GURU
POORNIMA - ORIGIN BY BHAGAVAN SRI BHARADWAJA
Man will learn from small words
to big things in his life from somebody else. As part of this, scientific
subjects from nature also require teaching from others. Man has to learn
from the best Guru to understand the spiritual subjects from the same
nature .In avadhootha- uddavageetha in Bhagavatam, a Poorna
purusha, who is even praised by Lord Krishna – tells what he has
learnt from the 24 Gurus in the nature and how he attained
perfection. Lord Krishna takes it as the best standard and teaches Uddava
.In a similar way, the same preachings are taught to us in the form
of SRI GURU CHARITRA- which is the life history of the first
two incarnations of Lord Dattatreya. The third incarnation of Lord
Dattatreya – Sri Manikya Prabhuvu told his devotees that he attained
knowledge (Jnaanam) in a similar way.
An ordinary life
(paamara jeevitam ) without Spiritual knowledge increases tendencies like
jealousy, hatred, affection, which changes both the individual and turns
the society upside down. The one and only one ultimate goal of life-
peace and contentment will not be present. Even though there is moon
present in the sky on NEW moon day, there is no reflection of sunrays on
to the Earth. With out Guru, human life will be similar to a boat in the
midst of the ocean without a sailor and compass needle.
This endless universe, which
became the form of Guru to all the Holy persons mentioned above, helped
them attaining Brahma Jnaanam , and which molded peace and contentment in
their form, transforms itself into an ocean of misery for an ordinary
person.
Among the innumerable
creatures in this creation, fortunately there are several spiritual
stalwarts who are of various grades of spiritual maturity. The immediate
presence of true Guru is myriad times more effective, but such
association is not possible for everyone to the needed extent. There are
some Perfect Masters, who will help us to understand that there is a
spiritual life that can give complete peace and contentment .Their
association will help in radiating our lives with the light of soul just
like the increasing radiance of moon from Suddha Padyami (first day after
new moon day).This blossoming will be complete with the association of
Guru. GURU PORNIMA reveals the same truth.
Depending on
the merits of previous lives, several people would get the opportunity
for being in the immediate presence of Guru. However, the end result will
depend on their level of spiritual maturity. Not only that, one should
not let the immediate presence of Guru to submerge behind the clouds of
life -- happiness and sadness. Then only the worthiness of that firm
devotee will increase just like the ripening of fruit in the presence of
tree & like the water lily in the presence of moon. If this
development is compared to different stages of moon, then attaining
complete perfection is compared to Poornima (full moon).
If a devotee develops
intense desire on this state and tries to lead his life for it, then only
there will be steadiness in the service of Guru .So the main objective of
a seeker is to print on his mind clearly the complete state of
realization (poorna stithi) of his Guru .For that very reason ,it is a
tradition, practiced from ancient times to worship Guru on Guru
Poornima. For this, the best instrument is parayana of SRI GURU CHARITRA.
As there are several
stages in the blossoming of soul as mentioned above, in a similar way
there will be some changes too in the life history of mankind. If the
incarnations of previous Gurus are considered as different stages, then
the INCARNATION of SRI SAI is GURU POORNIMA for the mankind.
Sri Sai showed
unerring, at one-ment with all gods of Hindus, all saints, all creatures and
with so-called inanimate objects. There is no other form of Guru in
history of mankind that revealed God is one for all human beings and
differences in religions is irrelevant for His worship
For any religious follower ,the
climax in the religion is revealed with in Himself. So that’s why
Paul Reps, a western Scholar said “ The incarnation of Sri Sai is a
great mile stone in the Spiritual history of mankind. This is beginning
of new era.” Having being blessed with the devotion of such great Sad
guru, let us make this a more meaningful Guru Poornima.
As Sri
Sai said “Be the real and true sons for the mother (Dwarakamayi) and
fully stock your treasury.”
The perfect
blossoming of spiritual values in a genuine mystic,the peace and bliss he
experiences and emanates are the promises spiritual life holds out to
humanity. Sri Sai Baba demonstrated that one spirit of Wisdom of all
saints is HE.
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