GURU SMARAN SAPTAH DAY 4 – 6RD MAY
Sevika: Anjali Dalal
Class: Monday/Chowpatty – now on Zoom
Attendees: 6 + Sevika
Highlights:
The class started with the invocation and the chanting of the Guru Stotram, by Falguni Sanghvi. All the members gave their learnings and inspirations from the book. The main learnings were:
• A lot of gratitude was expressed for Gurudev
• the vivid descriptions which brought the whole journey alive.
• The discipline with which the journey was undertaken
• The 4-fold qualifications made visible in Pujya Gurudev.
• Developing Prem and Shraddha
• The essence of Vedanta was apparent.
Message from Hema Lakhani:
I bow down to Gurudev for imparting the immense wealth of knowledge and wisdom through his experiences of pilgrimage in Uttarakhand.
The light in my heart is rekindled by a spark from the experiences of Gurudev.
Deep gratitude for having lighted the flame of awareness and knowledge which he changed the way I look at life.
His thoughtfulness is a gift to mankind which will be cherished always.
Pranam to Gurudev
Message from Vandana Dharia:
The book : “My Trek Through Uttarakhand by Swami Chinmayananda“ is so vividly described, that I felt as though I was travelling myself, seeing the amazing beauty of the nature and feel the pain and the pleasure myself.
This book is a spiritual journey of Swami Chinmayananda, who had gone on a pilgrimage to Uttarakhand. His description of the pilgrimage takes me through the challenges faced by him, where he has to go through so much of hardship and challenges for the body, mind and Intellect.
Not once were there any complaints from him while walking barefoot, his feet are shredded with thorns and insect bites, frost bitten, poked with sharp stones etc. Gurudev shows amazing endurance to pain. The pleasures that he gets are from his trek through jungles, mountains, iced plateaus and nature. Many times he went without food and proper rest, but he always has only words of gratitude.
The true learning that I got from Gurudev is : “The real essence is within. Shut off the attractions, collect the wandering thoughts and dive deep within. That is the real life.”
We should dwell deep within ourselves to find out the answers for the big question of Who am I ? Gurudev has explained this very well in the book on the page 110/ 11, “Am I this personality- - - force by the individual. “
From the description in his book. Gurudev shows remarkable Titiksha during his pilgrimage. He teaches us to be grateful to God for whichever condition he puts us through and not to take anything for granted. Be happy and satisfied in every situation. Gurudev teaches us to go forward in life with faith and prayers and be thankful for all the little things which we come across whether they give pain or pleasure.
The class concluded with Pujya Gurudev’s Arti and the Shanti Path. A beautiful altar was set up by Sheetal Dalal.
