THE GLORY OF GURU

[Guest guest]

prof laxmi narain (prof_narain)

 

Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad

This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi,

monthly magazine of the Kendram.

 

THE GLORY OF GURU

 

The following is an abstract from the talk delivered by Dr. K.

Subrahmanian, the founder of our Kendram.

 

 

Sri Ramana Maharshi says: you cannot understand the greatness of a

guru. You cannot describe his greatness in words. The guru's

greatness is beyond thoughts and words.The moment you are in the grip

of a guru, he looks after you in ways that you cannot imagine. The

Maharshi goes on to say that when you accept someone as your guru,

you must realize that your guru himself is God. If a guru comes to

you, it is not because of your intelligence and effort, it is because

of the extraordinary grace of the Lord. What can a guru do you can

never understand. Once you accept some one as your guru, you must

surrender to him without any question. He will give you strength to

face all the problems of life cheerfully. Guru kripa is something

that you can never understand. All of us think that if we succeed,

it is because of our great effort, our great intelligence and luck.

The Maharshi says that if you succeed do not attribute to your great

effort. Effort of course is very necessary. Do what you have got to

do, to the best of your ability. But the phala, the fruit is given

by him. Sometimes, it won't be given to you. Why is it not give, you

cannot understand? There is no way in which you can understand these

things. But accept everything as his will. Do not attribute motives

to him. Do not think he is angry with you. Guru's compassion is

always there. If occasionally we have problems, it is because of

various reasons. But he is there all the time. Whether we are

conscious of it or not, the guru is there, trust him. What we have to

do, we must do to the best of our ability; thinking all the time that

we are instruments in his hand. Whether we succeed or fail, he is

always with us.