Who Comes First!

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Who Comes First!

 

Guru Govind do khade- kiskolagu pai

Balihaarii Guru apne- Govind deo batai

 

Guru and Govind stand in front of me. Whose feet should I touch first?

Because of the grace of my Guru that I had the darshan of the Govind. Glory to

my Guru.

 

In this Doha, Sant Kabir offers his pranams, first to the teacher, later to the

Govind, and explains why is that so. He did not let down the God, but he

stressed the importance of Guru in reaching God. Whenever we look at a house, we

first see the door. The door helps us to enter into the house. Inside of the

house cannot be seen from out side except the door. Like wise, the eyes cannot

see the Brahman. To reach the Brahman we have to go through the Master(Guru). On

the spiritual path, the role of a teacher is very important. We need the

examples of the persons who are fully awake and aware of the Self all the time.

The Guru knows the path and advises us about the pitfalls and traps in the path.

The teachers are the best physicians. When the Bhava Roga (the disease of

repeated birth and death in the material world) disables us, the teachings are

the best medicine. Being around a spiritual teacher or a spiritual group of

friends helps us to face the

problems of life without much confusion and tension. Sadguru and satsangs are

an important part of life. All of us are so fortunate to have a master like Sri

Sai Baba. Sri Sai emphasized the importance of a guide in the life of a

spiritual seeker. Sri Sai explained to us how much his teacher loved him and

took care of him. Love is the simple path to reach God. To start with, many

people love God or Guru due to various selfish reasons. As the days pass by,

Guru will make the devotees to realize the defects of the earthly desires and

would make them to ask for the permanent good.