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Guru<br />
Gita 1<br />
In Switzerland 2007, Sri Swamiji<br />
sang the Guru Gita in Flüeli<br />
Ranft. His teachings and<br />
initiation through the «song of<br />
the soul» are unf<strong>org</strong>ettable.<br />
For the Datta Mala, Shabari<br />
translates one Sanskrit verse.<br />
There are two ways to look at a Sanskrit verse and let<br />
it open up to you. Some people let the sound, rhythm<br />
and flow of the letters work on them, melt with them<br />
in the sense of «Nadopasana». Others enjoy it when<br />
they understand the word and its meaning. The idea<br />
of translating the verses from the Guru Gita that Sri<br />
Swamiji sang and performed in Flüeli Ranft, came<br />
from a thought we had about combining these two<br />
ways. This combination would be a very comprehensive<br />
way of listening to and experiencing these wonderful<br />
verses. It’s not an interpretation of the verse,<br />
but rather a word for word translation. We will begin<br />
with the first verse following the Dhyanashlokas.<br />
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Śrī Guru Gītā - Vers 1<br />
ṛṣiruvāca:<br />
guhyāt guhyatarā sārā<br />
gurugītā viśeṣataḥ<br />
tava prasādāt śrotavya<br />
tām sarvāṃ brūhi sūta naḥ<br />
ṛṣiḥ = holy person, wise person (like Śaunaka)<br />
uvāca = said<br />
guhya = secret<br />
guhyāt = from the secret<br />
guhyatarā = more secret<br />
sārā = best, precious<br />
viśeṣataḥ = special, first and foremost<br />
tava = yours<br />
prasādāt = from/with the blessings<br />
śrotavya = should be heard, to be listened to<br />
tām = it<br />
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The video DVD «Decode the secret» was released at the Guru Purnima celebrations in Geseke. It contains<br />
a selection of the verses Sri Swamiji presented in Flüeli Ranft in 2007, showing Sri Swamiji singing them<br />
with His marvelous expressions and gestures, and giving explanations with His profound spirit and humor.<br />
He especially concentrated on this particular verse, teaching it in great detail, and in many different ways<br />
to convey this «secret» to us, as though He is striving to show us God’s light.<br />
The DVD is available at the bookshop (address on the other page), a unique and rare jewel, for contemplative<br />
and peaceful moments, going-inside-oneself….. in search of the divine…..<br />
sarvām = everything, the whole<br />
brūhi = explain, tell<br />
sūta = oh Sūta (a saint)<br />
naḥ = us<br />
Translation: The Guru Gita is especially precious, more<br />
secret than everything that is secret, with your blessing<br />
it should be heard, oh Suta, tell us everything<br />
about it.<br />
God is everywhere<br />
In Flüeli Ranft 2007, Sri Swamiji gave the following<br />
explanations:<br />
«What is the ? So many people don’t know<br />
about the .<br />
When using the word people mean that it is a<br />
hidden secret: ‘oh don’t touch, this Mantra, don’t tell’!<br />
This is not meant by . means God. His<br />
name is . means paramatma! He is<br />
everywhere, but I can’t see that , we can’t see<br />
it. Here is God, He is Datta, He is Mother Goddess - look<br />
at this … look at this … look at the wall, it is God (Swamiji<br />
stares at the wall as if He would be looking<br />
through it), but I see only the watch - where is God?<br />
That is the !<br />
The Bhagavadgita also says guhyatara guhyam, it is<br />
very secret! It is guhya vidya. guhya vidya means<br />
knowledge, practice, sadhana. Guhya sadhana (the<br />
practice about the ) is not the hidden<br />
practice behind closed doors, that is not meant<br />
by ! People say that means hidden,<br />
that is a funny meaning. is another name of<br />
God: guhya. It means: ‘You are not seen!’ We can’t<br />
catch God, we can’t hear His voice, we can’t see Him<br />
with this eye, we can’t feel God - that is the ,<br />
that God is everywhere! (…)»<br />
Another name of God<br />
«He is giving orders all the times, but He is only witness!<br />
He is giving orders, He is doing something, He is<br />
feeling, He is crying, is kama, krodha, He is upset …<br />
everything, and - He is silent, He is laughing and<br />
silent. I have no responsibility, He says: What you<br />
want, you can do! Who is doing, who is giving the<br />
orders? In between comes the karma, I will tell you<br />
later what the karma is! (…)»<br />
«Now, the Bhagavadgita, the Ramayana and Mahabharata,<br />
all Upanishads say: , . But everbody<br />
thinks that means untouchable! No, secret<br />
does not mean untouchable. As I told before, <br />
means: Another name of God, God’s name is !<br />
We can’t see, we can’t understand God - that is the<br />
. We can’t hear the voice - that is the !<br />
Do you understand? You must decode that !<br />
How? With the help of Guru! Decode that , just<br />
must decode it one day!»<br />
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