I have always considered as my guruji, none other than Bhagwan Sri Sridhar Swamiji, who is considered as the avatar of Dattatreya and manasa-shishya of Bhagwan Sri Samarth Ramdas.
He has always showed me the right path whenever I was in difficulties, He has guided me whenever I had doubts, through His devine grace He has even cured my illness, He has stopped me whenever I had the oppertunity of going astray. He has never accepted anything from any of His devotees except chanting of God's names. Though He took samadhi in 1973 and I have never seen Him physically, I can feel His devine presence everytime I need Him. For Him, money, wealth, name, fame, popularity or publicity were least important. What He expected was only Bhakti, Prem,Simplicity, Clean Hands, Clear Mind and Pure Heart.
Such Gurus take avatar once in a way to cleanse the humanity. I adore Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Swami Vivekananda, Ramana Maharshi, Shirdi Sai Baba, Guru Raghavendra,Bhagwan Sri Samarth Ramadas, Aadi Shankaracharya.
Apart from these devine gurujis, I had the oppertunity of learning under Sri S S Kulkarni, who used to teach Mathematics in PDJ Higher Secondary School, Bijapur, he is the one who moulded my charecter. Through this medium, I pray my respects to him.
RE:GURU VANDANA
by JGN on Jul 17, 2008 09:47 PM Permalink
I feel the divine presence of the late Dr. A.T. Kovoor, world renowned rationalist. Pl search the web if you have not heard his name!!!!!!!!!!!
RE:RE:you see, I am a modern Indian
by DV Nayak on Jul 18, 2008 12:08 AM Permalink
You cannot even understand a sarcastic take at India's poor education system? Students call teachers names and high officials in education ministry are sleeping. What's filthy about pointing out the status quo? If this is the tolerance you have to partly humourous sarcasm, well, I wish you luck. Of course you seem to not have worked in a real office otherwise you would pretty much agree to all these points.
A GURU is he who helps his disciple to bring to LIGHT.GU=DARK RU=LIGHT.Here LIGHT signifies the TRUTH,EMANCIPATION,SELFNESSNESS and THE RIGHT PATH,SERVICE TO MANKIND etc.One can take up any thing of GURU'S TEACHINGS.
RE:GURU SHISYA PARAMPARA
by Jayant Tilak on Jul 17, 2008 10:50 PM Permalink
this is the best. If what you have explained about GU RU is true ( I am not aware of these words) then hats off to you. In fact I have learnt this first time in my life about the combinition of this word guru. so You are my guru for this. Thanks and namaskar.
RE:True Guru is superior to God
by satyarthi on Jul 17, 2008 09:18 PM Permalink
Moreover, it is not only valid for a spritual guru; it is valid for all types of gurus - a dance guru, a science guru, a math guru, a language guru, etc..
On this day of Gurupournima the devotees should pray the Master to give them the correct emotional and mental capabilities to understand Him through their inner perception. The devotees should not condition their mind through whatever they read, see and hear superficially but should read Shri Sai Satcharitra regularly and concentrate on the divine attributes (qualities) of Baba and meditate on His form.
