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Who is Guru ?
"Do not be called Gurus; Christ alone is your Guru - Jesus."
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Sadhguru, Sarguru, Satchidananda, asato ma sadgamaya, what Agathiyar says about guru , what Avvaiyar says about guru, what is a wooden weapon?, Akhanda (Big) place , Supreme Object, threelights, mummurti, (Trinity) Light, Truth, Darkness, Life, hevenly Bliss,
The word guru is used in many places and many sadhus and saints call themselves as guru. Some people call themselves Sad guru, and it is necessary to examine whether this is correct.
Who does guru refer to?
Guru means remover of darkness or one who leads from darkness to light, and the word Guru refers to God, the Christ, who came in the form of a human being.
What is Sad (சத்) or Sar (சற்) ?
The word sad(Sanskrit: 3) refers and means, To the true, unchanging, eternal Supreme Being in the three periods. (past, present, and the future)
It should be noted that the word sar (tamil representation of Sad ) refers to the true God.
Asato ma sadgamaya the meaning of this line is "lead me to the truth from darkness".
Only the God who is the form of truth can guide a man straight to the truth.
The word sad (சத்) (Sanskrit: 19) refers to the Supreme Being who is real, unchanging, and enduring forever in the three periods.
Sad guru or Sar guru refers to Christ, the Supreme Being, who is real, immutable, and endures forever in the three periods..
Agathiyar Wisdom
In the 23rd verse of his Agathiyar wisdom 30, Agathiyar refers to the deity who resurrected after crucifixion and went to Akhanda thalam (heavan) as guru.
அகத்தியர் ஞானம் 30 ல் 23 வது பாடல்
வணங்குவாய் ஜெகஜோதி ஒருவனாகி
மானிலத்தை ஒரு நொடியில் வகுத்தே மண்ணில்
குணமான மனிதரையும் படைத்த பின்
குவலயத்திற்றானு தித்துக்குருவாய் வந்து
கனமான சமுசாரம் ஒன்றிலாமல்
சன்யாசி போலிருந்து தவத்தைக்காட்டி
அன்பான சித்தர்களை இருத்திப்போட்டு
அகண்டதலஞ்சென்றவரை யண்டுவாயே
Moreover, Agathiyar in his Agathiyar wisdom 30 tells as the sad Guru is a deity called Satchidananda, which does not refer to any human beings.
சட்சிதானந் தனையே வணக்கஞ் செய்து
சற்குருவை தரிசித்துப் பாதம் போற்றி
Satchidananda
The word Satchidananda refers to God who is in Heaven and who gives eternal bliss. Anandam means heavenly bliss. Satchidananda is a Supreme Being with the truth, knowledge and bliss; The God of eternal bliss https://ta.wiktionary.org/s/1uw0
அகத்தியர் பாடல் ! அகஸ்தியர் ஞானம் - 30
முச்சுடரும் ஒன்றாகும் மும்மூர்த்தி யல்ல
மூவருமே ஆளுருவம் ஒன்றே யாகும்
அச்சுதா யிவர்களுமே ஆண்பெண் அல்ல
அரனுமல்ல, லிங்கமல்ல, அநாதியான
சட்சிதானந் தனையே வணக்கஞ் செய்து
சற்குருவை தரிசித்துப் பாதம் போற்றி
எச்சரிக்கை கொண்டு நட அப்பா, அப்பா!
எண்ணில்லா முக்திவழி யெய்து வாயே
Avvaiyar
Avvaiyar in his Vinayaka agaval calls the deity as one who removed the koduvinai (curses) from humans with an wooden weapon ( Cross ) as guru.
குருவடி வாகிக் குவலயந் தன்னில்
திருவடி வைத்துத் திறமிது பொருளென
வாடா வகைதான் மகிழ்ந்தெனக் கருளிக்
கோடா யுதத்தால் கொடுவினை களைந்தே
உவட்டா உபதேசம் புகட்டியென் செவியில் (25
Thiru Arunagirinathar Aruliya Gandhar Anubhuti - 51
Arunagiri Nathar calls the one who is "the truth', "the light" and "the way" is the Guru.
Holy BIBLE
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 9 : 5 ---As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
உருவாய் அருவாய், உளதாய் இலதாய்
மருவாய் மலராய், மணியாய் ஒளியாய்க்
கருவாய் உயிராய்க், கதியாய் விதியாய்க்
குருவாய் வருவாய், அருள்வாய் குகனே
explanation
As Form, as Formless, as present (truth), as past (dead),
As co-ordinate, as blossom (resurrected), as seed, as light
As Theme, as life, as Way, came by (as) command ( verdict, destiny, ஆணை)
As Christ (Guru), as second coming, as a giver (of sprit), as Guru (Guhan or Christ)
குகன்
kukaṉ n. guha. Preceptor; குரு.(யாழ். அக.
https://agarathi.com/word/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D
Meaning of the mantra ‘Asatoma Ma Sadgamaya’
asato ma sadgamaya
tamaso ma jyotirgamaya
mrtyorma amrtam gamaya
om shanti shanti shanti.
(Om Shalom, Shalom, Shalom)
Lead me from the asat to the sat.
Lead me from darkness to light.
Lead me from death to immortality
Om Peace Peace Peace.
(Brhadaranyaka Upanishad — I.iii.28)
https://www.tamilbrahmins.com/threads/asatoma-ma-sadgamaya.21929/
lead from the untruth to truth
Lead from the darkness to the light:
Lead me from death to eternal life :
Let there be peace peace and peace fulness
The Guru
The real Guru is the one who guides man from darkness to light,
from the unreal to the truth,
and from death to eternal life.
"Jesus said i am the light, i am the truth, i am the life."
Holy BIBLE
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.) John 9 : 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world
Holy Bible
When Jesus Christ is referring to a guru, Do not be called as Guru; Christ alone is your Guru.
Christ means one who sheds blood and redeems us.
Do not be called as Guru; Christ alone is your Guru. (spiritual Teacher) Matthew 23:10
If we examine the above , Jesus Christ will emerge as the Guru.
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