It was the year 1983, Dassara was fast approaching and a few students had been selected to deliver talks during the ‘Prasanthi Vidwan Maha Sabha’ deliberations held every evening. Bhagawan had summoned us to His presence and among other things, very lovingly He was enquiring of each student, what his topic for the talk was. When He came to me, I said, “Swami! I would like to speak on ‘Sai – Our Sadguru’”. Like a good teacher who wants his pupil to have clear concepts, Bhagawan asked me, “Who is a Guru?” I know He was not looking for a translation of the word ‘Guru’ and so I kept quiet. He explained, "‘Gu’ stands for the darkness of ignorance and ‘Ru’ is the one who removes it. ‘Guru’ is one who removes the darkness of ignorance."
Bhagawan gave us not merely a life but also a way of life. He gave us a goal, a meaning and a direction to our lives, to walk on the path shown to find fulfillment of our life. He then asked, “Who is the Satguru?” I said, “Bhagawan, Satguru is one who takes the individual beyond the ocean of samsara, the cycle of birth and death.” He seemed to be satisfied with the answer. And then came the revelation: He said, “Sai is not the Guru or Satguru (Teacher of Truth); He is Jagadguru (Teacher of the World)”. - Speech by Mr. Sanjay Sahani on May 4, 2011 (Aradhana Mahotsavam Day) in Sai Kulwant Hall. If you consider Paramatma as the Guru and do Sadhana (spiritual practice) with unshakeable Love, the Lord Himself will appear before you and give Upadesa (Spiritual instruction) just as a Guru. Or, He may so bless you that as a result of the Sadhana, you may meet a Sat guru (Philosopher and guide). BABA >From Sandeha Nivarani Page 4 Jagadguru teaches art of living righteous in this Jagath and about the Jagath. Sat guru teaches the art of leaving- detachment and guides you to Truth- sathya Thank you Mannar Krishnan SAIRAM
