[Advaita-l] GURU Principle

[Murali k]

Namaste,

It is interesting that Andrew Cohen is talking about the evolution of Guru
Principle while his own mother has written a book on how her son is a
"unrecognizable tyrant".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Cohen_(spiritual_teacher)

Regards,
Murali



On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 at 02:18, KAMESWARARAO MULA via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Dear Members,                          Today's Speaking Tree article is on
> the Evolution of the Guru Principle by Andrew Cohen and I was very
> impressed with the way our westerner friend put this article by taking the
> essence of various guru's of this karmic land. He starts the write up by
> saying that in India Guru is God. It may be a complex phenomena to
> understand and believe , how ever in my master's words Guru exists in
> between the thoughts. He can read the subtle thoughts/intuitions of our
> minds. The formless Guru (Niranjana-Nrvikara-Nirguna-Parabrahmma Swarupa)
> is always self-less and works towards the welfare of his disciples and help
> them in crossing the ocean of samsara.
> The person who wants to become Guru or Master must transform himself
> radically , mysteriously & powerfully sublimated to immortal conciouness of
> Brahmman. This awakened, self-less conciouness can be expressed as the
> 'Guru Principle'.
> As his conclusion was excellent in that article which goes:  Considering
> the 'Guru' perfect in all aspects will confuse the transcendental reality.
> Here I have to say one example, The world Transcendental movement leader
> i.e MMG (Maharshi Maheshyogi Guru) after establishing several
> transcendental universities across the globe and by training several
> westerners in that movement at the age of 90 finally declared that "JAI
> GURU DEV" (Kasi Shankaracharya Brahmananda Saraswati) and concludes his
> life journey by saying that whatever he achieved in his life is all from
> the grace of his Guru only, left the physical body at Vlodrop.
> The initial spiritual impulse is inherently pure without existence of any
> self, unattained by the worldly affairs comes from the 'Guru Mandala' as
> its source in Unique Brahmman which is single. A true Master who is deep
> rooted in this source can able to transmit  the powerful kundalini to his
> students to awaken him.The Transmitter can not be proclaimed as 'Guru' and
> after that the Students responsibility to keep that impulse pure for ever
> and transmit further & further as the saga goes on this karmic land and
> remains the most valuable phenomena of the Guru Principle.
>
> Na Guroradhikam tattvam Na Guroradhikam tapah |
> tattva Jnaanaat Param naasti tasmai Shri Gurave namah ||
> Neither is there any Reality Beyond the Guru, Nor is there any Austerity
> Higher than the Guru,There is no Knowledge of Truth beyond what comes From
> the Guru, Salutations to that Guru who makes his disciple awakened for ever.
> Sri Guru Padaravindarpana MastuKameswara
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