Verse 35

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Preamble: The glory of Guru has been described by

Swamiji. He stresses the importance of service and

offerings to Guru. Now he explains the significance

of the offerings in a formula.

 

Verse 35

 

Dhrvam teshaam cha sarveshaam

Naashti tatvam Guroh param /

Guroraaraadhanam kaaryam

Swajeevatvam nivedayet //

 

While worshipping Guru one has to offer one's life

which means all that he possesses as living being. In

the same way the feeling that "I am the being' should

be sacrificed and dwell in a state of a moving spirit

in the form of eternal bliss. This is what is called

a total offering.

 

If one says that he is giving all his property and all

his children, it amounts to retaining his ego though

he parts with them. So it is not the correct

offering. He has to give away the self and that is

the

right offering.

 

If you say that you are giving away what all you

have, your things are gone but you remain. As a

result the path for the re-emergence of

actions is paved. So it is not proper to say 'I am

giving.'

 

Besides when you say 'I am giving' it remotely occurs

in the inner recesses of your mind that you are

offering what the receiver has not, and that it is not

his, but of your own. This is the worst thinking in

respect of a Sadguru. So it is not proper to say 'I

am giving.'

 

It is better to request Him to take ... As He takes it

of His own accord, the taint on your mind of the

feeling of giving what He hasn't, doesn't affect you.

When He takes Himself, He will take everything,

including you. There is no scope for the residue of

the bondage of action. So in this way, instead of

taking things belonging to you, when He accepts

your pure self and when you are prepared to offer it,

it is the total offering of yourself.

 

When such an offering occurs, you yourself will become

GURU. When that GURU is purified moving spirit, you

also become one. When it happens, all that is yours,

i.e. your body, limbs, actions automatically belong

to Him. To they also become a part of moving spirit.

The result is that the sins and virtues arising out of

your actions in the service of your Guru don't touch

you.

 

If the strong conviction that you are a purified

moving spirit comes to you, then you will have really

offered yourself. Whether there is such an offering

or not is known through this conviction and it is by

itself is a test for it. By this test you understand

the level of your offering and nobody need tell you of it.

 

 

 

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