Shishya pragyaivya bodhasya karanam Guruvakyatah
Truth is revealed in layers, until it the individual consciousness is able to hold in one’s awareness - all possibilities, at the same time/space.
The Sanskrit phrase above is a statement that essentially means: Shishya, the student, is the catalyst for bringing knowledge through the Guru, the remover of darkness. The level of inquiry spontaneously enlivens the knowledge which seeks an open channel. It is the individual’s responsibility to find the Guru for every stage of development. And it is the Guru’s responsibility to stabilize the highest level of consciousness through their least excited state.
Knowledge seeks the open receptivity. Stress in the body is not only an irrelevant memory of changes experienced without enough adaptation energy, but also can distort the lens in which we take in experience. Vedic Meditation is a functional and systematic, mechanical practice that effectively releases the backlog of stress memory in the physical body. Though some may spontaneously have moments of Self-realization, the key is to stabilize and live within higher states of consciousness for the good of the world. The daily practice of Vedic Meditation can fast track you on your way to greater evolution.
Guru is an honorific title a student extends to anyone or anything that helps them evolve. All roads lead to the same realization, but it is up to you how you design your path toward Realization and Enlightenment. It is the directive all living beings though, as human beings, we come with individualized free will. Once the body is free of the backlog of stresses that can distort the lens, clarity and ease of being emerges and alignment with cosmic intelligence occurs naturally.
As we approach Guru Purnima, a night of celebration and recognition of all Gurus, it is important to understand what Guru means. This year I will be spending Guru Purnima is Sedona on retreat with my teacher, Thom Knoles, and many lovely colleagues and students of Vedic Meditation. On this July full moon night, we will gather for puja and offer up a boon, that in its granting, brings us greater evolution and through us, benefits the world.
With Love & Jai Guru Deva!
SJ