Message:
Worship your Guru and immerse yourself in Guru’s remembrance and teachings. Our true giver and support system is our Guru. All else will only stand by us when it is of benefit to them. Our Guru will guide and protect us not only in this life, but thereafter as well. When we make Guru our support we gain spiritual strength, self-confidence, and stability, helping us reach Sahej Avastha, a state of mental and spiritual balance. To earn Guru’s blessings, we must not only listen to the teachings, but also implement the spiritual knowledge in our everyday life and follow Guru’s path. When we do not implement our Guru’s teachings and forget Sat Sangat, we get entangled in worldly attachments and relations which are of no use to us. Through Sat Sangat, our Guru dwells in our hearts and we learn to live in Paramatma’s command. Paramatma is all-powerful and omnipotent. Fortunate are those that are in the presence of a true Guru. The Guru is the Creator, and nothing is beyond the Guru. Walking on Guru’s path we receive true praise. History is evidence that straying from Guru’s path will lead us down a path of destruction. Those that seek Guru’s refuge are protected from destruction; vikars can not destroy the soul. Liberation from birth and death is then obtained.
Reflection:
Those that have an unwavering faith in their Guru and a true yearning for Paramatma are the ones that obtain spiritual growth. For our faith to become strong and steadfast, we must cultivate and exercise it by focusing on Guru’s teachings and commands and then implementing them in our life. When we fail to do this, our belief staggers and we find ourselves surrounded by suffering. We must realize any shortcomings are within us and not in our Guru.
Duryodhan and Arjun both approached Krishan Bhagwan for help before the war began. However, for Duryodhan Bhagwan was a mere King and for Arjun his Guru. While Duryodhana wanted Bhagwan’s army, Arjun was content in only having Bhagwan by his side even if Bhagwan would not lift a weapon. Arjun believed that by having his Guru by his side he was already victorious. In this way, those with an unwavering faith and longing for their Guru are never alone, they always find their Guru alongside them.