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Light of Divinity
that you will not receive continual ego massages. In fact, once you
have fallen for a Guru, even slight indications of his favour may
disappear! The greatness of the Guru lies in that he takes us as we
are—warts and all. He loves us in spite of our blemishes. He sets
no preconditions for our entering his path. Entirely self-sufficient,
absorbed in cosmic bliss, He wants nothing, craves nothing. In his
vision, all are alike. He sees no distinction, he favours none. Like the
sky, he encompasses all without touching them. He is the Eternal
Witness. His unblinking eye, steadfast on eternity, is intimate with
each and every flowing thought in the stream of his disciples’ minds.
The Guru is the highest; he is incomparable. His grandeur is above
even that of the lords of heaven. The sun, the moon, the stars are but
encrustations of finite cosmic dust on his robe. The holy trinity, the
countless gods and goddesses, the yogic powers are at his feet, ready
to do his bidding.
The Guru is God. The Guru is Shiva himself. In the Shiva Purana,
Lord Shiva denies Lord Brahma’s plea to create beings bound by
mortality. He instead vows to descend on Earth to remove such
beings from the incessant round of births and deaths. He came as
Guruji.
In the dust of his feet—ah! what bliss!
May Guruji have mercy on you and I.
May the rain of his mercy fall on our foolish heads.
May we, through the very charge of his being, be laid at his feet.
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