Baba’s way of getting salvation is through Guru marga. Baba repeatedly stresses the greatness and powers of a Sadguru. Self-realization is impossible without Guru’s anugraha. As Baba Himself quotes the example of three spiritual aspirants (sadhakas) who full of ego thought that they could cross the thick forest of worldly life using their intellect and physical power. They, overpowered by self-conceit did not pay heed to the advice and the voluntary help offered by the vanazary (merchant selling oil and grain, in this context it refers to a Sadguru). The three were wandering around and around the thorny thicket without finding a way to come out. But the fourth sadhaka was a wiser one. He gratefully accepted the voluntary help of the vanazari and got rid of his anxieties, worries and fear. He enjoyed walking through the forest holding the hand of the vanazari and came out of it quietly and safely. The vanazari referred to here by Baba is the Sadguru and his commitment to help the sadhakas. The relationship between the Guru and the disciple is subtle. As Baba says in His ‘Charters and Sayings’.“I wanted nothing but the Guru and He wanted nothing but the intense love from Me. I meditated on nothing but the Guru and had no goal or object other than the Guru. Unceasingly fixed upon Him was My mind. He always protected Me by His glance. That Guru never blew any mantra into My ear. By His glance I attained to My present State.”
Baba’s Guru marga is crystal clear and gives all importance to Guru. Kabir’s doha substantiates this view.
If both Lord Govinda and our spiritual Guru stand before us, whom should we worship first ? Kabir says, “We are highly indebted to our Guru; because it is only our Guru who tells us about God and takes us to God. But, for our Guru, we know nothing about Paramatma. In this respect the Guru is considered greater than Govinda.
In all religions, the Sadguru, who is the messenger of God has a unique position. In Christianity, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, also referred to as the messenger of God is a Samartha Sadguru and at times Christ Himself says, “There is no difference between Me and My Father.” Jesus came and spoke unto them saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth.
The glorious Quran though utters the word prophet to refer to Mohammad Nabi, his place is also that of a messenger of God, a Samartha Sadguru. All incarnations, prophets, sages, saints have their Gurus however great they might be. Guru marga and Guru Avatars are to help the suffering souls. Sai Baba descended into this world as Avatara Purusha with such powers to save people from the perils of bhava sagar or the cycles of births and deaths. Sai Baba Himself revealed the aim of His Avatar as to achieve Hindu-Muslim unity, to establish a society above the petty feelings of religion, cast and social difference. The core of Baba’s Guru marga is very clear and simple. Faith in the Guru, and what cannot be absorbed by knowledge, study of scriptures, pilgrimage, or by observing fasting and rituals is easily got by the grace of Guru. A mere touch, or look from the Guru redeems all our sins.
The glorious Quran though utters the word prophet to refer to Mohammad Nabi, his place is also that of a messenger of God, a Samartha Sadguru. All incarnations, prophets, sages, saints have their Gurus however great they might be. Guru marga and Guru Avatars are to help the suffering souls. Sai Baba descended into this world as Avatara Purusha with such powers to save people from the perils of bhava sagar or the cycles of births and deaths. Sai Baba Himself revealed the aim of His Avatar as to achieve Hindu-Muslim unity, to establish a society above the petty feelings of religion, cast and social difference. The core of Baba’s Guru marga is very clear and simple. Faith in the Guru, and what cannot be absorbed by knowledge, study of scriptures, pilgrimage, or by observing fasting and rituals is easily got by the grace of Guru. A mere touch, or look from the Guru redeems all our sins.
Quotations from Kabirdas, Vedanta Deshika, Shankara and Poojya Sri Narasimha Swamiji will give us a glimpse of the kind of devotion, a sadhaka should have towards his Guru. H. H. Narasimha Swamiji gives us the following advice, (కంటిన్యూ...)
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