‘MOKSHA MULAM GURUKRIPA’-SALVATION ATTAINED ONLY DUE TO GURU’S GRACE
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The Guru principle is of very high stature and most sacred. It is an imperishable principle that dwells beyond age, time and space. It can be experienced only via humble self surrender. In order to develop a deep bond with this principle dwelling in all of us that person is searched for who is a direct representative of our inner Guru. It is with this goal in mind that for eons together this Guru-disciple relationship has been kept secure and well protected. The live Guru is a symbol of the Guru principle residing in the soul of the disciple.
This respected principle is present within each and every individual. In the gross physical body the Ajna Chakra represents the Guru principle. Without the help of an external embodied Guru it is virtually impossible to establish a bond with this inner Guru principle. It is only those rare extraordinary saints full of soul power who can do so. A few of these examples are Sidhayogis like Shri Aurobindo Ghosh and Raman Maharshi. They did not have any external Guru. It was Almighty Lord who was their Guru. But for an ordinary devotee and Sadhak, in order to get liberated from this world of Maya or illusion requires guidance at every step. For them an external embodied Guru is a must. Hence the worldly or physical form of the Guru too is given due importance. The material body of the Guru is said to be the veil of inner consciousness dripping with divine wisdom.
The world’s Guru Swami Vivekananda has spoken of a very great personality whose soul can transmit divine energy into another soul. Such a great personality is the Guru and the soul in whom this divine energy is transmitted is called a disciple. What is most required while transmitting divine energy in the disciple’s soul is that the soul which is going to transmit this divine energy must be itself be oozing with it in infinite measure. Further that soul which is going to imbibe this divine energy must have apt capacity to do so. Swamiji further elaborates that a true Guru is one who time and again incarnates in the form of an infinite storehouse of spiritual energy and via the lineage of Guru-disciple transmits this energy in people from generation to generation. http://www.shriramsharma.com/the_sacred_land_of_india_is_more_nectarine_than_heaven.htm Shri Aurobindo’s viewpoint regarding the Guru principle is:
‘It is that principle who has attained divine truth and one who has experience of soul light and has the capability of donating to others this very divine aura. Such a divine guide must be so powerful that he/she can teach aptly, can show the path and by catching hold of the disciple’s hand can help him go past all hardships/obstacles faced on the path. This then verily is a true Guru’. According to Shri Aurobindo whenever individual efforts get obstructed by dire situations, the Guru’s help can intervene
and whatever is required to reach the goal or whatever is needed in that immediate situation is fulfilled by the Guru.
As per scriptural tenets he who uses the collyrium of divine wisdom to uproot the darkness of spiritual ignorance/Ajnana in the soul of the disciple is indeed a Guru. Hence the Upanishads proclaim that ‘Gu’ means darkness and ‘Ru’ means that which uproots darkness. The brilliant Brahman that destroys the darkness of spiritual ignorance is none other than the Guru. The Skand Purana says that Guru is Vishnu and Guru is Maheshwar. This eternal Guru must be adhered to who is simply an image of divine wisdom, beyond duality, akin to space, permanent, sacred, immovable, always a witness, beyond the material world and without the 3 Gunas called Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. Guru is a symbol of the all pervasive conscious existence and akin to the rays of infinite brilliant suns gives us divine wisdom. It is the expression of truth of divine wisdom. Guru neither has a beginning nor an end. Guru has neither a past nor a future. Guru means completeness and omnipotence. Nothing in all the 3 worlds can compete with it. http://www.shriramsharma.com/the_sacred_land_of_india_is_more_nectarine_than_heaven.htm Guru is one who has totally sanctified his/her consciousness. By taking on a physical body the Guru dwells in this world. Yet his/her soul is always immersed in cosmic consciousness or Almighty Lord. They are souls of the stature of Ishwara or God himself and are Jivan-Muktas or liberated while alive. Their bosom oozes with sacred compassion for all. Their lives are totally dedicated to Almighty Lord. They never have any personal desire or yearning of their own. Forever they are ready to work for world welfare. Auch men/women of profound austerities only are real Gurus. It is due their divine wisdom and power of penance that the entire world shines forth brilliantly. They by going deep down into the recesses of the world liberate their disciples from material bondage.
A Guru who is the representative of Almighty God is full of compassion, kindness, justice and boundless divine knowledge. The devotees and disciples visualize the Guru in this form only. They are in very close proximity to God. Hence Shri Ramkrishna Paramhans opines that the bosom of Gurus or saints is the bungalow of Almighty God. Truly such Gurus are synonymous with God himself. Their very existence is akin to a very clean mirror wherein our own reflection can be seen. By themselves they are pure, radiant and a brilliant soul. They are infinite oceans of divine love and bliss. For their disciples they are mother, father, relative and God himself. Whatever exists in a disciple’s life is there in the Guru.
Bhakti or devotion is the substratum of the deep bond between a Guru and disciple. This is a profound root principle. The disciple is a steadfast servant who obeys all commands. The Guru is his lord and master. The goal of such a self surrendered servant is only one and that is to execute all tasks given to him by his master-Guru. His goal is to serve humbly. He knows only this much and is always alert and cautious while serving selflessly. In devotion to Guru apart from Dasya Bhava (Guru/God is my master) there are Vatsalya Bhava (Guru/God is my child) and Ishwara Bhava (Guru is my God).
Devotion to God is akin to worship of absolute reality, divine wisdom, spiritual experience and thoughts too. As long as man yearns to attain divine wisdom, possesses deep faith till then devotion to Guru will exist in this world to the fullest. A Sufi saint called Jayasi says that wherever the Guru places his lotus like feet there the disciple reverentially places his head. http://www.shriramsharma.com/the_sacred_land_of_india_is_more_nectarine_than_heaven.htm Guru’s grace harbors no condition of any sort. In fact it is a free flow of Guru’s infinite love for his disciple and when will the disciple attain this grace (Kripa) of the Guru? All this is very much dependent on the Guru. Possibly via total surrender to the Guru and love for him can attract the Guru’s grace. Guru’s grace is very rare to attain. Hence Swami Vivekananda says that all is possible to achieve via Guru’s grace-‘Gurukripa hi kevalam’.
Guru’s grace cannot be attained very easily. In order to attain it innocent self surrender is most required. For attaining Guru’s grace it is needed that the disciple has no mind of his own. There should be only faith and even blind faith towards the Guru. Faith is always blind. It does not argue in a vain manner. Where there is argument how can faith exist? One can never surrender without faith. The test of true credibility for attaining Guru’s grace is total self surrender.
This grace manifests in many forms. It can either be sweet and loving or harsh and terrible. A Guru is like that carpenter who heartlessly cuts up a piece of wood and gives it a desired shape. The Guru by attacking and shattering the disciple’s ego or ‘I’ renders his soul widespread. This task is heartlessly carried out by the Guru till the disciple does not get reinstated in his true nature of divine cosmic consciousness. The Guru transforms his disciple into a liberated soul beyond material bondage so that the latter too becomes a beacon light for the entire world. For this end a disciple must become serene, silent and egoless like a wooden stick so that the Guru can give him a desired shape and form. For attaining the Guru’s grace a disciple must become truthful, loving and surrender his all. http://www.shriramsharma.com/the_sacred_land_of_india_is_more_nectarine_than_heaven.htm This deep divine bond of the Guru-disciple verily becomes the Guru lineage. This lineage is very ancient. Due to this traditional lineage all lineages, arts and sciences of this world haven been passed on from the Guru to disciple for generations together. The relationship of a Guru and disciple is conjoined to the important realms and great yearnings of human existence. Without this it is well nigh impossible and difficult to render secure our very existence in the world’s distorted environment. It is the protecting grace of the Guru in our life that guides us towards this inner divine fount. It is from this fount that all our high stature energies spring forth. It is hence that Gurus are looked upon as the foundation stones of great cultures. Without their wisdom and inspiration neither can lineages sustain nor can cultures remain alive and kicking.
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