ONE WHO REMOVES DARKNESS OF IGNORANCE - GURU

गुरुर्ब्रह्मा ग्रुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः । गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः ॥

Guru is not who is merely teacher, who teaches all the material information. All are not Gurus, all are teachers only. But there is only one Guru, God himself. We say many people are gurus, and on this day of Guru Poornima at many place people start offering gifts to their gurus and worship them. GU stands for attributeless; RU stands for formless. GU stands for ignorance. Ru means removal. GURU is the one who dispels the darkness of ignorance. We find so many gurus who are still in darkness of ignorance. Most of the gurus as you know, they take you in the opposite direction. In the worldly sense there are many gurus. There are many gurus in various phase of life who are spiritual, social and there lies the business. You need a true guru (spiritual preceptor) to reveal the real nature of Divinity. And such a guru has been equated with the Trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

The devotee who regards God Himself as his guru will not have any difficulties.

The true guru is like an ophthalmic surgeon. The surgeon removes the film in the patient's eye and restores his natural vision. In the same way the guru should also remove the veil of ignorance and attachment that blurs the vision of his disciples and restore their natural spiritual vision.

The Moon is the deity that controls the mind. And only the day on which the mind is rid of the darkness of ignorance and achieves fullness of illumination, is the real Guru Poornima day for man. Looking merely at the full moon in the sky and calling it Guru Poornima is only worshipping the external, while internally there is a sunna (void). It is only when you have cleansed your heart by getting rid of ignorance, sorrow, worry, greed, and envy, that you can celebrate your Guru Poornima and realise the fullness of your reality.

To achieve this poornathvam (fullness) you have to cultivate Prema (love).

In this pandemic situation everyone are attached to technology for everything and anything that is "INTERNET". But if everyone of us can attach and follow to the wordly E-GURU we can achieve anything and everything without any tensions.

On this holy day of Guru Poornima, take a resolve to purify your minds and to install in your hearts the Supreme Lord. Look upon God alone as your true Guru.

HAPPY GURU PURNIMA TO ALL MY READERS........

SRUTI AVASARALA