Amma's Guru Poornima Message

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July 5th: Guru Poornima (full moon of the Guru)

 

All my children must be celebrating Guru Poornima today. Didn't you

celebrate a similar Guru Poornima last year? Since that day until today,

there must have been many lessons to reflect upon and imbibe. And there has

been enough time also. There are innumerable lessons in the book of life,

lessons that can never be exhausted. 'Have I learnt well the lessons that

need to be learnt? Do I know all there is to know?' Guru Poornima reminds us

to make such inquiries and answer them.

The Guru is an embodiment of all the knowledge contained in the great

book of life. The guru-shishya (master-disciple) relationship is the stream

in which the depth of that knowledge and the sweetness of love commingle.

 

The disciple is on a journey in search of supreme knowledge. The Satguru

(Self-Realized Master), on the other hand, has completed the journey and is

serene and unruffled, resting in the abode of the Self. He is aware that his

beloved disciple may falter and stumble, overpowered by the challenges thrown

up by the mind and testing circumstances. To prevent this, the Guru will

shower on him the rays of unmotivated love and causeless compassion, for He

loves him even as he would his own son. He leads him, holding him by the

hand, thus offering both support and protection.

The mind is inadequate for and incapable of measuring the depth of the

guru-shishya relationship. An unsullied heart is required for that.

Children, Amma always says that the present moment is the most

important. This is because the guru-shishya relationship can be cemented only

here and now, at the present moment. The beauty of the Self and supreme love

emanating from the august presence of the Guru are available only here and

now. Guru Poornima expresses the yearning of the mind that thirsts to drink

in that beauty and love.

Just as the radiance of the full moon transforms night into day, the presence

of the Guru dispels the darkness within the disciple's heart. The Guru

elevates the disciple to the state of supreme bliss by giving him the

strength and discrimination to transcend the limitations of the mind. And the

disciple, understanding his Guru's infinite compassion, offers himself

completely at the feet of the Master in utter gratitude, because he knows

that he can never repay his debt to the Master. Guru Poornima

symbolizes this poignant relationship.

The disciple who has totally surrendered himself thinks 'I am nothing, I

am nobody. You are everything.' The disciple-hood awakens in one who has this

attitude of humility, and the Guru's grace flows into him. May my children

develop the maturity of mind and humility to deserve and receive that Grace.

 

 

Ôm Amriteswaryai Namah