Guru Gita verses continued

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                                       Jaya Guru Datta

 

                                    Shree  GuruBhyo Namaha

 

Shubh  Deepavali to everyone.

 

from last week...The only Light that can remove the Illusion and Delusion is the

one called Guru. (what a co-incidence at this time of the year, the season of

the Festival of Lights) 

 

Preamble: In the form of the praise of Guru,Pujya Sri Swamiji defines Guru:

 

" Yadanghri kamala dvandwam dvandva taapa vivaarakam

 Taarakam bhava sindhoshca  tam Gurum pranamaam-yaham "

 

Obeisance to such Guru whose pair of lotus feet can wipe out the passions caused

by dualities of joys and sorrows,cold and heat,and which can ferry us across the

ocean of life.

 

One definition of Guru is,One who by the mere touch of the pair of His

lotus-like feet,the passions roused and caused by the dualities become far

removed.

 

( Question:is this a physical removal or is it a form of psychological space

created here )

 

This detachment and desire express themselves in our life in a quite peculiar

way.For some,detachment gives rise to desire.As for instance a person builds a

big temple with the sacrifice of all he possesses.But he will be attached to

that temple ever looking at it.Another does a big charity and proclaims it

several times.These are desires invested with detachment. 

In case of some,they are afraid that after their death,their funeral rites might

not be performed.So they wear gold ornaments and declare that those who perform

their funeral rites will get them.Is this detachment ? Is this sacrifice?

Desire ?

 

This is also a desire coupled with detachment.

 

Then there is the sinful desire.On account of this,one wants to get anything

that one sees.He does not wish to give anything to anyone under any

circumstances.This is a sinful desire and nothing but passion.It is caused on

account of dualities.It is also called the ocean of life.

 

The feet of the Guru alone,have the capacity to let the being pass through the

ocean of life separated from the dualities,sorrows and desires.

 

Sri Guru Datta