called brahma? it is because he creates a new person out of us... he gives us spriritual 're birth' why is he called vishnu? HE fills our minds with 'adhyatmic' knowledge.. the Guru protects us by giving us Upadesha and by showing us the path of Sadhana to foster the Atman. why guru is called maheshwara.? what does he destroy- he dhelps to destroy slowly all the evil tendencies or vrittis ---- 'guru destroys ignorance ... ... as adi shankara says... . (viveka chudamani- crest jewel of discrimination) Shaantaah mahanto nivasanti santo vasantavalloka hitam charantah Teernaah swayam bheema bhavaarnavam janaan ahetunaanyaanapi taarayantah The Gurus are men of peace, (shantaah like bhismas pitamaha ) as great men, (mahanto) as saintly and virtuous men who have crossed the terrible ocean of Samsara. They also make others cross it. The spring brings blessings to the world without expecting anything in return. This is exactly what a Guru does for the world. In this way, the Guru is like Vasanta (spring season), which brings benefits to the world without any reason or motive. gu stands for darkness and ru stands foor dispelling... AS brahma, guru creats the birth of Jnana in the student as vishnu, guru nurtures the the Jnana so created; and as maheshwera destroys the obstacles on the path of Jnana. These encompass the functions of creation, protection and destruction. what is created and sustained by guru is jnana and what is destroyed by guru is ajnana. "Gurubrahma gururvishnuh gurudevo maheshwarah É. Tasmai Sri gurave namah" in fact, by initiating a disciple, a guru inherits all the karma ? (good and bad) of a disciple... that is why we need to pay special salutations to the guru - for taking over our bad karma... Unless the guru himself is the Parabrahman, will he be able to bring about such a ransformation? So, the declaration is apt : "Guruh saakshaat parambrahma". Vedas declare that whoever unties the knot of ignorance in the heart of the Shishya is the real Guru. In the opening verses of Viveka Chudamani, adi Shankaracharya says : Durlabham trayamevaitat devaanugraha hetukam Manushyatvae mumukshutvam mahaa purusha samshrayah "Three great and rare opportunities or boons are obtained only by the grace of the Lord: the first is the birth as a human being; the second is the desire to become a liberated soul; and the third is coming in contact with a guru or a great man." adi shankara also says in his Gurvashtakam clearly explains the importance of meditating upon Guru's holy feet. Very simply, he says : You may have everything in the world in your possession, (like fame, wealth, health, physique, beauty etc?), but if you cannot concentrate and meditate upon Guru's feet, everything is useless: Shareeram suroopam tathaa vaa kalatram yashashchaaru chitram dhanam meru tulyam Guroranghri padme manshchenna lagnam tathah kim tathah kim tathah kim tathah kim so, pleas join me in offering salutations to our guru of all gurus shri dattatreya who was born on chitra purnima day... love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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