Tag: GuruPurnima
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Guru: The Sun of Wisdom and the Moon of Love
Our true lifespan should not be measured by the number of years we live, but by the moments we live with awareness and discernment
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Gurupurnima Celebrated at Amritapuri Ashram
Hundreds of devotees gathered to pay homage to the Guru Parampara—the lineage of Gurus—on this auspicious Vyasa Purnima.
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Disciple is born when disciplehood is awakened
When one can welcome the guru’s teaching with an open heart and accept it without a trace of doubt that one becomes a real disciple.
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The Guru never wants the disciple to remain a disciple.
Surrender is nothing but giving up our likes and dislikes. That is when our heart opens. The Guru’s grace is always present, but we should grant ourselves our own grace.
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Time is the greatest wealth of a spiritual seeker
23 July 2021, Amritapuri – Gurupurnima Celebrations Excerpts from Amma’s Gurupurnima Message Guru Purṇima shouldn’t just be an external ritual observance. It is a transformation that should happen within. Only then will you always be able to experience the guru’s presence and blessings. A Satguru possesses a visible physical form as well as an invisible…
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Forget oneself to find oneself
The essence of the scriptures is in its practical aspect. While dealing with others, were we able to maintain our composure? Otherwise, what is the difference between us and a tape recorder, or a book?
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Until the inner Guru awakens, one needs an external Guru
Even though God and guru dwell within us, our mental state is unfit to imbibe that presence. At present we are extroverted; so, the inner guru has yet to awaken.
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You are in Amma’s heart, Amma is also in you
5th July 2020 – Amritapuri – from Amma’s Guru Punima program Amma knows that many devotees are sad that they cannot be here today for Gurupurnima. We have to abide by the Government rules. When so many residents stay here, Amma has to ensure their safety as well. Only if we behave as model citizens…
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The disciple first must awaken the guru within
16 July, Toronto, Canada – America Yatra 2019-from Amma’s Guru Purnima message From the moment of our birth on this earth, through all the various phases of life that we travel through, up to the very moment of our death, there is always a guru there to impart us knowledge. Our journey into the world…
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“I am the infinite, I am fullness itself” – Gurupurnima celebrations
-from Amma’s Gurupurnima message Guru Purnima is a reminder to find our purnatvam—our fullness—within. Looking through the small windows of our mind, we come to wrong conclusions about ourselves and the world. The guru is the most noble and trusted friend who awakens us to the reality that, “I am not this small entity (body,…