to Chris - The attitude of the Guru is the highest place of pilgr

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Chrisji,

> Deeply

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

 

 

may She continue to inspire you to write comments like this:).

 

with love,

Henny

 

, "Chris Kirner"

<chriskirner1956> wrote:)

> 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:

> >

> > 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.

> >

> >

> >

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

> obedience; truth? Please share your thoughts.

> >

> >

> >

> > Kalia

> >

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