Sunday, 21 July 2013
About Guru Purnima
Every year, Guru Purnima is
celebrated on the full Moon day in the Hindu month of Ashadh, which corresponds
with the Gregorian month July.
The day of Guru Purnima is
dedicated to the Guru - anyone who has nurtured you or gurided you on something
which you treasure dearly and holds value for you in your life. In the ancient
India, the day belonged to rishis and saints who held within them immense
knowledge. Their disciples would pay special respects on the occasion of Guru
Purnima. This culture is alive even today. Let us all come together to express
our gratitude to all who have given us anything, or uplifted us in any way.
They may be your friends, family, teachers and all loved ones.
What is Guru
Purnima?
Let us first understand the
significance of Guru Purnima while celebrating this great festival. In Indian
culture, Gurus are considered as the people of highest priority in one’s life.
Hindus initiate everything with blessings of their Guru (mentor). Relation of a
mentor (Guru) and disciple is of great importance in India. That is why day of
Guru Purnima is exclusively dedicated to the pay gratitude toward the mentors
and teachers by disciples. Everybody has mentors in life and the life of a
person is incomplete without a teacher and a mentor.
About Guru
Purnima
Guru Purnima is a day sacred
to the memory of the great sage Vyasa, the guru of gurus and 'father of our
scriptures'. All Hindus are indebted to this ancient saint who edited the four Vedas, wrote the 18
Puranas, the Mahabharata and
the Srimad Bhagavata.
गुरु ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णु: गुरुदेव महेश्वर: ।
गुरु साक्षात्परब्रह्म तस्मैश्री गुरुवे नम: ।।
It means – Guru
is Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. He is the personification of supreme power. Hence,
we venerate him with great honour.
The word Guru is derived from
two words, 'Gu' and 'Ru' . The Sanskrit root "Gu" means darkness or
ignorance. "Ru" denotes the remover of that darkness. Therefore one
who removes darkness of our ignorance is a Guru. One cannot define a Guru from
his look, as ancient Gurus used to clad themselves in saffrons or whites. A
Guru can be anyone, a book, a child, an incident or anything that teaches you
something. You can consider a person as a personified form of Guru but it is
not always important.
Importance of Guru
Purnima
Guru is given a higher position then God, because of his qualities and qualification.
Guru is called Brahma. Teacher gives a new birth to his students. Guru is true
Mahadev because he forgives all flaws done by his disciple.
In India, Guru is given spiritual, religious and political significance. During
the times of trouble, teachers have shown a new path to this nation. They do
not just a teacher but, they tell a person that how to come out from any kind
of problem and danger.
Guru takes an individual to light from darkness. In simple words, he can be
called the mass of knowledge.
As you walk with the Guru,
you walk in the light of Existence,
away from the darkness of ignorance.
You leave behind all the problems of your life and
move towards the peak experiences of life.
Best Wishes to you on this
Guru Purnima
Happy Guru Purnima
Source : Artofliving, Astrosage
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