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Why do we Need Guru?
By: Yashica Paramkusham
Om Ajnana Timirandhasya
Jnaanaanjana Salaakaya
Caksur Unmilitam yena
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namah
[ O Gurudeva! I offer my humble pranams from my inner heart. With the torch light of divine knowledge you open my eyes blinded by darkness of ignorance.]
• Who is a Guru?
• Why do we need a Guru?
• How does a Guru help us?
Topics for today
Who is Guru?
Gu = Darkness
Ru = Light
Guru = One who
brings one from
darkness to light
Why Do We need Guru ?
Can one become a doctor just by reading a few books? No! He needs professional training.
In that similar way, one cannot reach Lord Krishna by himself. We need a Guru.
A guru helps one attain Krishna by enlightening him with transcendental knowledge.
Why do we need a Guru?
Narayano api vikrtim yati guroh pracyutasya
durbuddheh kamalam jalaad apetam sosayati ravir na poayati
(Jaladakhyana Samhita) [ When a lotus flower is situated in water, the
rays of the sun cause it to blossom. The same sun, however, will wither a lotus which is not situated in water. In this example, the disciple is compared to the lotus, Sri Guru to water, and the Supreme Lord to the sun.]
We need Guru
Even Lord Krishna takes a Guru when He comes down to Earth.
Garga Muni was Krishna Balarama's first Guru.
Krishna’s Gurus
Diksha Guru – Garga muniSiksha Guru- Sandipani
Why do we Need Guru?
It is impossibleto reach Lord Krishna by ourselves.
Prathaman tu gurum pujyam Tatas caiva mamarcanam
Kurvan siddhim avapnoti hy Anyatha nisphalam bhavet
"One must always worship one's guru first and only then worship Me (Lord
Krishna) to get perfection. If one neglects this process, everything will be
fruitless."
How does a Guru help us?
A frog trapped inside a deep well cannot come out by itself. It needs help to reach the outside.
Guru is connected to Lord Krishna and he translates the information to us.
Guru deva Guru Deva Guru Deva Guru Deva Guru carana kamala bhaja man Guru-krpa vina nahi koi sadhana-bal Bhaja man bhaja anukshan
Guru Bhajan
Quiz Time!
1.Who was Krishna’s Diksha Guru?
2.Who was Krishna’s Siksha Guru?
3.Who gave Krishna his name?
4.What is the meaning of ‘Gu’ in Guru?
5.What is the meaning of ‘Ru’ in Guru?
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare HareHare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare