According to AMMA, “Guru Purnima is not a day set aside for the Guru. The Guru does not have any special day. It is actually a day for the disciple. Every disciple must ask himself every day if disciplehood has awakened within. For one who has awakened this disciplehood, every day becomes Guru Purnima. In fact, Guru Purnima is meant to be celebrated every day, not just once a year. The Guru is striving to put out the flame of our ego and kindle the inextinguishable light of knowledge within us. The disciples on their part must surrender to the Guru. Amma prays that Her children are blessed and graced with the shakti that will awaken their disciplehood.
According to Sanatana Dharma, the Eternal Religion of India, there is no difference between the Creator and Creation. They are one and the same. Similarly, just as the ocean and the waves are one, the Guru and the disciple are one. When we look from the outside, a river has two banks. In reality, the perception of difference is created by the water. Deep down, the two banks of the river are united. The water is the ego. When the ego or the feelings of ‘I’ and ‘Mine’ are removed, the difference also disappears. We realize that we were always one with the Guru.
For our minds to grow and become as vast as the Universe, we should learn to become like a child. We need the attitude of a true beginner, full of humility, enthusiasm, optimism, and the openness to learn. “Only if we become a zero, can we become a hero”. So let us learn to remain as a beginner, and try to cultivate qualities like patience, enthusiasm and optimism. May the Supreme Being’s Grace be with us in every moment of our lives.
On the 31st of July, the Guru Purnima Celebration for the academic year, 2015-16 was celebrated. The programme started with prayer, followed by Ashtotharam and Ramayana recital. The school choir sang bhajans, and afterwards, students of all classes were taken to the prayer hall and they offered flowers at the lotus feet of Amma.
