Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009  <jameseyermanmd wrote:  Is there Satsang in the Bay Area?  Best to you, Jim E James D. Eyerman MD Private Psychiatric Office: 205 Camino Alto Suite 250 Mill Valley, CA 94941 415-686-9255 jameseyermanmd Skype: jimmyeyerman Confidentiality Notice: If this communication involves discussion of patient care issues, it is privileged, confidential and protected from discovery by California Evidence Code 1157. If you have received this e-mail in error or are not the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose this message or any information contained in it to anyone. Please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message. Thank you. Ramesh Pragg <r_pragg JAIGURUDATTA <jaigurudatta > Thu, November 12, 2009 10:03:08 AM Guru Gita verses (continued)                                             \          Jaya Guru Datta                                          \       Shree GuruBhyo Namaha  from yesterday:  " Guru paadokam paanam...... .........  you should meditate upon the image of your Guru continuously at all times and in all states.Singing in praise of Guru should be treated as daily worship.  now today: Pujya Sri Swamiji explains: " Meditation upon Guru,singing the glory of the Guru are most important "  " Sva deshi-kasyaiva ca naama kirtanam Bhavet-anantasya Shivasya kirtanam Sva deshi-kasyaiva ca rupa cintanam Bhavet-anantasya Shivasya cintanam "  the singing in praise of one's Guru amounts to singing the glory of the infinite Shiva.Meditating upon the image of Guru is equivalent to meditating upon the infinite Shiva.  Meditation on the image of Guru,singing the various attributes of Guru should go on continuously. That is meditation upon Shiva and singing the glory of Shiva.That is the infinite meditation.That is the meditation upon Vishnu and the chant of His glory.  Here there is another secret. Whenever the glory of any deity is sung, if there is no mention of Guru either at the beginning or at the end,that cannot be called a prayer at all.Only after singing the glory of Ganapathi, Saraswati (Devi) and Guru,should singing of any other deity be done.  (this last point is especially important for Bhajan & Satsangh Groups.Some years back Sri Swamiji had given instructions how to conduct Satsangh sesssions.  Light a lamp,chant AUM three times,sing Bhajans in this order,then follow with Shiva,Vishnu, Hanuman,Datta or any other deities.Then stop and read from a text,aSookti, Swamiji'sspeeche s and explain the meaning of at least one Bhajan.  " Bhajans must be sung by one person leading and others following the lead singer.  Do not worry how good your voice is or how good your Raga is,what is most important  is your Bhavana while singing. " )  Sri Guru Datta        [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Yes there is. Please join BayAreaSGSSatsang to get updates and information. thanks, satya. ________________________________ Ramesh Pragg <r_pragg JAIGURUDATTA <jaigurudatta > Thu, November 12, 2009 6:36:21 PM Fw: Re: Guru Gita verses (continued) <jameseyermanmd@ > wrote: Is there Satsang in the Bay Area? Best to you, Jim E James D. Eyerman MD Private Psychiatric Office: 205 Camino Alto Suite 250 Mill Valley, CA 94941 415-686-9255 jameseyermanmd@ Skype: jimmyeyerman Confidentiality Notice: If this communication involves discussion of patient care issues, it is privileged, confidential and protected from discovery by California Evidence Code 1157. If you have received this e-mail in error or are not the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose this message or any information contained in it to anyone. Please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message. Thank you. Ramesh Pragg <r_pragg > JAIGURUDATTA <jaigurudatta> Thu, November 12, 2009 10:03:08 AM Guru Gita verses (continued) Jaya Guru Datta Shree GuruBhyo Namaha from yesterday: " Guru paadokam paanam...... ......... you should meditate upon the image of your Guru continuously at all times and in all states.Singing in praise of Guru should be treated as daily worship. now today: Pujya Sri Swamiji explains: " Meditation upon Guru,singing the glory of the Guru are most important " " Sva deshi-kasyaiva ca naama kirtanam Bhavet-anantasya Shivasya kirtanam Sva deshi-kasyaiva ca rupa cintanam Bhavet-anantasya Shivasya cintanam " the singing in praise of one's Guru amounts to singing the glory of the infinite Shiva.Meditating upon the image of Guru is equivalent to meditating upon the infinite Shiva. Meditation on the image of Guru,singing the various attributes of Guru should go on continuously. That is meditation upon Shiva and singing the glory of Shiva.That is the infinite meditation.That is the meditation upon Vishnu and the chant of His glory. Here there is another secret. Whenever the glory of any deity is sung, if there is no mention of Guru either at the beginning or at the end,that cannot be called a prayer at all.Only after singing the glory of Ganapathi, Saraswati (Devi) and Guru,should singing of any other deity be done. (this last point is especially important for Bhajan & Satsangh Groups.Some years back Sri Swamiji had given instructions how to conduct Satsangh sesssions. Light a lamp,chant AUM three times,sing Bhajans in this order,then follow with Shiva,Vishnu, Hanuman,Datta or any other deities.Then stop and read from a text,aSookti, Swamiji'sspeeche s and explain the meaning of at least one Bhajan. " Bhajans must be sung by one person leading and others following the lead singer. Do not worry how good your voice is or how good your Raga is,what is most important is your Bhavana while singing. " ) Sri Guru Datta [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Jaya Guru Datta Shree GuruBhyo Namaha (after a break of six weeks we shall continue) from the last week: The tree of Samsara grows rapidly.An infant grows before our eyes and wears skirts,begets children,enters into old age,loses teeth.This is the tree.It does not stop there.One day it dies. BUT WHICH DIES ?? Not the tree but the being; that is " falling from the tree " .Guru alone can save us from this. So the attention must be directed towards Guru. Every being must pay his obeisance to him with folded hands. this week: GururBrahma GururVishnuhu Gururdevo Maheshvaraha Gurureva ParamBrahma tasmai Shri Gurave Namaha. Guru is Brahma,Vishnu and Shiva and the only Absolute. Obeisance to such a Guru. This has already been stated.Sri Swamiji repeats this lest you should forget it.By the repetition,you should know how very important it is. In the following three verses the core of the Guru Gita is reiterated. Please observe this with rapt attention. 1) Akhanda manda-laakaaram vyaaptam yena caraacaram Tat-padam darshitam yena tasmai shri gurave namaha TAT + TVAM + ASI means Thou art That .Obeisance to the Sadguru who has enabled me to perceive the Absolute pervading everywhere,the indivisible and the stupendous round denoted by the term TAT of the Mahaa Vaakyaa of TATVAMAASI 2) Dehe jivatva maa-pannam caitanyam niskalam param Tvam padam darshitam yena tasmai Shri Gurave Namaha Obeisance to Sadguru who is Omniscient and who has entered into this body as a being in the form of the other worldly spirit of energy and who has enabled me to see the Spirit beyond embedded in TVAM (you). 3) Akhandam para-martham sadaikyam ca tvam tado-shubham Asinaa darshitam yena tasmai Shri Gurave Namaha Obeisance to Sadguru who enables me to see through the term ASI (thou art),which reveals the ulimate goal by explaining TVAM (you) and TAT (that) which are not separate but stand for the indivisible quality of the Absolute. Sri Guru Datta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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