Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Who is a Preceptor?
I was happy to get some nice comments on my note, so it prompted me to write on why do we need a preceptor or a Guru and who is that!
Guru means the one who removes the darkness(ignorance) from our life-that is a classical meaning. But for me it turned out to be a strange one.
One fine day, I suddenly found myself spouting strange meanings to ancient spiritual texts which I had never read nor had prior knowledge of their existence. It intrigued me to unravel why and wherefore this knowledge came from. This set me on a spiritual path.Consequently, I knew my preceptor and the source of this strange ken.
Let me give you the perspective about this strange being and ken.
That which we are born with is called ignorance- no idea about God or that esoteric entity which runs this whole ballgame.That knowledge which keeps us very human and attached to all mundane things like money,relationships,studies and all that a normal person strives to get in this life by very mundane methods. In the spiritual realm we call such a person as ignorant. He has a strong ego,ambition,drive to get ahead in life,thinks that this world is created by union of male and female....those whom we meet everyday of our life.
The next is called Gyani or Knowledgeable person. He strives to know about God and His creation by studies and books, et al.He also has ambition,etc, but attributes all to that man in the sky called God.But his knowledge is of a baser kind hence he is called a Gyani.You find them in a few number.
Now comes the third crucial person whom we call as Vigyani or the One who has the most profound Esoteric Knowledge. He knows who the great God is and intimately.He has all the clues about that knowledge and makes no show of it. He acts like a simple human and does not use any of the so-called powers for drawing crowds towards himself. Those who fall into this category are Shri Ramakrishna Paramahansa,Shirdi Sai Baba,Kabir,Meerabai,Guru Nanak,Jesus,Buddha,Dattatreya,Shankaracharya and so on.
Now these people can be called SadGuru's since the knowledge which they impart is absolutely pure and stainless and without any ulterior motives.
Guru's are not found but they search you out and take you from there on.
They do not form some weird cults or groups and have a curriculum for studies.They do not offer degrees or certificates and there is no completion of any course.
That which they offer is self effulgent in you and they just lift the veil of ignorance from your divine eyes. They are called preceptors and are divine beings.
We have to strive to find them and if the grace of God is there on us then they find us instead.But we should continue to search for such beautiful beings also.
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