Guru Gita verse 174 - The attitude of the Guru is the highest place of pilgr

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Kalia,

 

The attitude of the Guru is always Divine. That may go without saying,

but there is another verse mentioning attitude that comes to my mind,

verse 40,

 

"One who has an opinion does not understand. One who has no opinion

has right understanding. Deeply intuit the absence of many or various

attitudes. Therefore, we bow down to the respected Guru."

 

I think this verse amplifies the present verse very nicely. It says,

first, that the Guru has only One attitude; it is not in the realm of

opinion, which is only of the mind and the interactions of manifold

existence; it is the subject of deep intuition, which is beyond mind.

 

In the normal course of things, we all have our beliefs and opinions

and we tend to organize our perceptions and act in accordance with

them. It is kind of like a closed loop that, in effect, prevents the

entrance of new information, especially divine inspiration. It's a

necessary evil for most of us, so we can remain sane. But once one

achieves a certain level of purity this system begins to open to the

flow of Divine intuition.

 

Like everything else on the path of light, for the children of the

guru, the gurudeva is the source of divine inspiration, the portal

through which divinity flows. As our beliefs and attitudes and

opinions come closer and closer to the gurudeva's One attitude, which

is Inspired Divinity, we receive that consciousness to a greater and

greater degree. Jai Gurudeva!

 

In the physical world, if we want to intensify our connection to

Divinity we may go to a special place, imbued with holiness. The

effect of being in such places is both inspiring and purifying, but

next to that stream of consciousness ever flowing from the heart of

the gurudeva, their effect is weak.

 

How wonderful it is to travel to a holy place, but how much greater is

the journey to the mind of the gurudeva. Visit the gurudeva. Deeply

intuit her One attitude of Divinity, and be Inspired yourself.

 

Jai Gurudeva!

Chris

 

 

 

 

, Kali Kali

<kaliananda_saraswati> wrote:

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> 174. The attitude of the Guru is the highest place of pilgrimage,

and all other places of pilgrimage are without meaning in comparison.

All the places of pilgrimage reside, oh Goddess, in the big toe of the

Guru's foot, oh Giver of Boons.

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> What would you say is the attitude of the Guru? Is it devotion;

obedience; truth? Please share your thoughts.

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> Kalia

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Lovely, Henny.

 

Jai Maa!

Chris

 

 

 

, "henny_v_i" <HvI@S...> wrote:

> Dear Kalia and all,

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> as I see it, the attitude of the Guru is the Consciousness of Infinite

> Goodness, and loving kindness to all beings is the manifestation of

> this consciousness; to give more than you get (it is interesting that

> Parvati, of whom Shiva has said that She is His own form, is

> explicitly addressed as Giver of Boons in this verse).

> As we are all on a pilgrimage towards perfection, towards the best we

> can possibly be, the Consciousness of Infinite Goodness is our goal

> and the highest place of pilgrimage; in fact, it is 'no place',

> because there is no end to infinity. The way to travel there is to

> start giving.

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> with love,

> Henny

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> , Kali Kali <kaliananda_saraswati@y.

> ..> wrote:

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> > 174. The attitude of the Guru is the highest place of pilgrimage,

> and all other places of pilgrimage are without meaning in comparison.

> All the places of pilgrimage reside, oh Goddess, in the big toe of the

> Guru's foot, oh Giver of Boons.

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> >

> > What would you say is the attitude of the Guru? Is it devotion;

> obedience; truth? Please share your thoughts.

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> >

> > Kalia

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> > Start your day with - make it your home page

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Kalia,

 

Your comments touched my heart...

 

Jai Maa!

Chris

 

 

 

 

, Kali Kali

<kaliananda_saraswati> wrote:

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> Dear All esp Chris, Henny and Steve;

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> The attitude of the Guru brings to mind selflessness. The

selflessness that comes from surrender - no attachment, no ego, no self.

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> In the book "Before Becoming This" conversations with Shree Maa and

Swami Satyanada Saraswati, when the author asked Swamiji ". Does

everything have a different state of perfection" Swamiji responded :

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> "Yes. The perfection of the atoms of a tree is different from the

perfection of the atoms of a human being. If you look at the attitude

of a tree, it gives its shade to everyone. It gives its wood for fuel.

It gives its flowers for people who like to smell them. It gives its

fruit for people to eat. It takes the minimum it needs and grants

refuge to everyone.

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> So the Guru, like the tree, offers to everybody. Come and take what

you want. You see a person like Shree Maa, who offers so much to so

many."

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> (Kalia's add in) ...... and asks so little in return.

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> All of the pilgrimage places reside within, but this knowledge is

only realized when we have reached the point of oneness with our

intrinsic Divinity.

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> Kalia

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> henny_v_i <HvI@S...> wrote:Dear Kalia and all,

>

> as I see it, the attitude of the Guru is the Consciousness of Infinite

> Goodness, and loving kindness to all beings is the manifestation of

> this consciousness; to give more than you get (it is interesting that

> Parvati, of whom Shiva has said that She is His own form, is

> explicitly addressed as Giver of Boons in this verse).

> As we are all on a pilgrimage towards perfection, towards the best we

> can possibly be, the Consciousness of Infinite Goodness is our goal

> and the highest place of pilgrimage; in fact, it is 'no place',

> because there is no end to infinity. The way to travel there is to

> start giving.

>

> with love,

> Henny

>

>

>

>

> , Kali Kali <kaliananda_saraswati@y.

> ..> wrote:

> >

> > 174. The attitude of the Guru is the highest place of pilgrimage,

> and all other places of pilgrimage are without meaning in comparison.

> All the places of pilgrimage reside, oh Goddess, in the big toe of the

> Guru's foot, oh Giver of Boons.

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> >

> >

> > What would you say is the attitude of the Guru? Is it devotion;

> obedience; truth? Please share your thoughts.

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> >

> >

> > Kalia

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> > Start your day with - make it your home page

 

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