Episode 98 ~ What~ A Guru?

Maya hopes to clear up the myriad confusion on the subject of the popularized  sentiment of "Guru".  She restored the original meaning and intent of this sacred Sanskrit word and elaborates on its deep meaning. We have entered a popular trend where we believe throwing out the Guru will solve our problems of seeking knowledge,  searching truths, and otherwise understanding the meaning of our own lives. Here is why we're battling with modern societal conditioning about what is a Guru.

Indeed, there are many pseudo-gurus, some who boasts magnetic personalities that can swerve naive seekers astray; there are many more who are masters of manipulating  modern societal conditioning to their advantage and  thereby cultivate massive groups of enthralled followers.

And then there is the Guru. The simple, pure form of the soul born to selfless search  and service of the "I", The Self that is "Tat Tvam Asi" = "I am that illimitable consciousness".   Across the vast swatch of nature, we are surrounded by the bliss of the Guru each and every moment.  Each and every part of nature is a Guru, Mother Earth is a humungous Guru, each tree a teacher, each drop of water a devotee saint, every breath of air, a refreshing master. Nature's seed sovereignty is a ruling Guru without whose sacrificial participation we starve to death. 

Did you know that every vulgar, vile, violent experience is a “Saturnal “ Guru, learning by the lash of the whip. However, arduous and bitter the lessons are these experiences remain our teaching curves. Our perennial Gurus.  When in  evolution a human Guru takes birth, their paths are often riddled with sharpness, surrounded by the ignorance of the world, by biases, jealousies of those they serve, marginalization, ridicule and , in many cases, castration by violence and other vile acts against them. 

In the popular culture of America, for example, we are continually striving to seek the wisdom of the ancient East, but we have to be sufficiently reconciled to our self-worth to be prepared to seek Self-knowledge.    We want to learn from the master, but, for many, because we are so spiritually starved from the loss of self-sovereignty, we continually find ways to undermine them, disavow their worth, oftentimes because learning lessens of Spirit can be hurtful , and sometimes we simply feel challenged to prove our own worth.

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