Guru Purnima is almost here! The Inner Meaning of Guru Purnima

The Full Moon of July is a holiday called Guru Purnima. Guru means “esteemed teacher” and Purnima means “Full Moon Day.” On Guru Purnima we celebrate all that our Gurus have given us in gratitude and appreciation. And we joyfully honor our relationship to our personal Gurus and teachers.
But what about those of us who don’t feel that personal connection to one person or even one tradition? The Vedas say that the only and ultimate Guru is the supreme Self within. Guru Purnima is a day to honor all spiritual lineages, teachings and teachers and experiences which have enriched our lives. It is the one day of the year when the cosmic energies between student and teacher are most open and flowing.

There are three important aspects to Guru Purnima. The first is to take stock of where we are in our spiritual development. How have we grown in the past year? What has opened and unfolded for us? What understanding or perspective do we have now that we didn’t have a year ago?

The second aspect is to humbly and sincerely express gratitude for our growth and for our magnificent good fortune that we desire to work on spiritual development as humans on this planet during these amazing times.  It is this gratitude that activates the flow and amplifies the energy between our guardians, guides, lightworkers, teachers and ourselves.

The third aspect is to identify how we want to grow and increase our enlightenment and abilities in the coming year. What will we dedicate ourselves to? How can we work to be better? Then we can take all of our achievements of the past and present them as a gift to those who have taught and helped us. At the same time we can request divine assistance for all that we still wish to become. It is said that no heartfelt request will be denied on this auspicious day of Guru Purnima, all requests will be fulfilled in time.

No matter what your tradition or beliefs, if you are a soul on earth working to become better and to have more wisdom and love; you can leverage the power of this day in your favor.  This is the time to recognize who you are and where you are going- and to receive a blessing and a gift for your journey.

Wishing you a happy Guru Purnima 2015!

 Guru Purnima is being celebrated around the world on the full moon days of July between the 29th and the 31st.

 We are celebrating here in Denver on the 30th, click here fore more details.

Mother Divine Victory is at Hand!

Tomorrow is the concluding day of Navaratri.

The story of Navaratri tells how the best of the best gave their all to endow Mother Divine with weapons and tools for the grand battle. Her Bow and Arrow, Discus, Thunderbolt, and Trident were manifested from the collective and universal good, intelligence, right duty, and vigilance. These weapons were forged in the fire of faith and courage. 

Mother Divine battled for nine days and nights against myriad demons. Every demon she smote sprang back up ten-fold, hundred-fold, thousand-fold! Still, she battled on from deeper and deeper levels of her own inexhaustible force of Everything until there was stillness, calm, and peace. 

Who were those demons? Mother Divine fought against the demons who are our very own weaknesses, greed, egoisms, and ignorances. She won over the legions of our fear, disgrace, and our every ineptitude  and sin. When was this battle waged? It was waged long ago, it is waged now, and forevermore, and whenever it needs to be fought. There will always be victory over ignorance and there will always be Divine Mother's valiant grace and protection. 

Visit ShivaMandir.org to learn about our local Navarati celebration in Denver, CO. USA!

May your heart be filled with the blessings of Mother Divine this Spring!