Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima is the festival when we celebrate the Guru’s being. According to the Indian calendar, the date of Guru Purnima is a time when Lord Vishnu is sleeping, meaning that His energy is not in an active form. So the source of energy is sleeping, dormant. The Guru is also a source of energy and he spreads his energy to all. The Master shows the path leading from darkness to light, and thus he is above all.
The month starting at the day after Guru Purnima, is the month of Lord Shiva. [Lord Shiva represents the destructive quality. This can also be viewed as the quality of “change.” Something is destroyed so that new things can be created; for example, someone passes away and then gets a new body. Lord Shiva is the one who is changing and creating new things in life. He is balanced, He is conscious, and He controls everything - these all are the qualities of a Master].
The Guru Mantra:
" ऊं सतोतमरजो बिन्दु अबिन्दु गुरु सहाय "।
“AUM Sato Tam Rajo Bindoo ABindoo Guru Sahai”.
AUM is the symbol of the Absolute. AUM creates the three Gunas, namely Satvik, Rajsik and Tamasik; these in turn create the Five Elements (Panch Mahabhoot - पंच महाभूत).
Bindoo is an active energy point in our body that is the cause of all our actions and thoughts as well as all our physical and psychological activities. ABindoo are countless energy channels in the Infinite. “Master, you are above all these, so help me, protect me and bless me for all the good things in all aspects of life. Master, you are above all these energies, you are the one who is capable, who shows us our path. Protect us from all bad energies, and bless us with all the good ones!” We say that Satvik is a form of Lord Bhrama, Rajasik is a form of Lord Vishnu and Tamasic is a form of Lord Shiva - and the Master is above all of them. This is why Guru Purnima is important. That is why we celebrate the Guru’s being.
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