Guru, a four-lettered word, has the phenomenal potential of taking you beyond; not beyond the pains and miseries of life, but beyond yourself. In other words, beyond what you know yourself as, opening the doors to the higher worlds and taking you through experiences which turn you from a normal being to a super being.
A guru-shishya relationship is beyond the ambit of maya or a commercial transaction. Guru does not charge a material fee for what he gives you, for it is said that material is maya and it binds you to the physical and someone who himself is bound with the physical cannot take you beyond.
In Vedic philosophy, the highest place and regard is given to the energy called Guru. Guru’s shakti (force) is not limited, as the energy is anant (endless) and akhand (expansive).
The first Guru, or Adi Guru, is Lord Ardhanarishwar, Lord Shiva Himself. He is the energy responsible for the dissolution and transformation of all forms of existence. Souls who have completed their experiences of the physical world and want to go back to the source adopt the path of evolution and go back to where they came from. This is the journey of the spirit that cannot be completed without a Guru.
Guru is not a mere guide or teacher. His every word, every indication is divine indication. For a shishya, Guru is the divine incarnate; his every word is a mantra. We all are bound by our limited senses and cannot think beyond what the individual mind perceives. It’s the Guru who gradually gives you the experience to help you gently transform and are finally liberated.
Guru-shishya parampara is the world’s oldest system of evolution and learning and its power and ability can be judged from the fact that it is still being practiced today. Most successful people in various fields almost always have a Guru.
What is the Guru-Shishya relationship?
Merely being in your Guru’s presence can have amazing effects on your evolution and give phenomenal experiences of the inner world.
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