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    The document discusses the importance of Guru Purnima and the concept of a guru in Hinduism. It provides background on Vyas Purnima and Maharishi Ved Vyas, who compiled the Vedas. It highlights stories from Hindu scriptures that exemplify devotion to one's guru, such as Ekalavya cutting off his thumb as guru dakshina for Dronacharya. It notes that Bhagawa Dhwaja, the saffron flag, serves as the common guru for Hindu society. The document also addresses frequently asked questions about guru dakshina and whether one can have multiple gurus.

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    The auspicious day of Ashadha Poornima or Guru Poornima is also
    called Vyas Poornima because Adi-Guru Maharsi Ved Vyas«
    |Compiled the Vedas into four heads:
    Rig, Yajur, Saam, and Atharv.
    |Other woks of Ved Vyas were
    Brahma-sootras ± Background of Vedas
    Eighteen Puranas ± Stories of great heroes
    Mahabharat ± Greatest epic of all times
    Bhagavad Gita ± Essence of Upanishads
    Bhagavatam ± Devotional story of Lord Krishna
    Dwayopanishad says:

    Gushabdasthvandhakaarah shyaat rushabdasthannirodhakah


    Andhakaaranirodhitvaatgururithyabhidhiyathe

    Guru = Gu + Ru
    Gu means darkness, ignorance, or andhakaar
    Ru means remover or nirodhak
    So, as per Dwayopanishad guru means the remover of darkness
    Gu stands for gunatheet, meaning
    attributeless and Ru stands for rupavarjit,
    meaning formless. So, Guru is the one
    who is attributeless and formless and an
    embodiment of God himself.
    Dwayopanishad says:

    Gurureva param brahma gurureva paraa gati


    Gurureva paramvidyaa gurureva param dhanam

    Guru is Brahma. Guru is Parabrahm. Guru is ultimate


    destination. Guru is knowledge. Guru itself is wealth.
    Thus respect the Guru.
    There is a beautiful story of Aruni of Panchala
    and his guru Dhoumya in Mahabharat. To fulfill the
    wishes of his guru, Aruni slept all night in the freezing
    cold water so that he could stop the water from running
    out of the farm. When Sage Dhoumya found Aruni next
    morning sleeping in the breached embankment of the
    farm, Aruni was muttering, ³The water is flowing out,
    the crops will die.´ Such was the devotion of Aruni for
    his guru. Sage Dhoumya embraced Aruni with tears of love flowing out of his
    eyes. Such was the love of the guru to his students.
    There is another very inspiring story from the
    Mahabharat. When his guru, Dronacharya asked for
    his right thumb in Guru Dakshina, the great archer,
    Ekalavya, cut off his thumb without any hesitation
    and gave it to his guru. Even though he knew that he
    wouldn¶t remain a great archer afterwards, he had no hesitation
    before giving up his thumb.
    In another story, One time, Sri Akhandanandji told his
    disciple, Sri Guruji Golwalkar that his hair looks nice on him.
    To keep the words of his guru, Guruji never cut his hair in his life.
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    Once, the founder of sangh, Doctorji was asked to become the
    guru of the entire Sangh. He simply refused saying that the guru for
    sangh should not be an individual person but instead something else that
    can be forever. A human being is after all mortal and however great, has
    his own limitations. If a person becomes guru, different people will keep
    finding faults in the person as time goes on. Swayamsevaks researched
    for an ideal guru and thought of the perfect guru as Bhagawa Dhwaja.
    Bhagawa Dhwaja has been chosen to represent all the gurus of the past
    and has been considered as the common guru of the Hindu society. It has
    been flying over ashrams since time immemorial.
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    o ³Not mine, but thine´ is the true message of Bhagawa Dhwaj.
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    As per our saastras there are four kinds of Rin or debts that all human
    beings must pay back before leaving the world, Rishi Rin, Dev Rin, Pitri
    Rin, and Samaj Rin. The first debt, Rishi Rin can be paid in several ways
    such as devotion, sacrifice, and discipline. Accordingly, there are three
    methods by which we can pay these debt, tan, man, and dhan. Tan is the
    physical form of dakshina such as doing physical service and giving time
    for selfless work. Man is the mental form of dakshina such as studying
    scriptures and developing good character based upon dharma. Dhan is
    the monetary form of dakshina which is donating whatever amount of
    money to the guru.
    There are two very commonly asked questions by many swayamsevaks
    at the time of Guru Puja.
    Q: How much should one give in Guru Dakshina?
     PP. Sri Guruji, the second sarsanghachalak of RSS, said ³one should
    give till it hurts.´ A swayamsevak should give from his own capacity and
    devotion. The important thing is that it should come from our own heart.
    Chatrapati Shivaji offered his whole kingdom to his guru, Sri Samartha
    Ramdas
    Q: Can a swayamsevak have any other guru in addition to Bhagawa
    Dhwaj? Can we have more than one Guru.
     Yes. In fact, Bhagawa Dhwaja inspires swayamsevaks to search for an
    individual guru.
    Sri Paramhansa Ramakrishna had 3 gurus
    Bhagwan Dattatreya had many( 23 or 24) gurus
    Sri Akhandnandji was the guru of PP Sri Guruji Golwalkar
    Q. Should Guru always be in Human form
    Sri Guru Govind Singh established Guru Granth Sahib as guru of shiksh
    panth.
    Many of the devotees have symbolic guru.

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