NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 12, 2003: On the occasion of Guru Purnima, H.H. Swami Tejomayananda gave an upadesha in praise of the Satguru. “In Hinduism the place of the guru is considered higher than that of the Lord Himself. Atheists and nonbelievers feel that this is a gross exaggeration. They cannot comprehend the concept. We learn from teachers, who give us knowledge on various secular subjects; we respect them, but do not revere them, as we do our guru. Is the worship of the guru an overstatement? In any stuti or praise there is, normally, a tendency to exaggerate, but this does not hold true in the adoration of the Lord, His devotees, a mahatma or the guru. In fact, any praises spoken, sung or written about any of these always fall short of their true import. If we say that the sun’s light is like the light of countless glowworms, will it be an overstatement?” To read the full text of Swami’s talk, click on “source” above.
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