This is a talk given by Nutan Swamiji during 14th Sreemad Bhagavata Tattva Sameeksha Satram, 26 December 2015. In this talk, Swamiji takes up one phrase ‘मा विद्विषावहै’ from the Upanishadic Shanti mantra-“ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु....” and speaks about the relationship between the Guru and the shishya, which is crucial in the communication of Brahma Vidya (Supreme Knowledge) in every generation.
ആത്മീയ വളർച്ചയിൽ ആശ്രമങ്ങളുടെ പ്രാധാന്യം | Importance of Ashrams in Spiritual Growth
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
As Swamiji and some other devotees carried the armchair, Bābā was amused and he started shouting “Hari bol Hari bol”– as it is done in Bengal, but while carrying a dead body! The few railway staff present in the deserted station at that unearthly hour watched curiously the strange procession. Did they know that the reminder about mortality of the body was coming from an Immortal Soul while being carried by another Immortal Soul?
Read MoreA Mahatma had a rich disciple who, in spite of repeated advice of the Guru, would make no effort to purify his heart and mind. But at the same time, the disciple used to pester the Guru for bestowing on him Brahma- jnāna (knowledge of Truth – Brahman).
Read MoreThrough the Teacher’s responses to various situations, we get a touch of his vision – his love and his dispassion. In receiving his comments and accepting the corrections, our ego gets sublimated. In working with the co-disciples and accommodating others lovingly as the Guru does, our minds expand.
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