Guru Purnima

Words of wisdom by Swami Vivekanand.

My first reverence is to the Guru. If my father says, “Do this”, and my Guru says, “Do not do this,” I do not do it. The Guru frees my soul. The father and mother give me this body, but the Guru gives me rebirth in the soul.

Words of wisdom by Raman Maharishi :

“When you speak of a path, first find out where are you now and where exactly you want to go? You are the Self and there is nothing to be reached. Though you are knowledge absolute, when you identify yourself with the mind and body, the delusion comes. What is needed is to receive the grace of a Guru that removes ignorance.”

Raman Maharishi said that the Guru is already shining as the Aatman within. But since we are accustomed to having a Guru in form, the Aatman appears as an external Guru and pushes the Janana inside the Sadhak, while the Aatman inside pulls it from within.