Baba the Guru of Gurus - The Universal Guru

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      In our scriptures twelve types of Gurus are described who are varil revered

as God. They are:

1.      Datuvaadi Guru : teaches austerities and penances, the practice of which

can lead thee disciple to the attainment of salvation. There is a strict

spiritual discipline of physical exercises, rhythmic breathing, fasting,

exhalation, and retaining of the breath, gazing at the tip of the nose or

between the eyebrows, bringing the upward and downward breath together to

generate heat inside the body so that the Kundalini, or the serpent power,

can be awakelened.

2.      Chandana Guru : releases the spiritual fragrance just by his presence. He

is just like the sandal tree which wafts its fragrance to the adjoining

trees. It is said that the bamboo and the plantain trees are incapable of

being influenced by the sandal tree. Similarly, those that have no faith

will not receive the gragrance of the Chandrana Guru. It means he is capable

of influencing people who are endowed with faith.

3.      Vichhara Guru : is full of wisdom, clarifies every subtle thing, removes

the doubts of individuals, gives them food for thought, always teaches

discrimination and appeals to the reasons and intellect of people. The way

becomes very clear to the disciple due to the clarity of understanding.

 

4.      Anugraha Guru:is the teacher who teaches just by his grace. His glance or

touch has a power of purity the disciple. He need not have any scriptural

knowledge nor intellectual capacity, yet he is able to purify the heart and

mind of the disciple just by pouring his grace, for as soon as      purity is

attained, truth reveals itself to the practicant. Here it is the oceanic

love of the guru that works the miracle of turning the heart and mind of the

disciple Godward.

5.      Parasa Guru: is the Guru like a touchstone. The touchstone changes metals

into gold by a mere touch. Even an impure soul could be converted into a

saint by the touch of the Guru. This touch should not be  mistaken as just a

physical touch; in most cases it is the preparation on the part of the

disciple to receive such as alchemic touch of the Guru. The guru should

concentrate and intend to transmit his spiritual vibrations through such a

touch. It is a scientific fact that the eyes and the fingers are powerful

channels through which the vibration of one to the disciple, of course, even

without any preparation on the part of the disciple, many a time the touch

of the guru gives he may have. So also when sinful people touch the guru, it

is said, their sins are forgiven by the guru and due to their sins, the

physical body of the guru suffers.

 

by Dwarika Mohan Mishra, Orissa,

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