Guru Tattva

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Ajnana-Timirandhasya Jnananjana-Salakaya;

Chakshurunmilitam Yena Tasmai Sri Gurave Namah.

 

Prostrations to that Guru who, by the collyrium-rod of

Knowledge, opens the eyes of those who are rendered

blind by the darkness of ignorance (Guru Gita).

 

The Guru is God Himself manifesting in a personal form

to guide the aspirant. Grace of God takes the form of

Guru. To see the Guru is to see God. The Guru is

united with God. He inspires devotion in others. His

presence purifies all.

 

The Guru is verily a link between the individual and

the Immortal. He is a being who has raised himself

from this into That, and thus has a free and

unhampered access to both the realms. He stands, as it

were, upon the threshold of immortality; and bending

down, he raises the struggling individuals with his

one hand, and with the other lifts them up into the

empyrean of everlasting joy and infinite

Truth-Consciousness.

The Satguru

 

Mere study of books cannot make one a Guru. One who

has studied the Vedas and who has direct knowledge of

Atman through Anubhava can only be enrolled as a Guru.

A Jivanmukta or a liberated sage is the real Guru or

spiritual preceptor. He is the Satguru. He is

identical with Brahman or the Supreme Self. He is a

Knower of Brahman.

 

Possession of Siddhis is not the test to declare the

greatness of a sage or to prove he has attained

Self-realisation. Satgurus do not exhibit any miracles

or Siddhis. Sometimes they may exhibit them in order

to convince the aspirants of the existence of super

physical things, give them encouragement, and instil

faith in their hearts. A Satguru is endowed with

countless Siddhis. He possesses all divine Aisvarya,

all the wealth of the Lord.

 

The Satguru 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 your

troubles, sorrows and obstacles. He shows you the

right divine path. He tears your veil of ignorance. He

makes you immortal and divine. He transmutes your

lower, diabolical nature. He gives you the rope of

knowledge and saves you when you are drowning in this

ocean of Samsara. Do not consider him to be only a

man. If you take him as a man, you are a beast.

Worship your Guru and bow to him with reverence.

 

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. The very company

itself is self-illumination. Living in his company is

spiritual education. Read ‘Sri Granth Sahib’. You will

come to know the greatness of Guru.

 

Man can learn only from a man, and hence God teaches

through a human body. In your Guru, you have your

human ideal of perfection. He is the pattern from

which you wish to mould yourself. Your mind will

readily be convinced that such a great soul is fit to

be worshipped and revered.

 

Guru is the Moksha-Dvara. He is the gateway to the

transcendental Truth-Consciousness. But, it is the

aspirant that has to enter through it. The Guru is a

help, but the actual task of practical Sadhana falls

on the aspirant himself.

 

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gurorangripadme ManaScenna Lagnam tata: kim tata: kim tata: kim tata: kim

 

 

 

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