Guru Poornima is a significant day in which various interpretations highlight the teachings of the great sages and the completion of the Brahma Sutras by Vyasa. The teacher encourages students to recommit to their guru's message and suggests that celebrations involve remembering the guru and promoting practices like namasmaran despite criticism from others. He emphasizes the importance of conviction in practicing and spreading these teachings as essential for personal and universal growth.

1. GURU
POORNIMA
DR
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

2. Student: Sir,what is the significance of Guru Poornima?
Teacher: Some say that it is the day, on which Adi Guru
Shiva taught the yoga to sevensages (Vishvamitra,
Jamadagni, Bharadwaj, Gautam, Atri, Vasishtha and
Kashyap). Some maintain; that it is the day, on which
the great sage Vyasa was born to sage Parashara and
Satyavati. Some say that is a day, on which the Guru
principle (the benevolence of individual and universal
blossoming)is 1000 times more.Some say that the
Brahma sutras were completedby Vyasa on this day.
Student: What is the message for us?
Teacher: The message is clear. We should try to
rededicate ourselves to our Guru by trying to practice
and spread His message.
Student: How should we celebrate Guru Poornima?
Teacher: The loving remembrance;of Guru and His
message;is exciting, inspiring, rejuvenating, revitalizing
and empowering! The ecstasy of reverence for Him
manifests as a celebrationin a spontaneous manner in
differentways; with a commonfeature of practice and
promotionof NAMASMARAN and sharing of PRASAD!

3. Student: Sir,but there is still one problem.
Teacher: What is it?
Student: Sir,many people ridicule the practice of
NAMASMARAN as a useless activity. They call it
wastage of time. They say that it is escapism fromreal
problems;such as poverty,injustice,hunger, disease,
violence!
Teacher: This hurts! Isn’t it? It unnerves us, disheartens
us! This is because we are weak in our conviction! We
are still vulnerable! Let us understand once and for all;
that these people say so; because; they are not as
evolvedas our Guru! They do not and cannot “see” the
vital role (like that of oxygen) of NAMASMARAN in the
individual and universal blossoming.
But if we are firmly convinced about it then we are
engaged in its practice (and vice a versa), then we
would certainly spread it; at least; till we reach the
stage of being totally engrossedin it for 24 hours!
However;we practice NAMASMARAN and promote it;
according to our constitution, aptitude, inclination, flair,
skill,knowhow; and expertise;as our Guru decides!