‘MOKSHA MULAM GURUKRIPA’-SALVATION ATTAINED ONLY DUE TO GURU’S GRACE
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The Guru principle is of very high stature and most sacred. It is an imperishable principle that dwells beyond age, time and space. It can be experienced only via humble self surrender. In order to develop a deep bond with this principle dwelling in all of us that person is searched for who is a direct representative of our inner Guru. It is with this goal in mind that for eons together this Guru-disciple relationship has been kept secure and well protected. The live Guru is a symbol of the Guru principle residing in the soul of the disciple.
This respected principle is present within each and every individual. In the gross physical body the Ajna Chakra represents the Guru principle. Without the help of an external embodied Guru it is virtually impossible to establish a bond with this inner Guru principle. It is only those rare extraordinary saints full of soul power who can do so. A few of these examples are Sidhayogis like Shri Aurobindo Ghosh and Raman Maharshi. They did not have any external Guru. It was Almighty Lord who was their Guru. But for an ordinary devotee and Sadhak, in order to get liberated from this world of Maya or illusion requires guidance at every step. For them an external embodied Guru is a must. Hence the worldly or physical form of the Guru too is given due importance. The material body of the Guru is said to be the veil of inner consciousness dripping with divine wisdom.
The world’s Guru Swami Vivekananda has spoken of a very great personality whose soul can transmit divine energy into another soul. Such a great personality is the Guru and the soul in whom this divine energy is transmitted is called a disciple. What is most required while transmitting divine energy in the disciple’s soul is that the soul which is going to transmit this divine energy must be itself be oozing with it in infinite measure. Further that soul which is going to imbibe this divine energy must have apt capacity to do so. Swamiji further elaborates that a true Guru is one who time and again incarnates in the form of an infinite storehouse of spiritual energy and via the lineage of Guru-disciple transmits this energy in people from generation to generation. http://www.shriramsharma.com/the_sacred_land_of_india_is_more_nectarine_than_heaven.htm Shri Aurobindo’s viewpoint regarding the Guru principle is:
‘It is that principle who has attained divine truth and one who has experience of soul light and has the capability of donating to others this very divine aura. Such a divine guide must be so powerful that he/she can teach aptly, can show the path and by catching hold of the disciple’s hand can help him go past all hardships/obstacles faced on the path. This then verily is a true Guru’. According to Shri Aurobindo whenever individual efforts get obstructed by dire situations, the Guru’s help can intervene