Guru Gita verses continued

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                                                   Jaya Guru Datta

                                                Shree GuruBhyo Namaha

 

 

from last week:

" Guruvaktra sthitaa vidyaa praapyate tat-prasaada-taha

  Tasmaat tam deshikam dhyaa-yet yathaa-yosit priyam svakam "

 

We get the knowledge coming from Guru because of His Grace..

the disciple should meditate upon his Guru inspite of whatever

action he is engaged in.Reading of books and listening to lectures

does not suffice......

 

this week:

now Sri Swamiji describes the method of surrendering everything to Guru.

" Svaa-shramam ca sva-jaatim ca sva-kirtim pusti-vardhanam

 Etat-sarvam parit-yajya Gurumeva samaa-shrayet "

 

One should leave one's caste,position,abode,family,power,wealth etc.and

seek Guru's Grace.If Guru is not there,these things cannot give any knowledge

of the Absolute.Here there is a mention of power and wealth that accrue to man.

The four traditional castes or Varnas and the four stages of man's life

beginning

with celibacy and if all these were to be left out,what does it mean ?

 

It means that love for all these things should be directed towards Guru.You

should

think that Guru is the most important of all of them.

 

" Ananyaa-shcinta-yanto ye dhruvam tesaam param-padam

 Tasmaat sarva prayat-nena Guror-aaraadhanam kuru "

 

Those who meditate upon Guru with no other thought will certainly attain

PARAMAPAD

(the blissful state).So worship Guru with all faith and by all means.

 

Guru should be worshipped and served with all efforts.You should think for

yourself in how

many ways you can serve Him and do the best you can.

But this doesn't mean that you should exhibit them before Him.

 

He sees all those things done behind Him.

 

All that you have to do is to serve Him,think of Him and worship Him with no

other thought and with care.

 

Sri Guru Datta