Guru Gita Verses

Gurucharanam Saranam

Verse 26

Ananya chinthayaa loke, sulabham paramam sukham

Tasmaat sarvaprayatnena guroh aaraadhanam kuru

If one is able to remain in the world with no other thought, supreme happiness is easily attained. Therefore, worship Guru by all means.

Is it possible for us to remain without any thoughts in life? Hundreds of thoughts pass through the mind every day. Mind can never remain without thoughts. Can the sky be ever free from clouds? Clouds appear and disappear in the serene sky, but the sky remains ever unsullied, as an eternal witness, unmoving and as silent as ethereal quietude. Guru is that Eternal Witness, that unmoving ethereal quietude though the medium of which alone we can still our thoughts that run amuck. We have to pin our faith and hopes on that symbol of divine sublimity – the Guru, in order to experience supreme quietude and happiness. Krishna, Buddha, Moses, Jesus or Mohammad represented that sublime divinity. They all said in unequivocal terms: ‘Take refuge in Me alone’, ‘I am the Way’ and ‘Believe in the Prophet’. Therefore, with all efforts, one should move away from the path of demigods, angels and mediums in that line as all of them bow before the Supreme Guru for spiritual sustenance. Step into the track of that Omniscient Guru, take refuge in Him alone and be free from all worries. Guru will take care of you just like the king, to whom you pay tributes and taxes take care of your security.