GURU POORNIMA

Guru Poornima coincides with the full moon day of the Hindu Lunar calendar month of Ashadh, which usually falls during the month of July every year. On this particular day, Guru Kripa (Grace) is far more active than on any other day of the year. The primary mission of the Guru is to spread spirituality. So on this day, when one undertakes an activity towards the spread of spirituality, one is graced by the Guru a thousand times more. Participation in the Guru Poornima celebration also helps to generate spiritual emotion in the seeker. This auspicious day presents seekers with the unparalleled opportunity to pay their gratitude to the Guru. In truth, the seeker grows spiritually by participating wholeheartedly in festivities through the sacrifice of his body, mind and wealth for the Guru’s mission of spreading spirituality.

This is the full moon night when devotees all over the world pay special honour to the Guru.

"Gum Rauteeti Guruh”.
This Vedic mantra states that the one, who is perfectly capable of dispelling the
darkness of ignorance, is called a guru.

"Grinaati gyanam iti guruh".
The one, who imparts Divine wisdom, is called a Guru.

“Tadvigyanaartham sa gurumevabhigacchet samitpanih shrotriyam Brahmnishtdam.”

Mundakopnishad, verse1-2-12 says, that in order to know God, one needs to surrender to a God realised Saint .i.e. the one who has complete theoretical knowledge of the scriptures and has also practically attained God. The Divine personality who can explain to us and give us the true understanding about- Who am I? What is my aim? How do I attain my aim? Who God is? What is Soul? What is Maya? What is material happiness? What is mind? What is intellect? Such a divine personality is called a Guru.

“Ram sindhu ghan sajjan dheera,
Chandan taru Hari sant sameera.”
Supreme God Ram is the vast ocean,saint is like the rainy cloud,
Lord Hari is the exotic tree of sandalwood. Like the wind, the Saints carry its fragrance.
(Ramayan)

bhayam dvitiyaabhiniveshatah syad
ishaad apetasya viparyayo 'smritih
tan-maayayaato budha aabhajet tam
bhaktyaikayesham guru-devataatma

"Fear arises when one misidentifies himself as the material body because of absorption in (Maya) the external, illusory energy of the Lord. When one thus turns away from the Supreme Lord, he also forgets his own constitutional position as a servant of the Lord. This bewildering, fearful condition is affected by the potency for illusion, called Maya. Therefore, an intelligent person should engage unflinchingly in the unalloyed devotional service of the Lord, under the guidance of a genuine spiritual master, whom one should accept as one’s worshipable deity and as his/her very life and soul.
(Shrimad Bhagvatam 11.2.37)

If you forget Shri Krishna, you are forced to be extremely attached to this world. You will start to think, "I am this body. Old age will come and then I will die." Fear comes. At the time of death we cannot take anything with us. So many mental diseases come, and so many problems come in this world. You should know and understand that your Gurudev is more dear than your father, mother, wife, husband, children or any relative. Obey Him and worship Him, and then perform Roopdhyan to Shri Radha-Krishna. Don't disobey your Guru, otherwise you will fall down. We should know that our Gurudev is our most dear friend and mediator. We should Respect, Love and Serve His Divinity, and by that service (sewa) we should always serve the Divine Beloved Shri Radha-Krishna. This is the easiest method to attain Them.

yasya deve para bhaktir yatha deve tatha gurau
tasyaite kathita hyarthah prakshante mahatmanah
- Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.23
One who has supreme devotion in God and Guru (the Saint) equally (no less!),
attains that ultimate goal.

Why So? "Because, there is NO difference what so ever between God and His very Own Saintly Devotees!". As explained in the Sutra below by Narad Ji.

"tasmins taj-jane bhedabhavat"
(Narad Bhakti Sutra 41)

And Lord Krishna also confirms this in Bhagavatam in His conversation to Uddhava

Acharyam maam vijaaniyaan,naavamanyeta karhichit,
Na martya-bhudhyaasuyeta,sarva-deva-mayo guruh.
“Know the Guru to be Myself (God). Never think unfavorably about Him.
Do not use your material intellect to comprehend the Guru’s divine actions,
for all forms of God dwell within Him
Srimad Bhagavatam 11.17.27

A genuine guru is one who descends on the earth from time to time as a repository of spiritual force.The divine current of this spirit-force changes its course from time to time just as a mighty stream of water opens up a new channel.

On this most auspicious day of my life, I again and again pay my utmost humble obeisance at the Divine Lotus Feet of my beloved Gurudev. His mercy is boundless and my sins are boundless yet His Divine Excellency has accepted me in His divine service. Who can be more gracious then grace Himself descended on earth as -‘Kripalu Mahaprabhu.’
'He who explains the essence of the Vedas and fills the heart with love
for Beloved God, is the Sadguru.” Such is my Beloved Gurudev,
Jagadguru Shri 1008Kripalu Ji Mahaprabhu.

BOLIYE SHREEMAD SADGURU SARKAR KI JAI.