Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Since we have already discussed on Saturdays upto verse 98 (those interested can check out the File Section in the group) , we will begin with Verse 99. The Guru Gita is available in "The Guru and the Goddess" - http://www.shreemaa.org/bookstore.htm Om Sang Saraswatyai Namah Om Sri Gurave Namah Here is Verse 99 By means of the path of the intuitive vision of the Guru, the mind should be made pure. The impermanent and other divisions should not be a bondage to the soul. My comments - Making the mind pure seems to be essence of all teaching. Swamiji once compared the sadhak to a piece of iron covered with sand. The job of sadhana is to remove the sand and then "automatically" the iron will stick to the magnet of God. I believe the Guru's task is to supervise the removal of this sand. To allow him to proceed with this task, we have to surrender completely in the trust that She/He knows what they are doing . This means giving up the impermanent and other divisions in favor of trusting the Guru's instinct over my own. We know when we havent given up the impermanent, when the ego comes in the way sometimes with the question - "Does the Guru know what he is doing" . So I guess then the question is - As intelligent people, we cannot afford NOT to question and keep silent. At the same time we need to trust. So when can we question the Guru? Is there a protocol to the question? What are your responses dear readers? Om Sang Saraswatyai Namah Om Sri Gurave Namah JAI MAA Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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