REVERENCE TO GURU -- GURU'S LOOK OF GRACE
KATAKSHA LITERALLY MEANS GURU'S LOOK FROM
THE CORNER OF HIS EYE.
MEANING, IT IS THE GRACE OF THE GURU ON THE
DISCIPLE.
IT IS TOLD THAT, IF GURU & GOD APPEAR TOGETHER
BEFORE A DISCIPLE, HE HAS TO SHOW REVERENCE
TO GURU FIRST & THEN TO GOD !
BY THIS WE CAN KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF GURU !
SOME PEOPLE HOLD REVERENCE TO GURU SO MUCH
THAT, EVEN HIS NAME SHOULD NOT BE UTTERED.
RAMANA MAHARSHI HAS TOLD THREE BENEFITS FROM
GURU'S LOOK OF GRACE(KATAKSHA) --
1) FULFILLMENT OF DESIRES, LIKE KALPA VRAKSHA
(WISH FULFILLING TREE IN HEAVEN)
2) SINS GET DESTROYED, EVEN TAMASIC PEOPLE,WHO
ARE NOT DESTINED TO MEET THE GURU,GET
BENEFITED BY OVER HEARING ABOUT GURU !
3) SPIRITUAL UPLIFTMENT
DUE TO THE ABOVE REASONS HE HAD TOLD THE
ASHRAMITES NOT TO RESTRICT ANYBODY FROM
MEETING HIM.
MATHA, GURU, GODDESS MAHALAKSHMI
GURU GUIDING SHISHYA IN SPIRITUAL PATH
GURU BRAHMA,
GURU VISHNU,
GURU DEO MAHESHWARA,
GURU SAKSHATH PARABRAHMA,
TASMAI SHREE GURUVE NAMAHA..
GURU VISHNU,
GURU DEO MAHESHWARA,
GURU SAKSHATH PARABRAHMA,
TASMAI SHREE GURUVE NAMAHA..
SACHIDANADA ROOPAYA
BINDU NADANTHARATHMANE
ADIMADYANTHA SHOONYAYA
GURUNAM GURUVE NAMAHA
The word ‘Guru’ is derived from the Sanskrit language and
has a deep spiritual meaning. Its two syllables Gu and Ru
stand for the following --
Gu denotes the spiritual ignorance that most of humankind
is in.
Ru represents the radiance of spiritual knowledge that
Ru represents the radiance of spiritual knowledge that
dispels the spiritual ignorance.
In short, the Guru is the One who dispels the darkness of
spiritual experiences and spiritual knowledge.
Q: Who can be considered as a Guru (the spiritual teacher)?
A: That one who knows the truth, who lives in and as truth
and who always (satatam) strives for the good of his (hita)
disciple(s) (sishya).
GURU AVADHUTHA SAKARAYAPATTANA
Parameshwara teaching Shanmuga
Parameshwara told Shanmukha--
GURU BHAKTHI (reverence to GURU)--
A disciple after renouncing the whole world &
A disciple after renouncing the whole world &
surrenders to Guru's lotus like feet will know the
Knowledge of Truth(Tattva Jnana).There are many
types of obligations(rina) to a person in this world
like Mother's(Mathru rina), Father's(Pithru rina),
Guru's obligation etc. All obligations can be paid
back, except that of Guru's obligation, which cannot
be made up, please know this. If a disciple wants to
uplift himself spiritually, he has to know that
serving the Guru only is his life. Day & night,waking,
dreaming,deep sleep states he should think Guru,as
his GOD & should not think of any other GOD.Only
such a disciple will get Power of Knowledge of GOD
(Brahma Vidya Siddhi) & not others.
All things in this illusory world have short,temporary
existence, knowing this disciple should serve the
Guru. A disciple who cheats Guru, not only goes to
hell but also will have to under go many more
birth-death cycles. A disciple who has surrendered
fully to his Guru & by Guru's guidance,blessings
becomes a JEEVANMUKTHA(liberated while living)is
a SADGURU(Guru of highest order).Nobody can be
compared to such a Sadguru, as even Trinity are
bound by maya but Sadgurunatha is beyond maya
also ! Such a Guru's words should not be crossed
existence, knowing this disciple should serve the
Guru. A disciple who cheats Guru, not only goes to
hell but also will have to under go many more
birth-death cycles. A disciple who has surrendered
fully to his Guru & by Guru's guidance,blessings
becomes a JEEVANMUKTHA(liberated while living)is
a SADGURU(Guru of highest order).Nobody can be
compared to such a Sadguru, as even Trinity are
bound by maya but Sadgurunatha is beyond maya
also ! Such a Guru's words should not be crossed
or disobeyed. Disciple should not cross or step
on the water in which Guru has taken bath &
also the water in which his feet have been washed.
Disciple should take care that his shadow does not
fall on the Guru.
As Guru is a liberated person,beyond bad deeds
(papas),good deeds(punyas), if disciple or others
(papas),good deeds(punyas), if disciple or others
show disrespect,blame(Guru nindana) him, Guru's
papas(result of bad deeds) will go to them. Those
who serve him,praise him,show respect to him will
get Guru's punya(result of good deeds). A disciple
not true to his own consciousness, acts as if in
meditation(dhyana),not following Guru's guidance,
showing off that he knows more than Guru,viewing
him as an ordinary human being etc all these amount
to Guru droha(bad actions towards Guru)
GURU KATAKSHA(GURU'S look of grace)-
Shanmukha bending his head in reverence,doing namaskara
Shanmukha bending his head in reverence,doing namaskara
(clasping of palms together in reverence) to Parameshwara,
told him ," God of gods ! please explain to me how to get
released from the clutches of this world, samsara(family
attachments) & protect me", Prameshwara told him --
Lust, anger, stingy, attachment, head-weight, jealousy, these
six enemies of spiritualist should be discarded, be peaceful
in mind,clean hearted, follow the path Guru shows,do not take
interest in women, regarding sex-lust be as if in sleep, be
awake in Guru Bhakthi, do not blame others, do not try to take
wrong path, do not feel happy when somebody praises you, be
drowsy towards the behavior of worldly people, do not be a
slave to your senses, analyse & think the meaning of
Upanishads, follow dispassion & renunciation, for the world be
like a child, distance yourself from worrien, be disinterested in
all respects, do not make friends with ignorant people, do not
be egoistic; do not be enthusiastic regarding wife,children,
money,richness, be awake & lead your life; cheating,bad
intelligence,crookedness, harmful thoughts, wrong thinking,
bad deeds--don't make, lead your life without forgetting Guru's
lotus like feet, escape the clutches of Maya. Yogis think,
only about divinity of Athma ; worldly way of living, as death, live happily
experiencing bliss.
Yogi's think they are Linga(meaning LORD SHIVA) & eat their
meals. Thinking as the form of Linga, they look forward, they
smell things, they keep themselves awake. Always they
meditate on Shiva Linga & lead their life. Those yogis think their
body actions, talk, mental actions are all PARABRAHMAN only
& they become that divinity. He who has not understood
himself, being blind with attachment, gets drowned & he is not
a man but monkey.
He who is ignorant of Athma-anathma,wearing saffron colour
clothes, smearing ash on body, wearing rudraksha chain,
showing off like a yogi, looks like participating in a fancy dress
competition ! Holding walking stick(danda), vessel with water
(kamandala),wooden sandals(paduka) etc, if he is not
thinking about Athma, he is like Ravana who came to kidnap
Sitha Devi in the guise of sanyasi.
My son ! without taking such dirty path, develop association
with good people, meditate on God & achieve fulfillment of
this human birth. Just like a baby habituated eating soil is
made to leave the habit, by giving fruits to it, being full of
knowledge, get rid of the habit of attachment.Without
thinking about family, take shelter under SATGURU'S lotus
like feet. To cross this river of family life, there is nobody
other than Guru, to help you.
Without sense of body, without any bad deeds, without any
characteristics, always remaining as Existance--
Consciousness --Bliss(Sat-Chit-Ananda) Athma, for the
upliftment of disciple, taken birth in the form of Guru. Guru
is not an ordinary person, GU means darkness of ignorance
RU means destroyer,this way the name GURU has come
about. Supreme God has many names, out of them name
Guru is of the highest order. Who always recites "Guru-Guru"
gets liberated. A person who is desirous of getting liberation
always prays Guru's lotus feet, always interested in Guru's
service & he should not be interested in worldly actions.
Always being near the feet of Guru, eating Guru prasad
(offerings to Guru), drinking water used for Pada Puja
(cleaning of feet with reverence, applying sandalwood paste,
kunkum etc., placing flowers & doing arathi), prostrating to
Guru is the divine path to be followed by a disciple.
Always praying to Guru's form, worshiping(puja),what he tells
is chanting(mantra), understanding this way is the duty of a
liberation aspiring person(Mumukshu).By drinking the water
in which Guru's feet have been cleaned--disciple's ignorance
gets destroyed completely, sorrow of birth-death vanishes &
by the greatness of that water, dispassion(vyragya) manifests
by which Bliss is experienced. All the holy sacred waters of
rivers, oceans are not equal to one drop of Guru's feet-water
(padodaka).Place where Guru is there that is Kashi(Varanasi),
Guru is the king of this world,meaning God. Guru's feet water
is, the river which is blessed by three worlds called Bhagirathi.
(source stream of Ganges). Guru's feet are as peaceful as
deep sleep,bliss of Guru is Prayag, Guru's words are Tharaka
Manthra(chanting connected with Sri Rama which is powerful)
Mainly there is no other God, as the source of sacred water, as
that of Guru.The disciple getting rid of shyness & surrendering
his body,mind, wealth at the feet of Guru, he is uplifted
spiritually. If somebody is blaming Guru, avoid hearing it, as
you will go to Hell(Naraka) for a very long period. Place where
Guru is staying(mostly mata),you should remove dust, wipe
with water to clean it.
Without feeling bad even slightly, you have to give bath to the
Guru, remove dirt on his body, wipe the body by towel, dress
him with fine cloths,apply sandalwood paste,decorate with
akshatha(rice covered with turmeric), garland him with flowers,
do puja to his feet, serve him meal consisting of six tastes,
then give him pan(thambula), make him rest on a soft bed,
serving him this way, Guru is the form of Brahma,Vishnu,
Maheshwara(Trinity)-- meditate on him.
Shanmukha(Six faced) ! Even Trinity get worshiped, as they
also did puja to the Guru's feet. Guru is beyond thought,
formless, without characteristics, without bad qualities,
without defects, form of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss, this
way adoring him in many ways, Liberation(Moksha) is easily
within the grasp of the disciple. By meditating on Supreme
GOD only, I have become form of Supreme GOD-- when
Shankara told, Shanmukha addressed Shiva--
God of GODS ! how to do Brahmopadesha(here, it is not
giving others,to be followed by disciple himself), how many
types are there ?
Shiva told as follows --
Son ! That divine thing Brahman is of two types-- with form
(Saguna) & without form(Nirguna). Thinking he is Guru, I am
Disciple is with form(Saguna) Brahmopadesha. Other than ME
there is no second thing-- thinking this way is formless(Nirguna)
Brahmopadesha. There is no difference in these two types.
Formless Brahman only(Nirguna), for the sake of disciple's
spiritual upliftment, taken form in the shape of Guru &
presented himself, so say the scriptures. Chitta which is
beyond thought,being one, by its thought this form of world is
seen, same way formless Athma has taken form with Athma
ie,Guru. I have to become with form Guru, so when one prays
due to that great thought, world that is seen vanishes & he
becomes without form Athma. Such a person who thinks he is
Athma, meditating on Athma, he becomes God only. One who
thinks, he is form of Guru & prays, even Vishnu,Shiva are not
equal to him & he is respected by all. In waking ,dream,deep
sleep states who thinks he is Athma, adoring & worshiping
Guru is with form Brahmopadesha(teaching of Brahman)
Truth,control of senses,control of mind,peace --along with all
these knowing Athma, serving Guru,meditating on Guru is
liberated forever.
By without form Brahmopadesha, by inner concentration,
without form outlook, by vanishing of name & form knowledge,
by bright shining aura(Tejas),by a happy heart, being in this
state is without form Brahmopodesha. For this state
'Nirvikalpa Samadhi'(without form trance), from, with-form,
achieving without-form, 'saguna-Nirguna Ikya' -- names are
there.
In reality you are without second, infinite, witness to all
your senses, without ego of actions & enjoyment of its
results, you are not breath,mind,intellect etc. you are only
witness to them. what is seen like son,friends,wife etc.are
just as you see snake in a piece of rope due to abhasa
(wrong impression of mind, like dream). Really you are
PARA-SHIVA only. When you have taken shelter under
a Guru who is with form Brahman, you become without
form Brahman, you are Athma without movement which is
Existence-Consciousness-Bliss,other than you there is no
other thing. Recite this chanting repeatedly, saying so
when Guru gave without form Brahmopadesha, all doubts
of disciple vanished, became free of dirt, enjoying bliss
fell to the feet of Guru. Just like bhramara keeta(a type of
worm-kurudi Kutari) which forces other type of worms to
become like itself by repeatedly biting it,Guru making
disciple like himself, told him to go to a place without
people & recite repeatedly the chant taught by Guru.
Karthikeya ! Dullards without knowing this,due to false ego,
without doing Guru seva(serving), without getting Guru's
Look of Grace(kataksha),what is the use of Guru, if one
knows truth(tattva) it is enough-- thinking so they read books,
without experiencing, carrying out bad deeds,not only
themselves, they drag their parents also to Hell.
For all actions, all chantings, all super natural powers, all
yogas, all knowledge other than Guru there is no other
way. Even if you do many times hearing(shravana), reading
of scriptures, if serving of Guru is not there, it won't give any
result.So my Son ! Without taking shelter under a Sad-Guru
(good Guru),without serving him, nothing is achieved.
So, you serve me, as I am the Guru form, you become
form of Para-Brahman -- told Shankara to Shanmukha.
Please Read --
'GURU DIKSHA'
.
told him ," God of gods ! please explain to me how to get
released from the clutches of this world, samsara(family
attachments) & protect me", Prameshwara told him --
Lust, anger, stingy, attachment, head-weight, jealousy, these
six enemies of spiritualist should be discarded, be peaceful
in mind,clean hearted, follow the path Guru shows,do not take
interest in women, regarding sex-lust be as if in sleep, be
awake in Guru Bhakthi, do not blame others, do not try to take
wrong path, do not feel happy when somebody praises you, be
drowsy towards the behavior of worldly people, do not be a
slave to your senses, analyse & think the meaning of
Upanishads, follow dispassion & renunciation, for the world be
like a child, distance yourself from worrien, be disinterested in
all respects, do not make friends with ignorant people, do not
be egoistic; do not be enthusiastic regarding wife,children,
money,richness, be awake & lead your life; cheating,bad
intelligence,crookedness, harmful thoughts, wrong thinking,
bad deeds--don't make, lead your life without forgetting Guru's
lotus like feet, escape the clutches of Maya. Yogis think,
only about divinity of Athma ; worldly way of living, as death, live happily
experiencing bliss.
SHIVA LINGA(represents LORD SHIVA)
meals. Thinking as the form of Linga, they look forward, they
smell things, they keep themselves awake. Always they
meditate on Shiva Linga & lead their life. Those yogis think their
body actions, talk, mental actions are all PARABRAHMAN only
& they become that divinity. He who has not understood
himself, being blind with attachment, gets drowned & he is not
a man but monkey.
He who is ignorant of Athma-anathma,wearing saffron colour
clothes, smearing ash on body, wearing rudraksha chain,
showing off like a yogi, looks like participating in a fancy dress
competition ! Holding walking stick(danda), vessel with water
(kamandala),wooden sandals(paduka) etc, if he is not
thinking about Athma, he is like Ravana who came to kidnap
Sitha Devi in the guise of sanyasi.
My son ! without taking such dirty path, develop association
with good people, meditate on God & achieve fulfillment of
this human birth. Just like a baby habituated eating soil is
made to leave the habit, by giving fruits to it, being full of
knowledge, get rid of the habit of attachment.Without
thinking about family, take shelter under SATGURU'S lotus
like feet. To cross this river of family life, there is nobody
other than Guru, to help you.
Without sense of body, without any bad deeds, without any
characteristics, always remaining as Existance--
Consciousness --Bliss(Sat-Chit-Ananda) Athma, for the
upliftment of disciple, taken birth in the form of Guru. Guru
is not an ordinary person, GU means darkness of ignorance
RU means destroyer,this way the name GURU has come
about. Supreme God has many names, out of them name
Guru is of the highest order. Who always recites "Guru-Guru"
gets liberated. A person who is desirous of getting liberation
always prays Guru's lotus feet, always interested in Guru's
service & he should not be interested in worldly actions.
Always being near the feet of Guru, eating Guru prasad
(offerings to Guru), drinking water used for Pada Puja
(cleaning of feet with reverence, applying sandalwood paste,
kunkum etc., placing flowers & doing arathi), prostrating to
Guru is the divine path to be followed by a disciple.
Always praying to Guru's form, worshiping(puja),what he tells
is chanting(mantra), understanding this way is the duty of a
liberation aspiring person(Mumukshu).By drinking the water
in which Guru's feet have been cleaned--disciple's ignorance
gets destroyed completely, sorrow of birth-death vanishes &
by the greatness of that water, dispassion(vyragya) manifests
by which Bliss is experienced. All the holy sacred waters of
rivers, oceans are not equal to one drop of Guru's feet-water
(padodaka).Place where Guru is there that is Kashi(Varanasi),
Guru is the king of this world,meaning God. Guru's feet water
is, the river which is blessed by three worlds called Bhagirathi.
(source stream of Ganges). Guru's feet are as peaceful as
deep sleep,bliss of Guru is Prayag, Guru's words are Tharaka
Manthra(chanting connected with Sri Rama which is powerful)
Mainly there is no other God, as the source of sacred water, as
that of Guru.The disciple getting rid of shyness & surrendering
his body,mind, wealth at the feet of Guru, he is uplifted
spiritually. If somebody is blaming Guru, avoid hearing it, as
you will go to Hell(Naraka) for a very long period. Place where
Guru is staying(mostly mata),you should remove dust, wipe
with water to clean it.
Without feeling bad even slightly, you have to give bath to the
Guru, remove dirt on his body, wipe the body by towel, dress
him with fine cloths,apply sandalwood paste,decorate with
akshatha(rice covered with turmeric), garland him with flowers,
do puja to his feet, serve him meal consisting of six tastes,
then give him pan(thambula), make him rest on a soft bed,
serving him this way, Guru is the form of Brahma,Vishnu,
Maheshwara(Trinity)-- meditate on him.
Shanmukha(Six faced) ! Even Trinity get worshiped, as they
also did puja to the Guru's feet. Guru is beyond thought,
formless, without characteristics, without bad qualities,
without defects, form of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss, this
way adoring him in many ways, Liberation(Moksha) is easily
within the grasp of the disciple. By meditating on Supreme
GOD only, I have become form of Supreme GOD-- when
Shankara told, Shanmukha addressed Shiva--
God of GODS ! how to do Brahmopadesha(here, it is not
giving others,to be followed by disciple himself), how many
types are there ?
Shiva told as follows --
Son ! That divine thing Brahman is of two types-- with form
(Saguna) & without form(Nirguna). Thinking he is Guru, I am
Disciple is with form(Saguna) Brahmopadesha. Other than ME
there is no second thing-- thinking this way is formless(Nirguna)
Brahmopadesha. There is no difference in these two types.
Formless Brahman only(Nirguna), for the sake of disciple's
spiritual upliftment, taken form in the shape of Guru &
presented himself, so say the scriptures. Chitta which is
beyond thought,being one, by its thought this form of world is
seen, same way formless Athma has taken form with Athma
ie,Guru. I have to become with form Guru, so when one prays
due to that great thought, world that is seen vanishes & he
becomes without form Athma. Such a person who thinks he is
Athma, meditating on Athma, he becomes God only. One who
thinks, he is form of Guru & prays, even Vishnu,Shiva are not
equal to him & he is respected by all. In waking ,dream,deep
sleep states who thinks he is Athma, adoring & worshiping
Guru is with form Brahmopadesha(teaching of Brahman)
Truth,control of senses,control of mind,peace --along with all
these knowing Athma, serving Guru,meditating on Guru is
liberated forever.
By without form Brahmopadesha, by inner concentration,
without form outlook, by vanishing of name & form knowledge,
by bright shining aura(Tejas),by a happy heart, being in this
state is without form Brahmopodesha. For this state
'Nirvikalpa Samadhi'(without form trance), from, with-form,
achieving without-form, 'saguna-Nirguna Ikya' -- names are
there.
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ---
One disciple approached SADGURU prostrated to his lotus
One disciple approached SADGURU prostrated to his lotus
feet & told Swamy(venerated) ! You are beyond
characteristics(nirguna), pure(nishkalanka), without body
(niravayava), form of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss, even
then,for the sake of upliftment of disciples, you have taken
birth in human form. Oh living GOD ! having caught in the
wheel of family attachment, moving about without direction,
without knowing--Who am I ?, from where I have come,
where I am going from here ?, moving about like a mad
man, due to good deeds of my previous births, I am able
to see your feet. Swamy ! please help me to cross this ocean
of samsara(family attachment or bandas of the world) so
praying repeatedly, Gurunatha(Guru of Gurus) looking at the
disciple who has surrendered himself fully ie.,by body,mind,
wealth, kind hearted Guru called the disciple forward &
placed his fear eradicating hand(Abhaya hastha) on the
head & told words filled with knowledge in his right ear as
follows --
"You are my form only, your form only is me, there is no
difference between you & me,'Sarvam Brahmamayam
Jagath'(everything in this world is Brahman) then how there
can be difference between you & me ?
'TAT TWAM ASI'--'THOU ART THAT'-- you are only that
DIVINE THING. The shine of Sun,Moon are your form, in
your glowing shine, dream like mirage is this WORLD !
your senses, without ego of actions & enjoyment of its
results, you are not breath,mind,intellect etc. you are only
witness to them. what is seen like son,friends,wife etc.are
just as you see snake in a piece of rope due to abhasa
(wrong impression of mind, like dream). Really you are
PARA-SHIVA only. When you have taken shelter under
a Guru who is with form Brahman, you become without
form Brahman, you are Athma without movement which is
Existence-Consciousness-Bliss,other than you there is no
other thing. Recite this chanting repeatedly, saying so
when Guru gave without form Brahmopadesha, all doubts
of disciple vanished, became free of dirt, enjoying bliss
fell to the feet of Guru. Just like bhramara keeta(a type of
worm-kurudi Kutari) which forces other type of worms to
become like itself by repeatedly biting it,Guru making
disciple like himself, told him to go to a place without
people & recite repeatedly the chant taught by Guru.
Karthikeya ! Dullards without knowing this,due to false ego,
without doing Guru seva(serving), without getting Guru's
Look of Grace(kataksha),what is the use of Guru, if one
knows truth(tattva) it is enough-- thinking so they read books,
without experiencing, carrying out bad deeds,not only
themselves, they drag their parents also to Hell.
For all actions, all chantings, all super natural powers, all
yogas, all knowledge other than Guru there is no other
way. Even if you do many times hearing(shravana), reading
of scriptures, if serving of Guru is not there, it won't give any
result.So my Son ! Without taking shelter under a Sad-Guru
(good Guru),without serving him, nothing is achieved.
So, you serve me, as I am the Guru form, you become
form of Para-Brahman -- told Shankara to Shanmukha.
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Please Read --
'GURU DIKSHA'
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