Shri Guru Gita verses

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Dearest Amma Netters,

 

Now that our beloved Amma is here among us, and many of us will be able to

spend some time in her divine presence, I thought I'd like to post some of my

favorite verses from the Shri Guru Gita. What I have is an English

translation, and I have taken the further outrageous liberty of changing the

masculine pronoun to the feminine pronoun when referring to the Guru. I'll

just post one or a few verses at a time.

 

I was very fortunate to have been given to opportunity to become familiar

with the Guru Gita before Amma came into my live. I find it very inspiring.

 

 

Now, meditation.

 

(The Guru, who dwells in) the lotus surrounded by the divine petals ham and

sah, which reside in all beings and are the cause of the world, manifested

the world in her own way and of her own free will. Meditate on the Guru, who

reveals That, who is the expression of the shãmbhava state (Shivahood), who

illumines like the flame of a lamp, who is eternal and all-pervasive, and who

is a visible form of all letters.

 

(Verse 11) Out of compassion for you, I shall tell you how the embodied soul

becomes Brahman, having been purified of all sins by serving the feet of Shri

Guru.

 

(Verse 12) Sprinkle water on your head while remembering the lotus feet of

the Guru. Thus, a person obtains the benefits of bathing in all holy waters.

 

(Verse 18) Always remember the Guru's form. Constantly repeat the divine name

given by the Guru. (Always) follow the Guru's commands. Think of nothing

other than the Guru.

 

 

At Amma's holy feet,

 

vaishnavi