-another answer- question of what is guru

[Guest guest]

Namaste all,

 

I thank the Guru who brought me here

I love the Guru who keeps me here

I trust the Guru to take me out of here

 

with deepest respect I bow to Shree Maa and Swami Satyananda

Saraswati,

 

Henny

 

 

 

 

 

, "Marsha" <mal5wic wrote:

>

> Hello Everyone -

>

> Srini asked those who are studying the Kashyapa Sutras to write a

> paragraphs worth of an answer to the following two questions.

>

> 1) What does Guru mean to me?

> 2) How has he/she changed my life?

>

> My answer came out more as a free verse poem than prose, so please

> forgive the "poetic license" <bashful grin>

>

> Guru is

> Teacher

> Friend

> Confidant

> Someone who knows me better than I know myself

> An example of how to live

> Not limited to one form or expression

> Undeniable

> How have I changed?

> She has opened me up to a whole new spiritual

> world of possibility

> I now see with new eyes

> She helps me to feel

> what I only had intellectualized in the past

> I wasn't planning on or searching for a guru

> Western nature spirituality

> a path known as Wicca is what

> I practice - then and now

> Personal definition:

> Guru is a spiritual teacher who you've made some form of

> commitment to.

>

> East & West

> Guru & Disciple

>

> Blessings

>

>

> The Kali/Durga Goddess complex has always been a part of my soul

> swimming in, out and around my neo-pagan sensibilities as I

> celebrate the seasons and life. I met who was to become my guru

> Amritanandamayi Ma, Kali Ma Herself, back in 1990 and in 1992 took

> mantra diksha. Ammachi speaks directly to the heart and since I

> wasn't going to become an ashramite I believe she sent me to other

> spiritual teachers who could speak to my mind as well as my heart

> and help me develop a spiritual discipline full of bhava. In the

mid-

> 90's this was through the meeting of Saraswati Ma in the form of Sri

> Karunamayi Ma loving Mother and wise counselor who teases the mind

> with this "really cool" thing called meditation. I visit her every

> time she comes to southern California. Also around this time there

> was a meeting in San Diego, CA with Parvati/Shiva – Ardhanarishwara

> Her/Him-self in the forms of Shee Maa & Swami Satchitananda

> Saraswati. They of course added another "really cool" thing to what

> I call my sadhana and this is the joy of chanting and access to

> scriptures. This satsang continues with the meeting of other holy

> people through their devotees too numerous to tell and now with the

> cyber-satsang of the Devi Mandir website there it is any place any

> time 24/7. Thank you Devi Mandir family, the gurus, rishis and all

> the God-filled bhakta/karma/jnana devotees I've met on the way.

>

> Jai Ma!

>

> Marsha (Orca)

>

[Guest guest]

God & Goddess

Love

Guidance

Truth

Strength

Wisdom

Purity

Wholeness

Fulfilment

Prosperity

Manifestation

Gratitude

Service

The Guru is All Things & teaches All Things.

All I have learned is from Guru.

Blessings!

 

henny_v_i <henny_v_i > wrote:

Namaste all,

 

I thank the Guru who brought me here

I love the Guru who keeps me here

I trust the Guru to take me out of here

 

with deepest respect I bow to Shree Maa and Swami Satyananda

Saraswati,

 

Henny

 

, "Marsha" <mal5wic wrote:

>

> Hello Everyone -

>

> Srini asked those who are studying the Kashyapa Sutras to write a

> paragraphs worth of an answer to the following two questions.

>

> 1) What does Guru mean to me?

> 2) How has he/she changed my life?

>

> My answer came out more as a free verse poem than prose, so please

> forgive the "poetic license" <bashful grin>

>

> Guru is

> Teacher

> Friend

> Confidant

> Someone who knows me better than I know myself

> An example of how to live

> Not limited to one form or expression

> Undeniable

> How have I changed?

> She has opened me up to a whole new spiritual

> world of possibility

> I now see with new eyes

> She helps me to feel

> what I only had intellectualized in the past

> I wasn't planning on or searching for a guru

> Western nature spirituality

> a path known as Wicca is what

> I practice - then and now

> Personal definition:

> Guru is a spiritual teacher who you've made some form of

> commitment to.

>

> East & West

> Guru & Disciple

>

> Blessings

>

>

> The Kali/Durga Goddess complex has always been a part of my soul

> swimming in, out and around my neo-pagan sensibilities as I

> celebrate the seasons and life. I met who was to become my guru

> Amritanandamayi Ma, Kali Ma Herself, back in 1990 and in 1992 took

> mantra diksha. Ammachi speaks directly to the heart and since I

> wasn't going to become an ashramite I believe she sent me to other

> spiritual teachers who could speak to my mind as well as my heart

> and help me develop a spiritual discipline full of bhava. In the

mid-

> 90's this was through the meeting of Saraswati Ma in the form of Sri

> Karunamayi Ma loving Mother and wise counselor who teases the mind

> with this "really cool" thing called meditation. I visit her every

> time she comes to southern California. Also around this time there

> was a meeting in San Diego, CA with Parvati/Shiva – Ardhanarishwara

> Her/Him-self in the forms of Shee Maa & Swami Satchitananda

> Saraswati. They of course added another "really cool" thing to what

> I call my sadhana and this is the joy of chanting and access to

> scriptures. This satsang continues with the meeting of other holy

> people through their devotees too numerous to tell and now with the

> cyber-satsang of the Devi Mandir website there it is any place any

> time 24/7. Thank you Devi Mandir family, the gurus, rishis and all

> the God-filled bhakta/karma/jnana devotees I've met on the way.

>

> Jai Ma!

>

> Marsha (Orca)

>