Hari
OM
Story-day is for cultural exploration, puraanas and
parables and finding out about leading lights in spiritual philosophy.
Yesterday,
the benefits of a Guru/Master/Teacher were expounded. That was from the
perspective of one who has had the great benefit of sitting at the feet of such a
one. However, it was also pointed out that the Guru will always credit their
Guru and that one will credit their Guru in turn - this is how parampara, the
traditional lineage, comes about. The lineage of Gurudev can be traced all the
way back to Adi Shankaraacharya… and he also acknowledged the masters before
himself. In his text, the Vivekachoodaamani, there is an exposition on the Guru
- and indeed the very first shloka, the mangala charana, extols his devotion to
his own Guru.
Here
now is a short video, which starts with a chanting of a few of the 108 names of
the Guru, then a clip of Gurudev teaching from Vivekachoodaamani on Guru
itself.