The fascinating subject of gurus!

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THE relationship between a disciple and a guru is

indeed a vey sacred one-

it is the unification of two souls-

GURU IS GOD -

GUru is the spiritual transmitter and the sisya (disciple)is the

receptor-

but the guru kripa (mercy) can only be experienced through reverence,

gratitude, humility and obedience on the part of the

disciple

For the flowering of the spiritual consciousness

the sisya needs the water and sunshine of guru's love,compassion and

divine light.

We often hear the platitude " when the student is ready guru appears

everywhere."

BUt,UNTIL THAT SACRED MOMENT ARRIVES we all learn from the other

upagurus around us- the scriptures, BOOKS, other sadhakas and their

satsang ETC

In fact, tantrik guru dattatreya lists 24 such upagurus-

and even the BEE is one of them -HE

SAYS- BE LIKE THE BEE-drinking nectar from one flower

to another AND UNTIL YOU GATHER ALL THE HONEY OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE

....but, you will know when you meet your true GURU-

because we are miraculously drawn to such a great soul -

it is just like LOVE- blind devotion-

meeting of two souls not two personalities....

how do you know this is your true guru-

in order for the guru to be true, the disciple should be true too.

only the gopis can distinguish between THE DIVINE

MUSIC EMANATING FROM KRISHNA'S FLUTE and that of an

ordinay cowherd.

when you meet your true guru-there is transfomation-

the guru takes over your soul-

your ego starts disappearing slowly and steadily-

your anahata chakra opens up-

suddenly you start loving the people you hated before-

the grass looks greener, the

sky looks more blue and nobody has the power to hurt

you anymore-you are in love-in love with the

universe.

when you start meditating on the guru and

the bija mantra he initiated you with, you start

making great progress in spiritual life...

gita, the koran and bible all seem to convey the same message to

you -

the message of universal love- krishna , allah,

jesus are all one and the same.

the guru thus lights the lamp of knowledge and the disciple keeps the

flame alive by pouring the oil of devotion in it.

it is said when sri ramakrishna attained

mahasamadhi, sarada devi saw the master's soul entering into

the body of swami vivkananda-

such was the master's love for his great disciple....

thus, in the beginning, the relationship betwween a guru and a

discple is an impersonal one but as time goes by the

realtionshp becomes more personal more intimate unil such

time that you start imitATING all the qualities of

youR chosen guru.

by worshipping the Guru as GOD, WE become humble, and eventually we

crush our ego to pieces. -

GURU shows the Way but you AS A DISCIPLE NEED to do your part as well-

Guru give you the food-but you should chew the food, masticate and

digest the food -

GUru is not just an academc authority,he is your very BREATH..

HE IS THE BRIDGE that helps you cross the ocean of untruth-

he is your visible GOD-

he is your link to the suprme brahman.

 

jai gurudeva

 

jai mahakali

 

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Ompremji has mentioned about 'shaktipat' - a very powerful spiritual

transmission by which the Guru awakens the 'kundalini' shakti in the

disciple...

 

MOTHER MEERA herself described this 'shaktipat' in one of her

interviews saying that there is a 'nerve' current in the back of the

head by touching which the guru transmits this spiritual

transformation..... I cannot find that reference readily, when i find

that i will post it....

mz1008. a disciple of mother meera , - are you still amember in this

forum-if so, please respond... You were the one introduced me to

mother meera two years ago !

 

love

 

ps- meanwhile, if we do not have a GURU, should we in any way feel

inferior to those who have? HEAVENS, NO!!! for dEVI HERSELF IS YOUR

INTERNAL GURU!!!

 

SREE laita sahasaranama says -

 

OM DAKSHINA-MURTHI -RUPINYAI NAMAHA

SALUTATIONS TO HER WHO HAS TAKEN THE FORM OF DAKSHINAMURTHI...

 

and pray who is dakshinamurthy- the guru of all gurus...

in fact, shri adi shankara as well as shri ramana maharishi have

said - " if you do not have a formal guru, meditate on shri

dakshishnamurthy, he will show you the way. "

 

All of us spiritual pilgrims can start on the path of sadhana by

doing simple mantra meditation, breath meditation, reading

scriptures, taking part in satsangh etc.... and slowly begin the

purificatory process and when that 'guru' of your dreams arrives ,

you can welcome HIM/HER into the inner shrine of your heart...

 

 

love