Guru - Spiritual Preceptor

 

Sri Sri 108 Choto Krishna Das Babaji

অখন্ড মন্ডলা কারং ব্যাপ্তং যেন চরাচরম

তদপদং দর্শিতং যেন তস্মৈ শ্রী গুরুবে নমঃ 

অজ্ঞান তিমিরান্ধস্য জ্ঞানাঞ্জন শলাকয়া

চক্ষুরুন্মিলিত যেন তস্মৈ শ্রী গুরুবে নমঃ 

গুরু ব্রহ্মা গুরু বিষ্ণু গুরুদেব মহেশ্বর।

গুরু রেব পরং ব্রহ্ম তস্মৈ শ্রী গুরুবে নমঃ 

      

Sanskrit Word 'Guru' (Spiritual Master) Means 

            'Gu' means darkness, 'Ru' word means destructive. That is, by removing the darkness of the disciple's heart, show the light of spiritual wisdom, He is called 'Guru'. The real Guru has capable to destroy ignorance and helps to take people outside the illusion. Just as we do not see faces in the dusty mirror, right that we cannot find or realize the Absolute Brahma (the unknowable) for our ignorance, the one who recognizes this path is called Guru (Spiritual Teacher).

Guru's Sublimity

                God himself descended upon the earth as a Guru to rescue the ignorant. Guru's advice is the direction of liberation, Spiritual master is equal to Almighty Krishna, Guru's Mantra is always a great value. If the Guru (spiritual preceptor) is dissatisfied, then God is also displeased. The condemnation of the Guru should never be heard. One should always get initiation from Swattik Vaishnab and an honest spiritual master.

Symptoms of Honest Gurus

               Seeing him immediately brings tears to eyes, a touch of his, is a heavenly feeling in the heart. An honest spiritual teacher implies that one who always walks in the right path, always speaks the truth, always worships the Lord, chants the Lord's name, reads, and praises to the Lord, will be willing to donate, guides the appropriate disciple in the same way, never makes more disciples, and above all, he never behaves like a businessman or politician with any religious matters. He always cares about the good of the world.

Types of Gurus

             Though the original Gurus are parents and older brothers & our guardians, yet we all have to need other masters for our life. Such as - 

1. Educator (Education Master)

        If anyone does not have educational knowledge, he/she is called foolish or ignorant. The first character who gives, the world is called the education master. The teacher educated the students by giving them worldly knowledge (in school/college).

2. Spiritual Master

               Worldly education gives earthly respect, but spiritual education honors our devotion. He enlightens the self-consciousness of ignorance. We get a new life again by our honest spiritual preceptors, who gives us the glowing eyes. 

                         Actually, who teaches us is called Guru. If we look a little better, we can see that gurus are spreading all over the world. The grasshoppers, the weeds even meadow grass, teach us tolerance, the tree, river teaches us to give up everything, even the dragon snakes (python) teach us to be slow (even in hunger), etc. If we do not do the right thing, the true & honest master is not found at all in our life.

On this day of Guru Purav/Purnima, I bow my Guru million-million times.