Guest guest Posted July 21, 2002 Report Share Posted July 21, 2002 JGD Datta, Dear People, Sri Swamiji Says: "Sadguru Darshana is capable of removing sins. This is the importance of Guru Purnima." Read more: http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/talks/gurupurnima96.html Here is a general good ...excellent...calender with for example dates of Hindu festifals and a lot of info.. http://www.swaminarayan.org/calendar/2002/july.htm On Ekadashi one can beautifully observe a fast by for example only drinking water all day. Further i have a question: "He is the Adi (original) Guru of the Hindu Dharma" ....now...Who can tell me more about the pre-Vyas Guru traditions? Were they non-different from Sri Vyas His classifications? And i'm sure there were other Guru's before Sri Vyas, so how can he be called Adi Guru of Hindu Dharm? ...Does this means that he is an incarnation of Sri Dattatreya? (Sorry!, if these are idiotic questions.) "The day of full moon, Purnima, in the month of Ashadh is traditionally celebrated as Guru Purnima by Hindus. Also known as Vyas Purnima, the day is celebrated in remembrance and veneration to sage Ved Vyas. He is the Adi (original) Guru of the Hindu Dharma, who classified the Vedas, wrote the eighteen Puranas and the Mahabharat." Read more: http://www.swaminarayan.org/festivals/gurupurnima/index.htm Sri Guru Datta, Win. Health - Feel better, live better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 Jaya Guru Datta, To me, the following site gives an important hint:http://www.hinduism.co.za/guru.htm Scroll down to the preamble: .... Preamble God and Guru are in truth not different. Just as the prey that has fallen into the jaws of a tiger cannot escape, so those who have come under the glance of the Guru’s grace will surely be saved and will never be forsaken; yet one should follow without fail the path shown by the Guru. ... To me, Guru Datta is not just a person, but also the Divine Self, and as such all-pervading. And as such, of course, the Divine Self existed before any physical incarnation. The Divine Guru Incarnations manifest/come into being in order to help people understand the Unmanifest/Eternal that lies behind all incarnations and manifestations. http://www.hinduism.co.za/newpage1.htm about Hinduism and Quantum Physics: 'Om Isha vasyam idam sarvam, yat kincha jagatyam jagat'"All this- whatever exists in this changing universe, is pervaded by God" -Isa Upanishad Sri Guru Datta Carolin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 Jaya Guru Datta, Here´s another story about the Adi Guru Vyasa, taken from http://www.hinduism.co.za/guru.htm#Guru Guru >From The Mahabharata, Santi Parva Section CCCXXVIII Vyasa the son of Parsara, after the arrival of his puissant son, continued to dwell there on the Himavat (Himalayas) engaged in teaching his disciples and his son. One day, as he was seated, his disciples, all well skilled in the Vedas, having their senses under control, and endued with tranquil souls, sat themselves around him. All of them had thoroughly mastered the Vedas with their branches. All of them were observant of penances. With joined hands they addressed their preceptor in the following words: The disciples said: We have through thy grace, been endued with great energy. Our fame also has spread. There is one favour that we humbly solicit thee to grant us. Hearing these words of theirs, the regenerate Rishi answered them, saying: Ye sons, tell me what that boon is which ye wish I should grant you! Hearing this answer of their preceptor, the disciple became filled with joy. Once more bowing their heads low unto their preceptor and joining their hands, all of them in one voice said these excellent words: If our preceptor has been pleased with us, then, O best of sages, we are sure to be crowned with success! We all solicit thee, O great Rishi, to grant us a boon. Be thou inclined to be graceful to us. Let no sixth disciple (besides us five) succeed in attaining to fame! We are four. Our preceptor’s son forms the fifth. Let the Vedas shine in only us five! Even this is the boon that we solicit. Hearing these words of his disciples, Vyasa, the son of Parsara, possessed of great intelligence, well conversant with the meaning of the Vedas, endued with a righteous soul, and always engaged in thinking of objects that confer benefits on a person in the world hereafter, said unto his disciples these righteous words fraught with great benefit: The Vedas should always be given unto him who is a Brahmana, or unto him who is desirous of listening to Vedic instructions, by him who eagerly wishes to attain a residence in the region of Brahman! Do ye multiply. Let the Vedas spread (through your exertions). The Vedas should never be imparted unto one that has not formally become a disciple. Nor should they be given unto one who is not observant of good vows. Nor should they be given for dwelling in one that is of uncleansed soul. These should be known as the proper qualifications of persons that can be accepted as disciples (for the communication of Vedic knowledge). ==================================== Dates for Guru Purnima are listed on Page <A HREF="http://www.hinduism.co.za/newpage3.htm">'Hindu Festivals 2031'</A> SGD Carolin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 Here´s another quote: http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/bhaktimala/april99/dattaapr99.html ".... > Some scholars engage in debate about the period and place of manifestation > of Lord Dattatreya. Indeed all debates regarding mythology are useful. But > it must be remembered that to consider Lord Dattatreya as an individual and > to restrict Him to some particular time in history will deprive us of the > chance to understand the underlying principle of His incarnation. > > Lord Dattatreya"s mention can be found in various Upanishads like Shandilya > Upanishad and Dattatreya Upanishad. In these Upanishads, there is clear > exposition of the oneness of Tattva. > > Although Lord Dattatreya manifested in human form as the son of sage Atri, > in the spiritual level, He is of the form of Tattva Himself. > > Because He is a Chiranjeevi (one who lives forever), Lord Dattatreya > expounds and propagates the teachings as required at different eras in > different places and after that particular era ends, He will Himself make > modifications in His teachings to suit the next era. > Lord Dattatreya manifested in diverse forms and attracted men of different > mentalities and guided them to Satvic path. > > He preached to both angels and demons. In humans, He caused mental > evolution and helped them to understand science. > > Datta Darshana is nothing but the comprehending of the True Principle. That > itself is Datta Sakshatkara (intuitive perception, realisation). Spiritual > seekers must understand a secret in Datta Avatara. ... > > > jgd > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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