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પ્રબદ્ધ શરુવન : ભારતીય ગુરુપરંપચ વિશેષાંક પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન : ભારતીય ગુરુપરંપચ વિરોષાંક પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન : ભારતીય ગુરુ પરંપરા વિશેષાંક જ પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન : ભારતીય ગુરુ પરંપચ વિશેષાંક છે પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન : ભારતીય ગુરુ પરંપચ વિશેષાંક
Its HUGE...!!! This realization that each The scriptures of all the religions are filled single being we come across is a world in him- with Guru Bhakti. self. We see everyone around us tumbling and
ध्यानमूलं गुरुर्मूर्तिः bumbling so how can we ever trust them on their
पूजामूलं गुरुर्पदम्। way of life? We can't.
मन्त्रमूलं गुरुर्वाक्यं This is where the Guru comes in. He is a
मोक्षमूलं गुरुकृपा।। living example of someone who is constantly in
|| Dhyaana-Muulam Gurur-Muurtih a blissful state, untouched by anything, living as
Puujaa-Muulam Gurur-Padam an observer and not as a participant in the world.
Mantra-Muulam Gurur-Vaakyam He inspires with his state and makes us aspire
Mokssa-Muulam Gurur-Kripaa || to be in that state. Not only that he invites you and commits to us a long long time before we
Guru gives you two cartwheels that drive your commit to him. His sole purpose is to wake us
purpose - Shakti (purpose and strength) and up and show that our happiness, our fears, our
Bhakti (love and inspiration). The upkaar of Guru * anxieties - everything is just our own mind's pro
as well his state are beyond the expressions of jection and we are the cause of our own miser
words and can only be expressed by our love - ies. He ardously keeps up on our case coaxing
our Bhakti. Here lies another secret - unlike the us, inspiring us, pleading to us and at times even
love that we have for member of our family or using stern words and actions.
friends which are broadly the love for an
individual; the love for the Guru is in actual the Why does he do so? This is where the
love for his state. This is unlike the wordly love mahaatmyata of the Guru lies - his actions are
since when we are in love with a gnyaani's state, out of only and only compassion and with no
we are in fact in love with gnyaan and this other motive. He doesn't stand to gain anything;
eventually is the cause of our emulating and on the contrary he puts in his efforts and time.
inculcating this in our life. Thus its no wonder He gives up his higher inner equanimous state
that just Guru's Bhakti is considered the cause and stoops lower to inspire us. And here in alsoof liberation lies the fundamental significance of a Guru - that he does for us as much out of compassion as
अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानाञ्जनशालाकया। much he does for his overwhelming gratitude
चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः।। towards his Guru. This combination of his own
|| Ajnyaana timiraandhasya Jnyaananajana Shalaakaya
Chakshurunmeelitam Yena Tasmai Shree Guruve Namah || Gratitude and his endless compassion is the most subtle aspect of a Guru. Its really strange - Let us bow down to Guru who opened our The spiritual path is an individual path - one has spiritual eyes which were closed from our darkto walk it by themselves and yet without the Guru ness of ignorance by his eyes of wisdom. no one does and even the Guru merely appears
000 to be walking with you while in fact he has al
Reshma Jain I ready completed his jorney - he is not reaching
The Narrators anywhere - only we are.
Email : reshma.jain 7@gmail.com
પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન ભારતીય ગુરુપરંપરા વિશેષાંક જ પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન : ભારતીય ગુરુપરંપચ વિશેષાંક જ પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન ભારતીય ગુરુપરંપચ વિશેષાંક જ પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન : ભારતીય ગુરુ પરંપચ વિશેષાંક જ પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવનઃ ભારતીય ગુરુ પરંપચ વિશેષાંક
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