Who Is Guru

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We all know the Samskrut definition of Guru The remover of darkness. But whose darkness? How does he remove? What is this darkness about? What is the meaning of remove?

In Omkara Dharma tradition, Knowledge & Wisdom has been so important that from the time immemorial Many people came forward. At the time of leaving for the cause of Knowledge & Wisdom Some of these people had comfortable life and some didn’t

But, one thing was common. The concern for the humanity and selflessness Selflessness means they didn’t start new journy for their personal gain and glory

Concern for humanity means Compassion, love, respect, forgiveness is diminishing among the human of society People in the society are becoming so Self-centrist that whether this life or post death life They just look for their comfort That too at the cost of other around them So, to bring the society to the center of humanity

Guru is not a proper name it is a common name It is like prime minister or president Whoever fill that position is called prime minister But prime minister is position of democratic system Guru is position which is neither democratic or self procalimed It always existed in the Omakara Dharma tradition

According to different Sampradaya They say first Guru is Shiva or Vishnu or Brahma Some wise people say they all are same Some say they are different position Some even say they are not proper noun But common noun.

A power which destruct is Shiva A power which maintains is Vishnu A power which creates is Brahama But these powers are not physical in nature

Like if your remove a person from a prime minister position What happens to person? He becomes common man. What happens to power? It remains.

Either cabinet exercise or new coming person will exercise that power So, even if we keep people away, To whom we worship These powers are eternally there

From our ancient wisdom stories We know that the powers and position to create, maintain and destruct were never filled by any individual like Indra’s position was filled by powerful kings

We know from traditions that these three powers always existed They are not human nor they are human like For meditation or worship we give them the form which most suites to our mind

Interestingly in Omkara Dharma tradition Either Vishnu is Adi Guru or Shiva is Adi Guru But Brahma is that first power who got the wisdom from the Adi Guru

From the wisdom He created the world But even he is not Adi Guru He is called Guru That is why famous sloka Guru Brhama, Guru Vishnu, Guru Devo Maheshwara

In the entire system of Omkara Dharma From the time immemorial uncountable number of people who have come forward and refined the body of knowledge

The purpose was not to create new book Or copy right or their worship from common people The purpose was to give direction to the society

Bharadwaj, Vishamitra, Vashista, Veda Vyasa, Patanjali, Gautam, Kanad, Siddhartha, Rushabhadeva, Mahavir Jain, Chankya, Adi Shankara, Guru Nanak, Kabir, Tulasidas, Ramkrishna Paramhamsa, Vivekananda, Dayananda Saraswati is just starting list Your can write a book just with names of these people

Unlike other religions which are history based Omkara dharma never ever bothered about time and history For us person was not important For us time was not important

We don’t care whether Gandhi said or Krishna said or Buddha said We don’t care when it was said We care and worship that Who did enough Tapasya And based on his wisdom What he did versus what he said?

Whatever was done by him whether that was inline with our Dharma or not. Whether based on the need of time that was contextualized or not That was important for us

Unlike today’s time when most of the people Have lost touch with ancient knowledge-base Some has knowledge about the book But they cannot contextualize

Some people try but refer to some old book so many times that public start feeling why are you going so much back in 21st century It is not about the respect, but about the connect.

We need to understand people in Omkara Dharama At any point of time never bothered about What is written in book. We were never book driven society Tradition of writing came very late.

When knowledge base was getting lost Because people were dying and entire chain of knowledge getting wiped out So, we understood the importance of documenting

Otherwise, we were very practical We always question. What is there for me if I do that? Then what is there for my people, my tradition and my Rastra? If you tell them it is written in such a such book Such sloka and such page they will laugh at you

Since few centuries, our mind has been conditioned Because of western education & western influence All the time referring to people. Who said what, and what is written in which Holi book, which chapter and which page number

That is why, today when we share quote We mentions, who said that, As if it copy right problem or they know that they do not have courage to say that or practice that and people will laugh so it is better to use name of some Holi book or some great philosopher or scientist

Have you ever seen great Upanishad text being referred which Rishi said that? Either people do not remember what is written there Or they do not remember who said what Or people have read so much English text that they feel filled and enlightened

Guru of anytime were those people Who took this bold charge They left their personal comfort Because they had deep pain in their heart They came forward to give direction to the society

Did society accepted them? You ask yourself, did Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Mahavira, Kabira, Mirabai, Vivekananda or any Guru lived a unopposed life? Never ever! when they lived they had enough opponent to keep them on toe

They struggled enough but never Deviated from their path We worship them not as individual But as Guru-Satta, Dharma-Satta

Because of their efforts and sacrifice We are here today in 21st century, as a thriving civilization Otherwise we could have been finished thousand years back

Where are original habitat of America, Europe, Africa? They all are killed, finished! Where is their knowledge system? All digested by ruler and new religion! Why? Because these societies had great people & great minds But they couldn’t produce Guru

A person who is punching bag of the society. When a guru lives He gets punch from his family members his friends, pupils, opponents, society And in today’s time even from media

But these are the people who don’t care about anything They even don’t care about their personal name, fame, gain & business If it is there it is fine If it is not there that too is fine

In ancient time also Guru control king but lived in forest They ran universities but never lived in luxries They ran business but not for themselves They ran hospitals but not for making money They offered several social program not for their TRP

All was to comer forward and lead from the front So that other take inspiration and do it right way

In today’s time our mind is conditioned that Guru is Godman, he gets power from god Therefore he should not do business Should not indulge in politics Should not do social reforms Should not live in society They should live in forest like some ancient people This is all media coined definitions & expectations from Gurus

This all is being pushed upon us by self-interested western forces If we have concern for society and Rastra Then we should be very careful About such interpretation That what Guru should do and what not We are not frozen society who will follow what is written in Holi books.

We do what is needed That is the why Guru becomes punching bag of the society If they start following Holi books word by word and Remain cut from everything and let the society, politics and business go to the dogs then western interest group will be happy, because they get opportunity to fill the space.

We should never ever be prejudice about the people Look what they are doing Look what we are doing Can we renounce and become punching bag like them? Can we help them?

If nothing then remain silent We have lost the ability to preach if we cannot practice It is not cricket game that by watching commentary you teach Virat Kohli how to play a six

It is about taking society forward Keeping them alive at the cost of a life called Guru Don’t speak against the tradition of Guru Shishya Parmpara It has given us our identity But at the same time we need to understand That Guru is not a person It is not a proper noun, It is a common noun Who ever fill that space becomes Guru Ask yourself, who fills that space in your life.

If you find none then Either you are the greatest of all time Or a selfish of height Or an ignorant about contribution of others Or an arrogant or a commentary maker Or an ungrateful for the lifes of past and present who have given you opportunity to breath in today’s vibrant democracy In all cases you have to think, what is missing in me, which made me like this.

On the occassion of Guru Poornima of 2019 I offer my these words as a Pranami to the entire Guru-Satta

Who kept their personal life & comfort aside And drove out us from darkness to light The light of the life that exists today The light of the live festivals and events The light of the joy & happiness that in spite of we billions people, we are living as one tradition of thousands of inter-woven traditions

The light of wisdom of balancing old wisdom with current challenges The light of wisdom of remaining context sensitive and not dying in books That is why our society is not in frozen in books

Thank you my Guru for being part of my life Inspiring me all the time Giving me hope and purpose and being my punching bag Enduring all the pain given by me and society Because you lived for Dharam and not for yourself

Hari Om Tat Sat Yours Truly Hari