Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Namah Shivaya, Gopinath has sent me a pdf file of the Guru Gita, I will look over it this weekend to get a feel for how it is being taught. I would be happy to start an informal study session on this list over the next several weeks, or months, however we decide. I would appreciate any feedback from those already familiar with this text as to how to teach it. I.E., three paragraphs per session, or one paragraph per session. Also, if Eric was interested in this project, I would be happy to hand this over to him. Love and Peace, Stacee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 My preference for the the Guru Gita would be to post one verse in english a day, and then we can use that verse for reflection and discussion (See Below). However, if anyone else has other ideas, please feel free to post and then we can decide what would work best for the group. Example: Vs. 39 By whose gifts of wisdom and inspiration the universe is not perceived in various divisios. Who is the one form of truth of all forms. Therefore, we bow down to the respected Guru. Vs. 41 Who is the form of all cause, as well as the light buy which the form of the effect is illuminated. Who is the form of effect and cause. Therefore, we bow down to the respected Guru. Vs. 42 This all appears as various forms, whereas there is nothing which is different from the Guru. He(She) alone is the manifestation of cause and effect. Therefore, we bow down to the respected Guru. Always in Her Love, Sanatani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Back in my Kripalu days, before the coup d'ashram that overthrew Yogi Amrit Desai and turned the place into an amorphous blob or low-budget Canyon Ranch, we used to sing an English version of the Guru Gita.. "Parvati Shiva's royal wife..one day went to attend her lord..reverently she pranamed to him..and spoke these loving words to him..." And it goes on from there.. I don't think all 182 slokas were translated, but it was quite long. I have it on tape somewhere (anyone remember cassettes? back in the days before CDs, mp3s and iPods.. how 20th century does it get!!) Keval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 I just started reading this as I have not ever seen this before. How incredibly beautiful. Who wrote this? The Guru Strotham is also a bhajan that makes my heart burst whenever I hear it. The first time I heard it, I swore it was the most beautiful bhajan ever. But there are so many bhajans I love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Ammachi, "n2amma" <a1driane wrote: > > I just started reading this as I have not ever seen this before. How > incredibly beautiful. Who wrote this? > > The Guru Strotham is also a bhajan that makes my heart burst whenever > I hear it. The first time I heard it, I swore it was the most > beautiful bhajan ever. > > But there are so many bhajans I love. > The Guru Gita is said to be contained in ancient exoteric yoga texts called the Puranas, specifically the Skanda Purana. The Lalitasahasranama is said to appear in the Brahmanda Purana. They are not easily found by us but thank God they have been given to us. On the path I follow, the GuruGita is chanted every morning. It's beauty and mystical dialogue between Lord Shiva and Parvati teaches us the role of the Guru in our lives, the nature of and importance of devotion to the Guru. No matter whose physical form the Guru shakti takes for each of us, this beautiful chant brings us to the Guru's feet humbly someday never to leave even for a moment. In my experience, many of the verses are so full that each can be studied by itself. This study would bring out the most wonderful stories and teachings of Amma and oothers whether they be named or not. The Guru is the whole universe, including Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. There is nothing higher than the Guru. Therefore worship him devotedly. Verse 80. Love, Shakuntala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Very beautiful indeed. > > The Guru is the whole universe, including Brahma, Vishnu > and Shiva. There is nothing higher than the Guru. Therefore worship > him devotedly. Verse 80. This is also like the Guru Strotham... thanks for taking the time to inform me. I appreciate your gift. at Amma's lotus covered feet, adriane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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