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GURU-SHISHYA.
The word guru is derived from Sanskrit which means (gu) darkness (ru) remover.
IMPORTANCE OF GURU IN MY LIFE
For me, my guru (mentor) is Dr Radha Krishan Pillai. I never met him personally but reading Pillai sir's Chanakya In You has changed my life through this book. Chanakya in You is one of the first and best books that I have read in my life it changed my intentions, mindset, and behavior. I started my new hobby of reading and writing. A book named Chankaya in You blew up my mind and mindset, perspective when looking towards the world. . By reading this book I never had the habit of reading and writing but it started building my self-confidence and exploring new things in life. I was afraid of writing and sharing knowledge whatever I had. I stood up confident made the website and started writing. I was a pure atheist before reading this book but once I started reading Chanakya in You it gave me a clear vision and devotion to god. Thanks to Dr.RadhaKrishanPillai sir for your spiritual wisdom through bokks and you have changed many of them like me.
IMPORTANCE OF GURU
In each and everyone's life, there is one guru in our life and we all are the disciples of him/her it can be our mother, school/college teacher, friends, etc. A guru is a master of a certain knowledge or field who guides us as a mentor and shows us the right path to follow. The Guru is more than someone who teaches us values and shares his knowledge that helps show us the true meaning of life.
In ancient times the concept of guru is found in Vedic texts of Hinduism. The word gurukul a school run by a guru was established tradition in India by the 1st millennium BCE. These helped to compose and transmit the various Vedas and Upanishads, the texts of various schools of Hindu philosophy, and post-Vedic Shastras ranging from spiritual knowledge to various arts by about mid-1st millennium CE, archelogy and epigraphical evidence suggest numerous larger institutions of gurus existed in India, some near Hindu temples, where guru shisha tradition helped preserve, create and transmit various fields knowledge. These gurus led a broad range of studies including Hindu scriptures, Buddhist texts, grammar, philosophy, martial arts, music, painting, etc.
GREAT SAINT AND KINGS.
Many of our saints and kings were very old when they guided their generations.
Dyaneshwar Maharaj, Adi Shankaracharya, Swami Vivekananda, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, These saints and kings left a perfect example of the Guru-shishya relationship.
TEACHINGS OF GURU IN OUR LIFE.
Guru may teach us subjects like mathematics, science, English, history Geography, but a real guru will take us toward the understanding meaning of life through the subjects. The guru-shishya relationship is a divine one. There is a lot of sharddha and faith in each other. A guru imparts his knowledge in its entirety and a shishya gathers the same through his dedicated seva or service to the guru. A student learns from a guru in three ways Aachar( his conduct) Vichar(his thoughts and ideas) and Vyavhaar(his interactions with others).
In Gurukul systems, learning took place 24/7. They learned by just being around their guru and observing them closely. If we are trying to be an inspiration for others we should set an example for ourselves first then our In our life Guru could be in any form of a parent, teacher, or friend who helps us in our tough times but the real guru is god, and no one else in our life is the sole one for all. But we should be a sense and devoted to him as an ideal shishya who is ready for knowledge we should be thankful to them. Many of them remember them when they need something, and after work, they forget who helped them in our bad times.
TYPES OF GURUS AND THEIR ABILITY.
In Sanskrit, there are words for teachers who have unique abilities.
1) The teacher who gives us the information is called
ADHYAPAK.
2) The one who imparts knowledge combined with information is called UPADHYAYA.
3) The one who imparts skills is called ACHARYA.
4) The one who can give a deep insight into a subject is called PANDIT.
5) The one who has a visionary view on a subject and teaches us to think in that manner is called DHRISHTA.
6) The one who can awaken wisdom in us, leading us from darkness to light is called GURU.
Sanskrit is the only language that has such a refined vocabulary to distinguish the different kinds of teachers.
गुशब्दस्त्वन्धकारः स्यात् रुशब्दस्तन्निरोधकः ।
अन्धकारनिरोधित्वात् गुरुरित्यभिधीयते ॥ १६॥
The syllable gu means darkness, the syllable ru, he who dispels them,
Because of the power to dispel darkness, the guru is thus named.
— Advayataraka Upanishad, Verse 16
We should learn from our gurus by observing them. How to help others without expecting anything in return, killing our selfishness, ego, and anger out from our mind, and how they spread knowledge to others.
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