Life is a celebration. This Guru pournima offers an opportunity to celebrate the Teacher- student relation (Guru-shishya sambandha) in a special way.The students worship the teacher as the second father who gives a new life. This is essential aspect of the Indian cultural heritage. The Veda mantra clearly states: "Let us study together; let us not hate each other. Let us attain to supreme knowledge". In the light of the present-day education system,this aspect calls for a greater introspection on the part of the students, parents, and the government. The British wanted to convert the Indian population to serve them with the mindset of the white superiority complex during the early days of British rule and destroyed our spiritual and cultural heritage.
Even today, the gurukula system is the best. But the minority proxy rule despite the Bharatiya Janata paksha majority hold the Hindu majority to ransom and dictate the minority religious cult. This is the tragedy. These minority are not the indigenous, but a converted culture and they (the minority) do not want to concede. Who suffers? The nation as a whole pays for the historic bungling by the British (of the last three century rule) in India. There is still time to rectify this blunder. But the customs and traditions are gradually given a go-by in the name modernization by our youth.
The tantra shastra does not preclude worship of the teacher in the anthropomorphic form. The physical teacher is no doubt the visible God (pratyaksha deva) who can correct the student and lift ('da') the student up from ignorance, lead towards light from darkness, and give knowledge. So it is necessary to adore, worship the teachers and get the help to move forward in life.
However, the spiritual sadhana demands a different kind of exercise- satsanga, nidhidhyasana, dhyana, dharana and samadhi. There is no place for a second person here since it is a lonely inward journey. Atmasakshatkara is the ultimate goal.Hence, this may be construed as an age-specific command to all those who seek moksha after obtaining 'knowledge from the Vedic texts' ('Srividya').
Thus, the ultimate goal of the embodied jiva seeking redemption from earthly existence and release from eternal bondage of rebirths should not be forgotten in the joy of celebrations!
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