Teacher's day

July 31, 2015

Let me salute my teachers who have taught me Nepali or English alphabets and numbers and the manners or the way of socialization. My first gurus were my parents , brothers and sisters by whom I learnt to talk and socialized and the school teachers as well as college or university teachers by whom I learnt to live and analyse the world through own perspectives. Let me salute you all wherever you are. May you remain happy forever wherever you are and hope to be bleated with your blessing even today. In the same way I have spent 23 years in academic field being teacher at school and campuses. May my students wherever you are be happy and a true human who always salute your duty and feel happy in giving rather than taking something from other and be an independent one who can be master of his own. On this day, all spiritual aspirants and devotees worship Vyasa, the creator of(four vedas and 18 purans) Hindus myths in honor of his divine personage and all disciples perform a 'puja' of their respective spiritual preceptor or 'Gurudevs'. Traditionally, spiritual seekers commence to intensify their spiritual 'sadhana' from this day.

Guru is the God, say the scriptures. Indeed, the 'guru' in Vedic tradition is looked upon as one no less than a God. 'Guru' is a honorific designation of a preceptor as defined and explained variously in the scriptures and ancient literary works including epics.The Vishnu Smriti and Manu Smriti regards the Acharya (teacher), along with the mother and the father as the most venerable gurus of an individual. According to Deval Smriti there can be eleven kinds of gurus and according to Nama Chintamani ten. According to his functions he is categorized as rishi, acharyam, upadhya, kulapati or mantravetta.

There were gurus as well as disciples of different hues to whom references were made in scriptures and literary works. Here is: The most popular legend is that of the amazing young tribal boy Ekalavya on being rejected by the ace trainer Dronacharya, raised his statue and with great dedication practised the art of archery and left behind Arjuna, the master archer, who actually learnt the art under the living Dronacharya. Though he was asked his thumb of right hand as guru dakshina, he offered him without any objection which has made him as a true disciple of his gurus.

To mark Guru Purnima means not only to respect our gurus for a single day but have to tribute them either they are in our presence or not but every second, minute and hour forever. Let me salute my gurus once more wherever yuo are. Jaya gurudev!