Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Greetings Dear Friends in Amma, Our informal study of the Guru Gita will include a brief introduction of the Guru Gita as outlined in the beginning pages of this text, (this can be found in the files section of Ammachi ), which we have courtesy of Meernakshki at Arunachala*. I encourage anyone here to share their knowledge of this beautiful song/poetry with us as we go. Our study sessions will include 2-4 verses at a time, every other day. This will allow us time to meditate on what we are receiving and to discuss it as a group. Please share your inspiration and/or questions with this forum as we proceed. If we find that the pace of these sessions are too frequent, we can change this as well, just let me know what feels best. In Amma, S ~The Guru Gita occurs in the dialogue between Shiva and Parvati in the latter portion of the Skanda Purana. Sri Guru Gita Now the Guru Gita begins. Om. Lord Sadashiva is the seer of the mantras of this hymn, the Guru Gita. Its verse-patterns are diverse. The Guru, the Supreme Self, is its deity; ‘Ham’, its seed-letter, ‘Sah’, its Shakti (power); and ‘Krom’, its nail. Chant it repeatedly to win the Guru’s Grace. Now Meditate. The Guru’s lotus eyes are represented by ‘Ham’ (the individual Self or Shakti) and ‘Sah’ (the Universal Self). He is the Divine Cause of the Universe. He, of his own accord, appears in numerous forms to uplift the world. He is supremely free. His form is imperishable, manifesting divinity. He is eternal and all-pervading. Meditate on his feet. I engage myself in the repetition of the Guru Gita to realize all four values of life (dharma, righteousness; artha, wealth; kama, pleasure; moksha, salvation. Verse 1. Suta said: Once, while Lord Shiva, who knows the secret of devotion, was seated on beautiful Mount Kailas, Parvati bowed to Him with reverence and asked: Verse 2. The Goddess said: O Lord of Gods whose real nature is ‘Om’! O Supreme Teacher of the universe! O benevolent great God! Initiate me into the mystery of the Guru. Verse 3. O Lord! By which path can an embodied being become one with the Absolute! O benevolent great God! Initiate me into the mystery of the Guru. Verse 4. The Lord Said: O Goddess, you are My very Self! I speak out of My love for you. No one has ever asked this question, which is a boon to all. *www.srinannagaru.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 How is "krom" pronounced? Stacee Kramer <stacee.kramer (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote: ‘Ham’, its seed-letter, ‘Sah’, its Shakti (power); and ‘Krom’, its nail. Chant it repeatedly to win the Guru’s Grace. Recent Activity 6 New Members 2 New Files Visit Your Group HotJobs Be Discovered! ? Upload your resume Employers find you Mail You're invited! Try the all-new Mail Beta Y! Messenger Send pics quick Share photos while you IM friends. . Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 OM NAMAH SIVAYA i think it is a huge blessing being able to go thru the Guru Gita vers by verse. Siva's comment in vs. 4 sounded very familiar to me. Parvati asks, "Initiate me into the mystery of the Guru." and Siva Says: "O Goddess, you are My very Self! I speak out of My love for you. No one has ever asked this question, which is a boon to all." this reminds of Amma's words though i can't seem to find the quotes. also wasn't Ramakrishna who said, God, Guru, Self are One. Amma is our very Self! and we all know She does it all out of Love for us. JAI MA Ammachi, Stacee Kramer <stacee.kramer wrote: > > Greetings Dear Friends in Amma, > > Our informal study of the Guru Gita will include a > brief introduction of the Guru Gita as outlined in the > beginning pages of this text, (this can be found in > the files section of Ammachi ), which we > have courtesy of Meernakshki at Arunachala*. I > encourage anyone here to share their knowledge of this > beautiful song/poetry with us as we go. > > Our study sessions will include 2-4 verses at a time, > every other day. This will allow us time to meditate > on what we are receiving and to discuss it as a group. > > Please share your inspiration and/or questions with > this forum as we proceed. If we find that the pace of > these sessions are too frequent, we can change this as > well, just let me know what feels best. > > In Amma, > S > > ~The Guru Gita occurs in the dialogue between Shiva > and Parvati in the latter portion of the Skanda > Purana. > > Sri Guru Gita > > Now the Guru Gita begins. > > Om. Lord Sadashiva is the seer of the mantras of this > hymn, the Guru Gita. > > Its verse-patterns are diverse. The Guru, the Supreme > Self, is its deity; > > `Ham', its seed-letter, `Sah', its Shakti (power); and > `Krom', its nail. Chant it repeatedly to win the > Guru's Grace. > > Now Meditate. > > The Guru's lotus eyes are represented by `Ham' (the > individual Self or Shakti) and `Sah' (the Universal > Self). He is the Divine Cause of the Universe. > > He, of his own accord, appears in numerous forms to > uplift the world. > > He is supremely free. His form is imperishable, > manifesting divinity. He is eternal and all-pervading. > Meditate on his feet. > > I engage myself in the repetition of the Guru Gita to > realize all four values of life (dharma, > righteousness; artha, wealth; kama, pleasure; moksha, > salvation. > > Verse 1. Suta said: > > Once, while Lord Shiva, who knows the secret of > devotion, was seated on beautiful Mount Kailas, > Parvati bowed to Him with reverence and asked: > > Verse 2. The Goddess said: > > O Lord of Gods whose real nature is `Om'! O Supreme > Teacher of the universe! O benevolent great God! > Initiate me into the mystery of the Guru. > > Verse 3. > > O Lord! By which path can an embodied being become one > with the Absolute! O benevolent great God! Initiate me > into the mystery of the Guru. > > Verse 4. The Lord Said: > > O Goddess, you are My very Self! I speak out of My > love for you. No one has ever asked this question, > which is a boon to all. > > > *www.srinannagaru.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 Dear Sweta, Not sure if you are sending this question to me. I am new to this text as well, so if we have questions during our study, please pass them to the whole group. S My guess would be "Krooooommmmmm" with a long O. --- Sweta Mitzel <swetabc > wrote: > How is "krom" pronounced? > > ‘Ham’, its seed-letter, ‘Sah’, its Shakti (power); > and > ‘Krom’, its nail. Chant it repeatedly to win the > Guru’s Grace. > > > > > Recent Activity > > 6 > New Members > > 2 > New Files > > Visit Your Group > HotJobs > Be Discovered! ? > Upload your resume > Employers find you > > Mail > You're invited! > Try the all-new > Mail Beta > > Y! Messenger > Send pics quick > Share photos while > you IM friends. > > > > . > > > > > > > Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check > it out. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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