GURU NEVER DIES-HAPPY GURUS DAY TO ALL.

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GURU NEVER DIES"The Guru never dies because he lives in the disciple. That he

may so live, he spends his life entering into the disciple in the form of his

idealism, his ideas, his vision, his attitudes, his sense of val­ues.His aim

and objective for living is to ceaselessly and continuously strive and work so

that he may live forever in and through each and every one of his disciples.

The bright light of a candle never ceases to shine once its flame has lighted

another candle. It itself may be snuffed out, but it is already burning

brightly upon another candle through another wick - the selfsame light.Ponder

this well! You are the being through whom the Guru lives. This is an honour.

This is a privilege. This is a great good fortune. It is also a responsibility

; it is a duty ; it is a truth to be known and kept in mind always : "I must be

what the Guru has taught me to be. I must be what the Guru was".You must make

the vibrant spirituality of the Guru live within you, the sublime idealism of

the Guru live within you, the spiritual teachings of the Guru live within you.

His loftiness and character and conduct should live within you. His divine

nature and the divine way he lived his life should be relived in you. Looking

at you, the world should understand the divinity of your Guru".If you revere

some being, you would also wish to carry out his instructions and orders, to

walk the way that he wants you to walk, the way that he has shown by his

teachings as well as by his living. To live fully in accordance with, and not

contrary to, his will, would be the genuine manner of showing reverence in a

practical way.The devotee who has devotion and reverence for God does this. He

tries his level best to live his life in accordance with the will of God. He

does not go contrary to the will of God. Reverence and devotion and

contrariness to His will cannot coexist. They cannot both exist at the same

time in the same person. If there is reverence there is obedience. If there is

reverence, there is the attempt to carry out His will in thought, word and

deed. If we say that we revere and do not do this, then it means that there is

something wrong. There is an essential inner contradiction.Similarly with the

Guru. Our life should be a Guru - oriented life. Our life should be a life of

harmony with his will and teachings. That would be, therefore, the way we

express our reverence for the Guru. And that we should do daily. We should live

a Guru - oriented life in close accordance with his teachings to us, not only

daily but hourly from morning till night.We must be aware that this orientation

in our life is one of the essential ingredients of discipleship. Then indeed all

blessings will be ours. Then indeed, day by day, we will proceed and

progresstowards the goal. The Guru's teachings will find fulfilment in the

disciple's living, and all blessedness will follow.To this end we must

sincerely, earnestly and diligently strive without ceasing. Our supreme good

and highest welfare lies in this. May the divine grace of the supreme and the

benedictions of theGuru enable us to do so and live so.(Courtesy "THE VISION"

July 2003)HAPPY GURUS DAY TO ALL.OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI!!!Let us pray at

the feet of Sai Baba who is the incarnation of all gods and protector of all,

to show mercy on us, and increase our devotion towards him.

om sai sri sai jaya jaya sai