Guest guest Posted November 20, 2002 Report Share Posted November 20, 2002 Shankaram Siva Shankaram! Recently I came across an old copy of explanatory notes on Upanishads – interestingly, the term Upanishad means “come-sit-near-to-me”, emphasizing the tradition of Guru-Sishya paaramparya and the method of ‘word-of-mouth’ instruction sets passed on from the Guru to Sishyas. Thereby ensuring “proper” understanding of what is being taught and avoiding room for any different interpretations of the ‘written-word’! Another aspect was the Sishya earning a place to sit at the feet of his Guru and learn, through obedience, service and demonstrating his eagerness to learn. The Upanishad also lists down four essential qualities of a Guru, and an epitome of those qualities is our BABA: SHRATIYA: one who is well versed in the scriptures BRAHMANISHTAM: one who has realized his spiritual goal and has established himself in the Brahman (brahmam) AKAMAKITA: one who is not smitten by desire NISHKALAMIKA: one who is free from guile, without a stain. We are so very fortunate to have BABA as our Guru and we all know that, as the song goes, HE is … “ guru alla iRai “ And my redefined or refined goal is to earn that place at HIS feet and seek His blessings, Shankaram Siva Shankaram! Raghavan Murali The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2002 Report Share Posted November 21, 2002 Sankaram Siva Sankaram. Jai Gurudev. Dear Murali, Nice message. Regards, Sriram.S. --- Raghavan Murali <raghavanmurali wrote: <HR> <html> <div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " > & nbsp;<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = " urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office " /></P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " >Shankaram Siva Shankaram!</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " > & nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " > & nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " >Recently I came across an old copy of explanatory notes on Upanishads – interestingly, the term Upanishad means “come-sit-near-to-me”, emphasizing the tradition of </P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " >Guru-Sishya paaramparya<SPAN style= " mso-spacerun: yes " > & nbsp; </SPAN>and the method of ‘word-of-mouth’ instruction sets passed on from the Guru to Sishyas. Thereby ensuring “proper” understanding of what is being taught and avoiding room for any different interpretations of the ‘written-word’!</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " > & nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " >Another aspect was the Sishya earning a place to sit at the feet of his Guru and learn, through obedience, service and demonstrating his eagerness to learn.</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " > & nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " >The Upanishad also lists down four essential qualities of a Guru, and an epitome of those qualities is our BABA:</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " > & nbsp;</P> <OL style= " MARGIN-TOP: 0in " type=1> <LI class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list ..5in " ><B><I>SHRATIYA</I></B>:<SPAN style= " mso-tab-count: 1 " > & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; </SPAN>one who is well versed in the scriptures</LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list ..5in " ><B><I>BRAHMANISHTAM</I></B>:<SPAN style= " mso-spacerun: yes " > & nbsp; </SPAN>one who has realized his spiritual goal and has established himself in the Brahman (brahmam)</LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list ..5in " ><B><I>AKAMAKITA</I></B>:<SPAN style= " mso-spacerun: yes " > & nbsp; & nbsp; </SPAN>one who is not smitten by desire</LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list ..5in " ><B><I>NISHKALAMIKA</I></B>:<SPAN style= " mso-spacerun: yes " > & nbsp; </SPAN>one who is free from guile, without a stain.</LI></OL> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " ><B><I> & nbsp;</I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " ><B><I> & nbsp;</I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " >We are so very fortunate to have BABA as our Guru and we all know that, as the song goes, HE is … “ guru alla iRai “</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " > & nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " >And my redefined or refined goal is to earn that place at HIS feet and seek His blessings,</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " > & nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " >Shankaram Siva Shankaram!</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " > & nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " > & nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " > & nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style= " MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt " >Raghavan Murali <SPAN style= " mso-tab-count: 2 " > & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style= " mso-tab-count: 1 " > & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; </SPAN><B><I><SPAN style= " mso-tab-count: 1 " > & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; </SPAN></I></B></P></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>The new <a href= " http://g.msn.com/8HMQEN/2018 " >MSN 8:</a> smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* <br> <tt> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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