Q&A with Swamiji .....219...Guru Gita Verse 14

[Guest guest]

Question from Latha:

Verse 14 says "Whoever drinks the water from the Guru's feet

removes the root of ignorance and purifies the

karma(activities) from birth, obtains perfection,wisdom, and

renunciation"

The word "purifies the karma" brought this question to my mind.

I have read elsewhere that the Guru actually takes on the karma

of a disciple. Is this true ? Can you please shed some light on

this subject. Thank you for your time

 

Swamiji's response :

 

Does a wife share the karma of her husband? And vice versa?

 

When we are in a relationship, we cannot help but sharing our karmas

together. In the same way, in relationship with a guru, we give our

karma to the guru. Often this karma has effect upon the guru instead

of upon us.

[Guest guest]

Latha,

 

This taking on of karma is such a beautiful thing. When my gurudeva

was preparing to drop his body, he spent months in the hospital, weak,

sick, and in pain. Did he seek to heal himself? No, he did not. He

bore his pain, according to written accounts, with equanimity.

 

It is my belief that he did this on behalf of his students, out of his

selfless love for them.

 

Some time after he left this world, I was doing a devotional

contemplation while listening to spiritual music. I was considering

this gift he gave, and my heart overflowed with love for him. Then, on

a very subtle level, I felt a presence and "voice" simultaneously

enter the edge of my mind, and it said, "It was for you, as well." I

was both humbled and filled with gratitude beyond my ability to express.

 

I cherish this memory of what for me was assurance of the truth of

what I supposed, of an ultimate demonstration of selfless love. Though

I did not meet my gurudeva while he was here, his gifts of love were

beyond all dispute or doubt. He was always with me, always guiding my

steps, even when I was not aware of him. The guru is indeed the fount

of all compassion and help for the lost in this world. There is

nothing to compare to the guru.

 

Jai Guru!

Chris

 

 

, "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote:

>

> Question from Latha:

> Verse 14 says "Whoever drinks the water from the Guru's feet

> removes the root of ignorance and purifies the

> karma(activities) from birth, obtains perfection,wisdom, and

> renunciation"

> The word "purifies the karma" brought this question to my mind.

> I have read elsewhere that the Guru actually takes on the karma

> of a disciple. Is this true ? Can you please shed some light on

> this subject. Thank you for your time

>

> Swamiji's response :

>

> Does a wife share the karma of her husband? And vice versa?

>

> When we are in a relationship, we cannot help but sharing our karmas

> together. In the same way, in relationship with a guru, we give our

> karma to the guru. Often this karma has effect upon the guru instead

> of upon us.