It is Guru Poornima on Thursday July 21st.

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Vishnu and Maheswara and can protect you, elevate you or ruin you when you act

righteously and pursue the right path, they will protect you by their divine

potency .

But The human soul, even though initiated in the spiritual path, cannot love an

abstract power; and it is for this reason that the scriptures advise us to

venerate those who lead us to God and to love their physical presence as the

Divine manifesting itself in human form. The Guru's physical body is just a

receptacle of the mighty Divine, and as such worthy of the utmost devotion and

reverence.

God as the abstract Creator eludes our imagination, but when a human temple

enshrines divinity we begin to understand through this familiar medium the

purpose of our own ultimate destiny. Thus, when God assumes a human form, He

establishes Himself as the Guru. Guru is manifested God- this is perhaps the

most succinct and satisfying definition of the word, and eliminates the false

claims of some so-called Gurus who are ready to assume the mantle of spiritual

authority without the true manifestation of the divine principle.

The Guru as manifested God soon becomes the Light, the inspiration and the great

exemplar. The life of the average seeker, as it is lived on the material and

physical level, is barren and unproductive until it finds its focus in the

Master. It requires the grace, protection and the powerful push of the Guru to

release this imprisoned splendor which lies captive in each and every one of

us.

The Guru and God are one because the Almighty and His medium of manifestation

cannot be different. The Guru embodies not only the Saguna (characteristics)

but also the Nirguna(quality) of the Supreme Being, and so to that extent the

Guru is approachable and accessible to man's needs and comprehension.

To sum it up , Guru Poornima is a very sacred day on which special worship is

performed to the Acharyas(Gurus), who, through their Infinite Compassion and

Supreme Grace, have imparted the Knowledge of the Absolute(Brahma Vidya)

through a long and continuous line of Acharyas(Guru Parampara) to all the

Seekers of the Self. "Gurur Brahma Gurur VishnuGurur Devoh Maheshwar;Gurur

Shakshat ParambramhaTashmai Shri Gurur Veh Namah"May the Merciful Sri Sai Baba

always shower His grace on us and our families and remove our problems and

anxieties by giving us all - strength , goodluck, success and happiness with

peace of mind.Sai bhakt,Deepa Hdebu7366

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