Guru Puja..

[Guest guest]

This is fascinating. I had never wondered about

this. Thanks to Peggy and Uma I have begun thinking and

here are some of my thoughts.<br><br>Mere study of

books cannot make one a Guru. One who has studied the

Vedas, and who has direct knowledge of the Atman (Self)

through Anubhava (experience), can alone be enrolled as a

Guru. A Jivanmukta or liberated sage is the real Guru

or spiritual preceptor. He is the Sadguru. He is

identical with Brahman or the Supreme Self. He is a Knower

of Brahman. <br><br>A Sadguru is endowed with

countless Siddhis (psychic powers). He possesses all divine

Aisvarya (powers), all the wealth of the Lord.

<br><br>Possession of Siddhis, however, is not the test to declare

the greatness of a sage or to prove that he has

attained Self-realisation. Sadgurus generally do not

exhibit any miracle or Siddhi. Sometimes, however, they

may do so in order to convince the aspirants of the

existence of superphysical things, give them encouragement,

and instill faith in their hearts. <br><br>The

Sadguru is Brahman Himself. He is an ocean of bliss,

knowledge, and mercy. He is the captain of your soul. He is

the fountain of joy. He removes all troubles,

sorrows, and obstacles. He shows the right divine path.

<br><br>He tears your veil of ignorance. He makes one

immortal and divine. He transmutes lower, diabolical

nature. He gives the rope of knowledge, and takes one up

when a person is drowning in this ocean of Samsara

(cycle of birth and death). He is not to considered to

be only a man. <br><br>Guru is God. A word from him

is a word from God. He need not-teach anything. Even

his presence or company is elevating, inspiring, and

stirring, His very company is self-illumination. Living in

his company is spiritual education. <br><br>Man can

learn only from man, and hence God teaches through a

human body. In one's Guru, one has a human ideal of

perfection. He is the pattern into which one can wish to

mould the self. <br><br>The mind will readily be

convinced that such a great soul, is fit to be worshipped

and revered. <br><br>Guru is the Moksha-dvara (door

to liberation). He is the gateway to the

transcendental Truth-Consciousness. But, it is the aspirant who

has to enter through it. The, Guru is a help, but the

actual task of practical Sadhana (spiritual practice)

falls on the aspirant himself.

[Guest guest]

Indeed babu!! You are so correct. We must beware

of the wolf in acharaya's saffron. <br> <br>"Dharma

(religion) is based in conduct. Saintly persons are also

recognized by their conduct. Thus activities of the saintly

are given the name sad-acara. Duty and nobility are

rooted in conduct, O king! He who does not maintain

standards of conduct is neither noble nor righteous." (Hari

bhakti vilasa 3.15-16)<br><br>Sad-acara (appropriate

conduct) comprises all aspects of an initiated devotee's

behavior, from broad matters of regulative principles to

one's daily routine, from rising in the pre-dawn

(brahma-muhurta) until he sleeps at night. <br><br>We can gleen

such info from books, but books offer far more

regulation than is possible for anyone to follow. The

disciple must seek specific instruction from the guru

about what exactly he or she must do or not do. We are

trained accordingly to our abilities and as we grow so

does he impart to us more and more. <br><br>om tat

sat<br>All glories to my Gurudev srila Puri Maharaja, the

savior of my life!<br><br>:*)

[Guest guest]

Yeah! .. the most important sign of a guru!<br><br>He walks the talk!<br><br>

[Guest Kavita]

Hi can you pls tell what part a wife of guruji plays on guru puja day