You have been teaching all these years,the work of a Guru. YM On Tue, Sep 5, 2023 at 6:09 PM Rajaram Krishnamurthy <[email protected]> wrote:
> No Sir I am not fit enough to be a guru but may be a senior student KR IRS > 5 9 23 > > On Tue, 5 Sept 2023 at 14:15, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sri K Rajaram is a born Guru.His daily radiations put the torch light on >> him. >> YM >> >> On Tue, Sep 5, 2023 at 11:20 AM Rangarajan T.N.C. < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> How does anyone realise that he is a guru? >>> >>> On Monday, 4 September, 2023 at 04:03:28 pm IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> WHO IS A REAL GURU? >>> >>> A real Guru is one who is born from time to time as a repository of >>> spiritual force which he transmits to future generations through successive >>> links of Guru and Shishya (disciple). The current of this spirit-force >>> changes its course from time to time, just as a mighty stream of water >>> opens up a new channel and leaves the old one for good. Thus it is seen >>> that old sects of religion grow lifeless in the course of time, and new >>> sects arise with the fire of life in them. Men who are truly wise commit >>> themselves to the mercy of that particular sect through which the current >>> of life flows. Old forms of religion are like the skeletons of once mighty >>> animals, preserved in museums. They should be regarded with the due honour. >>> They cannot satisfy the true cravings of the soul for the Highest, just as >>> a dead mango-tree cannot satisfy the cravings of a man for luscious mangoes. >>> >>> The one thing necessary is to be stripped of our vanities — the sense >>> that we possess any spiritual wisdom — and to surrender ourselves >>> completely to the guidance of our Guru. The Guru only knows what will lead >>> us towards perfection. We are quite blind to it. We do not know anything. >>> This sort of humility will open the door of our heart for spiritual truths. >>> Truth will never come into our minds so long as there will remain the >>> faintest shadow of Ahamkâra (egotism). All of you should try to root out >>> this devil from your heart. Complete self-surrender is the only way to >>> spiritual illumination. >>> >>> Divine grace is needed to get the right guru. If the seeker is earnest, >>> he will get the right guru at the end for sure. >>> >>> A truly realized Jnani can be a pauper like Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi or a >>> king like Janaka Maharaja. Sri Krishna, an absolute total Avatar of God was >>> living amidst worldly pleasures and materialism but nothing touched him. >>> >>> Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa lived a poor man’s life; he could not even >>> touch money with his hand. He lived such an exemplary life of renunciation. >>> But think of Swami Vivekananda, his prime disciple, to whom Sri Ramakrishna >>> transferred all his *shakti* before leaving his body and the way he >>> “extracted work” from Vivekananda! >>> >>> Vivekananda roamed all around India as a penniless mendicant; he got the >>> divine prompting to go to USA again as a penniless person. He swept the >>> west like a storm, brought wealth, started Sri Ramakrishna Mission and >>> Math, built Belur Mutt, built a grand temple for Sri Ramakrishna there, set >>> up several branches of the mutt, engaged his brother monks into various >>> social service activities, built educational institutions and other >>> institutions for the welfare of the downtrodden men and women. >>> >>> Like a tempest he worked ceaselessly and built a huge institution and >>> left his body when he was just 40 with total detachment as a true Sanyasin! >>> >>> Think of Swami Sivananda. He was floating in wealth as a popular doctor >>> in Malaysia. He was gripped by thirst for spirituality, came to India, got >>> initiated into Sanyas, did tapas at Rishikesh, lived the life of a begging >>> monk and got enlightened. >>> >>> He served the poor and sick monks of Rishikesh. He started Sivananda >>> Ashram – ‘Divine Life Society’ from a humble hut and built it into a huge >>> Ashram comprising of a temple, a hospital, a photo studio, a Yoga >>> Institute, a Vedanta Institute, a printing press and he had an office >>> manned by some 40 typists with typewriters to handle all his correspondence >>> and writing! >>> >>> Swami Sivananda once said, “If I can serve 100 people unobtrusively or >>> serve thousands of people through advertisement, I would choose the >>> latter”. Same Swami Sivananda, when his ashram was gripped with financial >>> difficulty, said, “I have no qualms if we have to shut down everything and >>> we can always go back to our old simple ways by taking food at >>> Annakshetra”. That is the sign of a mahatma. >>> >>> Likewise, there are indeed Gurus of today that the media may project as >>> billionaires rolling in luxury, materialism and worldliness, but they may >>> be totally untouched by any of them even today. >>> >>> Kali yuga is such that even Ashrams cannot totally escape some pomp, >>> show, commercialization and materialism. If the head of the ashram is a >>> pure realized soul, everything can remain in balance. The institutions may >>> have to be run by ordinary people with ordinary morals (who are yet to be >>> evolved) and some of them may bring bad name to the Mahatma who runs the >>> institutes too! But true Mahatmas accept all sorts of people out of >>> compassion to elevate them spiritually. >>> >>> As I said, it requires divine grace — the grace to know the difference >>> between the right Guru and a fake Guru, to differentiate the wheat and the >>> chaff. >>> >>> Thus so many had wonderful gurus; so many had false gurus also;the best >>> Guru is the books. Because the mukti, GURU cannot give but only >>> individually we have to seek. K Rajaram IRS 4 9 23 >>> >>> On Mon, 4 Sept 2023 at 14:48, 'N Sekar' via iyer123 < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Excellent message, thanks >>> >>> N Sekar >>> >>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >>> <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 4, 2023 at 12:07 PM, ARR >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Why do we need a Master? Once upon a time, a cow went out to graze in >>> the jungle. Suddenly, she noticed a lion racing towards her. She turned and >>> fled, fearing that at any moment the lion would sink his claws into her. >>> The cow desperately looked for someplace to escape and at last, saw a >>> shallow pond. Barely evading the lion's reach, she jumped into the pond, >>> and in the heat of the chase, the lion blindly leaped after her. To the >>> surprise of them both, the pond was extremely shallow yet filled with deep >>> recesses of mud. After toppling over each other, the cow and the lion found >>> themselves a short distance apart, stuck in the mud up to their necks. Both >>> had their heads above water but were unable to free themselves no matter >>> how much they writhed. The lion repeatedly snarled at the cow and roared, >>> “I am going to enjoy the sound of crunching your bones between my teeth!” >>> He thrashed about in fury but soon became fretful as he found no prospect >>> of escape. The cow thoughtfully laughed as the lion struggled to free >>> himself and asked him, “Do you have a master?” The lion disdainfully >>> replied, “I am the king of the jungle. Why do you ask me if I have a >>> master? I myself am the master!” The cow said, “You may be the king of the >>> jungle, but here all your power has failed to save your life.” “And what >>> about you?” Retorted the lion. “You are going to die here in this mud >>> too!”’ The cow smiled mildly and said, “No, I am not.” “If even I, the king >>> of the jungle cannot free myself from this mud”, snapped the lion, “Then >>> how can you, an ordinary cow?” The cow gently replied, “I cannot free >>> myself from this mud, but my master can. When the sun sets and he finds me >>> absent at home, he will come looking for me. Once he finds me, he will >>> raise me up and escort me home sweet home.” The lion fell silent and coldly >>> glared at the cow. Soon enough, the sunset and the cow’s master arrived. He >>> immediately recognized the plight she was in and lifted her to safety. As >>> they walked home, the cow and the master both felt renewed gratitude for >>> one another and pitied the lion they both would have been happy to save if >>> only the lion had allowed them. The cow represents a surrendered heart, the >>> lion represents an egoistic mind, and the master represents the Guru. The >>> mud represents the world, and the chase represents the struggle for >>> existence therein. In brief Its good to be independent and not rely on >>> anyone. But don't take it to an extreme, you always need a >>> partner/coach/mentor/ friend who will be always on the lookout for you. >>> Having them does not mean you are weak, it's just that you can be stronger >>> with their help. 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