Category:That Is Guru
Theme Analysis
The philosophical essence of this category defines the absolute qualifications and duties of a bona fide spiritual master (guru). A genuine guru does not invent philosophical ideas, claim to be God, or present speculative formulas. Instead, the guru acts as a faithful servant and representative of the Supreme Lord, simply repeating the exact teachings of Lord Kṛṣṇa as received through the unbroken chain of disciplic succession (paramparā). By perfectly knowing and delivering this unadulterated Vedic knowledge, the guru acts like a dense cloud pouring mercy to extinguish the blazing fire of material existence for the disciple. Therefore, accepting a guru means submitting completely without argument to one who has factually seen the Absolute Truth and is firmly fixed at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.
- The Absolute Qualification: The fundamental test of a genuine guru is that they have seen the Absolute Truth (tattva-darśinaḥ) through the paramparā system and are firmly fixed in devotion (brahma-niṣṭham).
- Repeating Kṛṣṇa's Words: A bona fide guru never manufactures their own philosophy. Their sole business is to canvass on behalf of Kṛṣṇa, strictly repeating His exact instructions without alteration.
- The Faithful Servant, Not God: A true guru is a faithful servant of God, completely devoid of the cheating propensity to claim divinity for themselves. Anyone who claims to be God is a rascal and a cheater.
- The Process of Acceptance: Approaching a guru requires the disciple to surrender without argument, accepting the spiritual master's words as authoritative because they are perfectly aligned with the śāstra.
- The Agent of Deliverance: Because the guru delivers the pure science of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, they act as a cloud of mercy, saving the conditioned souls from the miseries of material life.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Speaking on Behalf of Krsna - That Is Guru.
Pages in category "That Is Guru"
The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
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- Guru cannot become by manufacturing nonsense ideas. He's not guru. He's a rascal. Whatever guru will speak must be evidenced by the sastra. That is guru
- Guru is bona fide, he will speak the right thing because he has got the knowledge from the right source. That is guru
- Guru is completely in awareness of all the Vedic knowledge. That is guru
- Guru is the cloud. That is... Samsara-davanala-lidha-loka-tranaya karunya-ghana.... Ghanaghanatvam means cloud, dense cloud. As soon as there is dense cloud and pours water, finished, all blazing fire finished. That is guru
- Guru is worshiped because he is delivering the right thing - no nonsense. That is guru
- Guru means one who can give you Krsna. That is guru
- Guru means one who has received the knowledge from the right source and distributed the same knowledge. He is not manufacturing. That is Guru
- Guru means one who has seen the Absolute Truth. That is guru. Tattva-darsinah. Tattva means the Absolute Truth, and darsinah, one who has seen
- Guru means the faithful servant of God. That is guru
- Guru means the faithful servant of God. That is guru. So you have to first of all test that "Are you faithful servant of God?" If he says, "No, I am God," oh, kick him on his face immediately. That "You are rascal. You have come to cheat us"
- Guru means who knows God and fully engaged in His service. That is guru
- Guru means who knows the thing, who can teach you. That is guru - not a humbug guru, but guru means one who knows. Tattva-darsinah, one who has seen the truth, he can become guru
- Guru means, accept guru means, "Whatever you say, I will accept." That is guru. Otherwise friendly talk. Friendly talk will not do. To accept guru means "Now I accept you, guru, my instructor, without any argument," and that is acceptance
- Guru's qualification is that he's srotriyam: he has heard from his guru perfectly. That is guru. Srotriyam. And brahma-nistham: and firmly fixed up at the lotus feet of Krsna. These are two qualifications
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- Tattvam, the truth, so one must have seen the truth, realized the truth. Tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet (MU 1.2.12). That is guru, means one who has seen the truth. How he has seen the truth? Through the parampara system
- The guru strictly follows the Vedic injunction and teaches the same thing to his disciple. That is guru. So first thing is: one must be inquisitive to understand about the spiritual subject matter
- The representative is he who canvasses business for Krsna. That is guru. Krsna wants this business. What is that? "You rascal, give up everything and surrender unto Me," sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja. Krsna wants this business
- This is guru. Guru means he'll always enlighten the disciple with the light of sastra
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- We are not manufacturing. I do not say that "I am guru." Our business is to present what Krsna has said. That's all. Therefore I'm guru. Guru is he who speaks Krsna's words. That is guru. And if he manufactures, then he is a cheater
- Why guru should be worshiped? Saksad-dharitvena samasta (Sri Gurv-astaka 7) - because he has no cheating propensity. That is guru