Ashada shukla Guru Pournima

     gururbrahma gururvishnuh gurureva maheshvarah |
     gurursakshaat parabrahma tasmai shree gurave namah || 

  Mother is the first guru who shows the father; father is the guru who shows the teacher; teacher is one who teaches the alphabets (varnaaksharamaala); and, finally prakruti mata, 'Nature', the Divine Mother, is the teacher who teaches lessons in life. But, whoever redeems us from the grip of maya is the real teacher! This teacher is the 'Self' of all, the Atman. Atman is brahmn, says the Veda.

   Let us contemplate, meditate, on brahmn on this auspicious day of Ashada shukla pournima- dedicated to the guru as the 'guru pournima'.
   "Whoever meditates on brahmn becomes brahmn", says Brahma sutra, shloka 555.

  The Full Moon Day (pournima) is a very auspices day and the full moon-lit night showers elixir (amrut).