grace of guru

[Guest guest]

Dear ram,

 

Thanks a lot for your sparing your precious time in explaining the term

" rahasya " of tantra.  Regarding daksha yagnya, i too had listened this

explanation probably in Appayya Dikshitar's " Ratna Traya Pariksha " .  The 3

ratnas are Gauri, Hari and Siva.  These 3 are also involved in Daksha Yagna.  It

is wonderful. 

 

A basic question. What should we do to earn the grace of guru.  How a disciple

should conduct himself.  I know some of the things from guru charitra.  But are

there any kshipra sadhanas to earn his grace?

 

S.Rao

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear srinivas,

 

I am not the right person to speak on guru bhakthi and his kripa nor

I am in a position to give spiritual advices. Before giving such

advices one should introspect oneself how far one has traveled in the

path. Shri Aurobindo says it is " easy to assume the role of EXAMINER

but difficult to assume the role of EXAMINEE " . So, do not expect

any " spiritual advices " from my side. But a short article on guru

bhakthi.

 

" Guru " means " dispeller of ignorance and darkness " . " sat "

means " that which is ever-existent " . So, " satguru " is a TATTVA or

PRINCIPLE that is " ever-existent and out his profound compassion

dispels the ignorance of the disciple " . This Guru-tattva is the

supreme self that ever shines in one's heart cave. The real Sat-guru

is one's own self.

 

This Guru-tattva out of his supreme and profound compassion

(aardratha / wet with compassion / nityaklinna) to uplift the

disciple assumes the physical form (sthula rupa) and blesses the

disciple. Sat-Guru is verily the Parabrahma himself before us. The

blessings of the sat-guru are always available but only thing is one

should be FIT ENOUGH to receive it.

 

Fortunately, there are still such Sat-gurus in physical form before

our eyes. But one has to be aware of such gurus. To have glimpse of

such gurus is difficult and to have the grace of such gurus is more

difficult.

 

So, till you get the GRACE OF SAT-GURU, perform your nityakarmas and

sva-dharma without fail. Read simple books like Gurucharitra, Guru

Gita, Bhagavatgita (simple explanation – not shankara bhashya),

Upadesa Sahasri, Vivekachudamani, Dakshinamurthy Stotra. Read the

lives of saints. Read Periya Puranam (lives of 63 nayannars). I

would suggest you to read Dattatreya Charitra to earn the grace of

Sat-guru. Life of Dattatreya and his incarnations in this Kali Yuga

is just marvelous. Datta Parampara is a maverick parampara which is

beyond the understanding of human mind. Their habits and life styles

are very strange to the ordinary folks.

 

Do not go for terse vedantic philosophies and tantra sastras. Dry

philosophic discussions and scriptures are useless. Prasthana Traya

Bhashyas and high sounding mantras are useless with dry intellect (at

least not for me who am a dullard). What we need is Guru's Bhakthi

and Kripa. Everybody cannot become Sureshwaracharyas, Padmapada and

Hastamalaka. We should keep the role model of Totakacharya in

approaching our Sat-guru. Sat-guru can also be easily pleased with

personal service.

 

WHENEVER IT IS POSSIBLE FOR YOU, DO PERSONAL SERVICE TO YOUR

IMMEDIATE GURU WHO HAS INITIATED YOU. WASH HIS CLOTHES, APPLY OIL

AND MASSAGE HIS FEET, GET SOME MEDICINES FOR HIM, GIVE SOME MONEY IF

HE IS IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE, TAKE CARE OF HIS FAMILY. GURU IS

PLEASED BY SUCH SERVICES. BY SUCH SERVICES, ONE'S EGO GETS

DISSOLVED. AND IT WORKS WONDERS. BELIEVE ME.

 

For the time being throw away all your tantra granthas and bhashyas

on the roof top of your house. Concentrate on this guru bhakthi. It

makes the DIFFERENCE. See how marvelously you will change. Some of

the terse knots in the scriptures would automatically be loosened and

you would be inspired if your Gurunatha is pleased with you.

 

 

, Srinivas Rao <srinivasrao197080

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> Dear ram,

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> Thanks a lot for your sparing your precious time in explaining the

term " rahasya " of tantra.  Regarding daksha yagnya, i too had

listened this explanation probably in Appayya Dikshitar's " Ratna

Traya Pariksha " .  The 3 ratnas are Gauri, Hari and Siva.  These 3 are

also involved in Daksha Yagna.  It is wonderful. 

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> A basic question. What should we do to earn the grace of guru.  How

a disciple should conduct himself.  I know some of the things from

guru charitra.  But are there any kshipra sadhanas to earn his grace?

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> S.Rao

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