Belief and Faith

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Pranams.

 

 

 

We see frequently mails querying whether a Guru is needed for LS or SL or

DM.parayana. Apart from the group’s mail I also receive few private mails

seeking clarification and I reply that I am not competent to advice on these

matters due to the limitation of my experience. (As I cant think in any other

way than my own training).

 

 

 

But at the same time the experience as per TRADITIONS From a GURU is what that

distinguishes between a BELIEF and FAITH, which is the subject matter of this

mail.

 

 

 

Faith is one of the greatest spiritual gifts. The mere collecting of facts from

books or from other external sources from the net or groups is not enough to

give us genuine faith . Our words never carry any weight and it amounts to a

mere belief. Belief comes from reasoning and arguments. We hear something, which

appeals to us, we make a careful analysis on it reflect on it and decide that we

may believe it.

 

 

 

By another word someone more powerful in arguments and reasoning can create a

doubt in our mind and make us waver again. This process is endless without any

benefits.

 

 

 

To have faith in the scriptures and saviors is a fundamental teaching of every

religion and in our great Santana Dharma we need not believe in the past saviors

unseen -- hundreds of years back but only repose faith in the saviors around you

and called as “guru dev”. But one may ask why should I have faith in the Guru

who is after all a human being like me. The answer could be that we are too weak

to discover the truth of Ambaa Om by ourselves due to constant thought of our

mind with the physical body.This strength is not great enough and a guru with

his Cosmic mind through Tapsya can matter a lot.

 

 

 

Gurus are God Men (despite of their human weaknesses should they have one ) help

us with the spiritual charge through the Beeja mantras initiated and if we have

faith in them we actually see the Truth. It is very likely a sishya may see the

truth much earlier than the Guru himself if his faith is strong and goes by the

guru’s words. Therefore a Guru cannot be understood as an ordinary human being.

Our scriptures talk of the Supreme as Guru and every Guru is also supreme if we

have faith in scriptures.

 

 

 

Gurus guide us in dogmas, doctrines, ceremonies and rituals that help us in

realization of truth upon which our faith must rest. So long as we follow these

with the right spirit we have true faith, when however we forget the real aim of

these outer observances and go through them in a mechanical fashion it becomes

superstition and reap no benefit.

 

 

 

The very modesty with which a sishya approaches a Guru and prostrates is the

first effort he makes to surrender or suppress his Ego to which one is

constantly attached.

 

 

 

In short belief is prone to doubts and is wasteful and destructive while faith

is constructive, as with faith we can accomplish anything, as the road of faith

through a Guru is definite and positive. Faith is not to be equated with

ignorance and uneducated -- as if the person has no power to investigate for

themselves. Faith through a guru has lead many and continues to lead to unfold

the Truth.

 

 

 

May I remind the devotees the DM shloka “ Ya Devi Sarva Bhutheshu Shraddha

Rupena Samsthitha. “

 

 

 

As per Sri Vidya Upasana should the Guru's words override scriptures then Guru's

word becomes the scriptures. That is the power of Guru and faith on the guru.

 

 

 

Ganapathy

 

 

 

 

Ganapathy --- Vijaya

 

" Jai Bhavani "

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear Sri. Ganapathyji,

 

Namaskarams. "Golden Words" would perhaps be more apt to describe

your following message.

 

As Guru Gita declares "na guroradhikam na guroradhikam". If one is

blessed with a SatGuru, then all other things including stutis,

samskaras don't even matter - "nimiShArdhArdha pAdadva yad vAkhyAt

vimucyate | svAtmAnam svaramAdatte tasmai shrI gurave namaH ||"

 

But it is also clear that one must be really providential to get a

SatGuru. In this context, it may be interesting to see contrasting

views as to which precedes what:

 

1. In Guru Gita, Lord Shiva declares :

 

veda shAstra purANAni itihAsAdikAni ca |

mantra yantra vidyAdIni mohanoccATanAdikam ||

shaiva shAktA .a gamAdIni hyanye ca bahavo matAH |

apabraMshAH samastAnAm jIvAnam bhrAnta cetasam ||

japas tapo vRRitam tIrtham yaGYo dAnam tathaiva ca |

guru tattvam aviGYAya sarvaM vyartham bhavet priye ||

 

(Things like Vedas, Shastras, Puranas, Agamas, Mantras, Yantras,

Vidyas etc. and religions like Shaivism, ShAktam etc. will only

confuse people. All practices like Japam, Tapas, Vratas etc. are all

waste without Guru Tattva).

 

2. There is another famous Tamil poem by ThirumUlar (I hope I am

right about the source) which says:

 

mUrti talam tIrtham murayay todanginorkku

oru vArtai cola oru saRguru vAykkum parAparame |

 

(For people who studiously practice mUrti (vigraha aradhana), talam

(pilgrimage), tIrtham (bathing in sacred waters) etc., a SatGuru will

appear to say a "word". In other words, the effect these practices is

attaining a SatGuru).

 

Thanks & Regards,

Murali

 

, ganapathy = = vijaya

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> We see frequently mails querying whether a Guru is needed for LS or

SL or DM.parayana. Apart from the group's mail I also receive few

private mails seeking clarification and I reply that I am not

competent to advice on these matters due to the limitation of my

experience. (As I cant think in any other way than my own training).

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