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b68026692e Many of us spend a lot of time complaining about the bodies we have been given by our parents and blame our parents for the difficulties in our lives. Focus of the Month March, 2009 Guru Mantra Submitted by Sharon Gannon on 25 July, 2012 - 14:39 avidya Brahma Focus of the Month guru mantra Vishnu Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru devo Maheshwara, Guru sakshat, param Brahma, tasmai shri guravay namah Our creation is that guru (Brahma-the force of creation); the duration of our lives is that guru (Vishnu-the force of preservation); our trials, tribulations, illnesses, calamities and the death of the body is that guru (devo Maheshwara-the force of destruction or transformation). If we could see our present circumstances - who we work with, who we live with, who our friends are - as embodying the guru principle, we might stop perceiving them as in the way of our happiness and begin to realize that they might be providing us with the way for our enlightenment to unfold. Guru is the enlightenment principal that aids one in the realization of the true Self, the whole Self, the holy Self. There is a guru nearby (Guru Sakshat) and a guru that is beyond the beyond (param Brahma). This prejudice may disable us from seeing past the outer form or personality of the teacher. Teachings Focus Of The Month 20162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000 May: A Mothers Love Apr: Creative Action Mar: The Reality of the Enlightened Mind Feb: The Sound of Yoga Jan: Remembering Goodness Dec: Evolution is an Intelligent Plan Nov: Wildness Oct: Spirit Guides Sep: Life After Life; Reincarnation and Yoga Aug: Its Not What You Say - Its How You Say It Jul: Why We Like War Jun: Flesh, Blood, Bones, Empty Space May: What Is the Meaning of Life? 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The guru removes avidya, or ignorance, which is a case of mistaken identity. Darkness refers to what obscures the light of awareness. It is when you think you are your personality, mistaking your body/mind container for who you are and ignore who you really are.
Many people find it difficult to recognize the guru in their parents. To see the guru in the teacher who is right in front of you, giving you the teachings of enlightenment, may be very difficult for us due to preconceived idealistic notions about what a guru is suppose to look like. I make my offering (tasmai) to the beautiful (shri) remover of my darkness, my ignorance; (Guru) it is to you I bow and lay down my life (namah). Guru devo Maheshwara manifests as the big challenges in our lives, which actually provide us with the greatest opportunities for clearing away avidya and embracing all that happens to us as a gift from God. It is when you feel separate from the whole. Your own birth, the creation principle, holds within it the potential for enlightenment. The guru is your own self, the inner guiding light. The most potent prayer is the last line of the mantra in which we ask to have the good sense to be humble enough not to miss our chance to recognize the guru when they do appear. Destruction always opens the door for transformation.
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