This text written by Bhanumathi Narasimhan, sister of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
Who’s a guru? Why do I would like a guru? How do I recognise a guru? Do I’ve to seek for my guru or will my guru discover me? What’s the relationship between a guru and a disciple? These are some often-asked questions by any seeker on the trail. There are lots of who may give solutions however solely a guru can remodel questions into surprise.
Solely the grasp can take you to that area of wonderment the place there isn’t a duality. Spirituality is an inward journey from the outer world of names and kinds to the refined internal self. The bodily physique is gross and restricted. The breath is refined. The thoughts is subtler. The mind is much more; the ego, moreover. The self is the subtlest. To the infinite depths of our stunning being , it’s the grasp who guides us and takes us on this journey step-by-step. The guru is an embodiment of knowledge and love.
In Sanskrit, the phrase for gravity is Gurutwakarshan. The earth holds us in direction of itself by the pressure of gravity. With out this attraction or love, we’d not have a base or a basis. Equally, gurutva is the idea of our life. The guru is the guiding mild , eradicating the darkness of ignorance.
A instructor may give information, however the grasp brings a heightened consciousness.
A instructor may give data however the grasp awakens intelligence.
There’s an historical story. Sooner or later, whereas Lord Shiva was performing a puja, Parvati sees him bowing down. Seeing this, she asks, “You’re the Supreme Consciousness, and substratum of this complete creation. Who’s it that you simply bow right down to?” Shiva replies, “Expensive Parvati, for the good thing about all humanity, I’ll reply your query. It’s to the all-pervading guru tattva that I bow right down to.”
Within the many stunning verses that adopted referred to as the Guru Gita, Lord Shiva explains the Guru Precept, and says how lucky one is to have a Dwelling Grasp in his life. The guru within the bodily type is named pratyaksh. Within the presence of the grasp, our enthusiasm, and spirit is in an elevated state ,sorrows diminish, pleasure wells up, there’s contentment, information is nourished and guarded, and skills blossom.
When the river meets the ocean, the river now not stays a river. It turns into the ocean. It’s the similar when the devotee meets the Divine. Solely Divinity stays. Click on To Tweet
India honours a convention of masters who’ve protected, and given this information to us, technology after technology, in line with the necessity of the age and time. When a drop feels related to the ocean, it feels the energy of the ocean. Once we are related to this custom, we really feel the energy, and safety of all of the masters.
All these masters are an expression of the identical Infinite, Undivided, Supreme, Pure Consciousness. The Guru is a tattva — an omnipresent, omniscient, all-powerful precept. Establishing reference to this tattva is the supply of biggest energy. We all know we’ve forefathers, nice grand mother and father and so forth.
But we really feel most hooked up and related to our father, or grandfather as a result of they’re with us. Equally, we’ve many gurus in our custom, however once we come within the presence of our Dwelling Grasp, the connection is established instantly. All the information from time immemorial is made out there to us. Gurupurnima is a time to really feel grateful. The extra grateful we’re, the extra grace flows in our lives.
On Gurupurnima, we bear in mind all of the masters who have been, who’re and who can be in future. We really feel gratitude in direction of the Grasp who strikes us from the restricted understanding and delight of “I do know every little thing” to “I’m every little thing.” A disciple seeks information. A devotee seeks nothing. A devotee is soaked in love and devotion. Gurupurnima is the day of the devotee.
When the river meets the ocean, the river now not stays a river. It turns into the ocean. It’s the similar when the devotee meets the Divine. Solely Divinity stays. The person ‘I’ dissolves within the One Divinity. Once we have a look at the world by way of the eyes of the grasp, the world will look a lot extra stunning — a spot stuffed with love, pleasure, compassion and virtues.
The grasp is a presence that’s limitless, huge, infinite, and all-inclusive.
The presence of the grasp in a single’s life brings success to all different relationships.
To that One, Everlasting, Pure, Unbounded, Embodiment of Information and Absolute Bliss, To the Lotus ft of My Grasp, I bow down.
