If Shiva is displeased, the Guru can save you; but if the Guru is displeased, not even Shiva can save you. Therefore seek refuge in the Guru with every means at your disposal.
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The Guru Gita (Song of the Guru) is a 182-verse scripture from the Uttara Khanda of the Skanda Purana, presented as a dialogue in which Parvati asks Shiva to reveal the nature and glory of the Guru. Shiva teaches the guru-disciple relationship and the identity of Guru and Brahman.
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- Hindu
- Source text
- Guru Gita
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- GG.44
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- Guru
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By the grace of Vyasa I heard this supreme secret, this yoga, directly from Krishna, the Lord of yoga, speaking it Himself.
The Mission proclaims that God can be realized while performing daily duties, with the only requirement being to seek the guidance of one who has already known God, the True Master.
There is one God, whose name is true, the creator, beyond fear, beyond vengeance, timeless, unborn, self-existent, and benevolent by the Guru's grace.
Four passions - joy, hope, sorrow, and fear - can take over a person's will, potentially leading to their downfall or, if guided correctly, to virtue and unity.
The master spirit of the earth will not rest peacefully in the wind until the needs of the most vulnerable among you are met.