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1 GURU AND RISHIS In Hindu religion and culture, every science or art or craft has to be learnt directly from a competent teacher in that field. Anyone who dispenses the need for a teacher is simply acting without proper understanding. Guru means one who is praised [due to his great qualities] 1. The guru imparts spiritual knowledge by initiating a disciple into spiritual life and takes the responsibilities of the disciple. Since learning is considered as a tapas (austerity, discipline), the teacher has to be looked upon with great respect and reverence. However, the Hindu scriptures also warn the people against false gurus. Qualifications of a Guru To know whether a guru is competent and genuine, some basic guidelines are given. A guru must possess the following qualifications: A guru must know the spirit of the scriptures 2 The teacher who deals too much in words and allows the mind to be carried away by the force of words loses the spirit. It is the knowledge of the spirit of the scriptures alone that constitutes the true religious teacher. "The various methods of joining words, the various methods of speaking in beautiful language, the various methods of explaining the diction of the scriptures are only for the disputations and enjoyment of the learned, they do not conduce to the development of spiritual perception." Those who employ such methods to impart religion to others are only desirous to show off their learning, so that the world may praise them as great scholars. Sinlessness The sine qua non of acquiring spiritual truth for one's self or for imparting it to others is the purity of heart and soul. A vision of God or a glimpse of the beyond never comes until the soul is pure. Hence with the teacher of religion we must see first what he is, and then what he says. He must be perfectly pure, and then alone comes the value of his words, because he is only then the true "transmitter". What can he transmit if he has not spiritual power in himself? There must be the worthy vibration of spirituality in the mind of the teacher, so that it may be sympathetically conveyed to the mind of the taught. The function of the teacher is indeed an affair of the transference of something, and not one of mere stimulation of the existing intellectual or other faculties in the taught. Something 1 A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, 669, Vol.1 2 Bhakti Yoga of Swami Vivekananda

2 real and appreciable as an influence comes from the teacher and goes to the taught. Therefore the teacher must be pure. Without any motive The teacher must not teach with any ulterior selfish motive for money, name, or fame; his work must be simply out of love, out of pure love for mankind at large. The only medium through which spiritual force can be transmitted is love. Any selfish motive, such as the desire for gain or for name, will immediately destroy this conveying median. God is love, and only he who has known God as love can be a teacher of godliness and God to man. For more reading: The Need of Guru A Rishi is a person of spiritual wisdom, who has transcended Samsara or transmigratory existence. Being a man of perfect chastity, with tremendous selfcontrol, and deeply devoted to truth, he is also capable of blessing the good and cursing the wicked. Rishis could have been born in all castes and classes, because they attained that state by their own self-effort. There are several classifications or group of rishis: Devarshi a sage honoured by the gods (Devas) Brahmarshi one who has realized the Brahman or is an expert in the Vedas Rajarshi a Raja or king who has attained high spiritual state Maharshi one who is considered as very great Paramarshi one who has realized the Paramatman (God) Kandarshi a sage to whom a section of the Veda has been revealed. Viswamitra, Jamadagni, Bharadvaja, Gautama, Atri, Vasistha and Kasyapa are the famous Saptarshis. Some of the rishis are: Narada, Kanya, Garga, Bhrgu, Valmiki, Suka, Agastya, Vamadeva, Astavakra, Vyasa, Lomasa, Durvasas, Dhaumya, Sanaka, Markandeya, and Maudgalya. Women Rishis are known as Rishika. There are 27 Rishikas mentioned in the Rgveda. For more reading: The Sages of India

3 KAPILA He was a celebrated sage, considered as the fifth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. 3 He was the brother of Arundhati and the only son of Kardama and Devahuti. He taught spiritual wisdom to his mother Devahuti. This is known as Kapilagita. This teaching contains the Sankhya philosophy, Astangayoga and Bhaktiyoga. He was against the sacrifice of a cow in the Vedic yaga called Gosava. 4 The Bhagavadgita extols his greatness that Krishna is Kapila among the siddhas or perfected sages. 5 VYASA Also known as Badarayana Vyasa, Veda-Vyasa and Krishna Dvaipayana. He was the son of the sage Parasara and Satyavati. It was he who gathered all the mantras of the Veda availabke during his time and edited them, dividing them into four parts now well-known as Rgveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda. Because of this great work he got the appellation Vedavyasa ( one who divided the Vedas ). He is the celebrated author of the Mahabharata, the eighteen Mahapuranas, Brahmasutras and the Vedanta school of philosophy. His son Suka, is also another great sage. 3 Bhagavata 1.3; Mahabharata, Santiparva Bhagavadgita 10.26

4 NARADA Narada, who is well-known as the divine sage, is a very attractive individual who is well-reputed in our religious literature. This great personage reached the most exalted station in life from the lowest, by self-effort as well as the grace of God and attained the position of devarsi. Veda-mantras found expression through his pure mind. A great ascetic, he led his life according to the principles that he preached. He moved among the three worlds in order to propagate the Lord s name and preach devotion to God. Hundreds of people who came in touch with him changed their course to the path of religion and devotion. The following are the works thought to be authored by Narada: Narada Bhakti Sutras, Narada Smrti, Naradiya Siksa, Narada Parivrajakopanishad, Naradiya Purana and Narada Pancaratra. According to Narada, the easiest and the best instrument to have Godrealization is devotion. This devotion is superior to jnana (knowledge), yoga (meditation), karma (rituals) and such other spiritual practices. Narada Bhakti Sutras

5 SANKARA (A.D ) Acharya Sankara was born at a critical period of the Vedic religion. Before his advent, the Sanatana Dharma was facing stiff opposition from several quarters. Several anti-vedic systems like Buddhism, Jainism, and Carvaka, the Kapalika and the Vamacara cults which propagated unethical and abominable practices in the name of religion were all trying to shake the foundation of Hinduism. At such juncture, Sankara was born. He reestablished the Vedic religion by his written works, vigorous propaganda of its principles and leaving behind him a band of disciples and monasteries. Though he only lived for 32 years, his life and works are still remembered. According to tradition, such feats accomplished by Sankara can only be done by an Avatara, or Incarnation of God. Therefore, he is revered as an Avatara of Lord Siva. The Story of Shankara by Swami Tyagananda %20Shankara.mp3 RAMANUJACHARYA (A.D ) When Sankara s Advaita Vedanta Darsana was being misinterpreted and misused, there was a great need to restore the balance between true Jnana

6 (spiritual wisdom) and genuine Bhakti (devotion to God). It was during this critical period that Ramanuja s advent took place. His greatest contribution was to preach and establish a religio-philosophical system that gave equal important to Jnana and Bhakti. He wrote (in Sanskrit) eight works in all, of which the Sri Bhasya was the magnum opus. He also wrote commentaries on Tiruvaymoli of Nammalvar. He brought together the Vedic ideology and methodology rooted in the Sanskrit scriptural texts and the purely devotional heritage of the Alvars, thus creating what is now called as the Ubhaya- Vedanta. Ramanuja s Vedanta system is known as the Visistadvaita Darsana.

7 According to the Dwaita tradition, Madhvacharya was an incarnation of Mukhyaprana, who had incarnated earlier as Hanuman and Bhima (one of the Pandava brothers). He was born at the village of Pajakakshetra, in Karnataka. He is reputed for discovering the image of Sri Krishna and installing it in the temple at Udupi. During the installation ceremony, he composed the famous Dvadasa Stotra (twelve stanzas on Lord Sri Krishna). Later, he established eight mathas (monasteries) to manage the Udupi temple. MADHVACHARYA (A.D ) His contribution to Hindu philosophy and to the cult of Bhakti is remarkable. He is advocate of the Dwaita Vedanta Darsana. His famous compositions are the commentaries on Brahmasutras, Bhagavadgita, Rigveda and others. Madhva s sharp logic cuts to pieces the snobbish attitude of some thinkers who consider devotion as secondary to knowledge, and restores it to its rightful place. For him to love is to know and to know is to love. Madhva has also successfully established the harmony of the Upanishadic thoughts with those of the Itihasas (epics) and the Puranas (mythology). An earnest study of his Dwaita system can certainly enrish our knowledge and increase our devotion to God thus making our spiritual evolution much easier.

8 SRI KRISHNA CHAITANYA (A.D ) Chaitanya who hailed from Bengal, is another bright jewel shining brilliantly among the leaders of Vaisnavism. Group singing of Kirtans (devotional songs) on Sri Krishna and dancing in His name are his special contribution. He propagated a philosophy known as Acintyabhedabheda and tried to wipe off caste distinctions in the name of Sri Krishna. Though a great scholar, Chaitanya never left any writings of his own, except two exquisitely beautiful hymns the Chaitanya Sikshashtaka and the Jagannatha Stotra. Chaitanya is considered as a combined incarnation of Srimati Radha and Sri Krishna. Though he exhibited in his life the intense love and passion of Radha for Krishna, he led a very strict life as an ordained monk. There was absolutely no trace of lust in his philosophy of devotion to Krishna. APPAR Tirunavukkarasar was called as Appar (father) bytirujnana Sambandhar. Appar lived probably during the period of A.D After the passing away of his parents, he was brought up by his elder sister, Tilakavatiyar. Early in life, he became a Jain. However, after a serious crisis of health which was dispelled by the grace of Lord Siva, the family deity, he returned to the Hindu faith. A simple man of ardent faith and intense love of God, he is said to have composed in Tamil many hymns, of which only 311 are available. These hymns give the essence of the ancient scriptures in a simple but poetic language. ARUNAGIRINATHAR He is the author of Tiruppugal, Tamil hymns on Lord Muruga. He lived in the 15 th century in Tamil Nadu.

9 It is said that he had an infamous birth and led an undisciplined life in his youth. A simple remark from his sister caused such an intense remorse that he tried to commit suicide by jumping from the high tower of the temple. However, God saved him in a miraculous way. This became a turning point in his life. He dedicated the rest of his life for God. Sublime poetry welled forth from his heart as a result of divine grace. TIRUJNANASAMBANDHAR Nayanmars are the great Saiva saints of Tamil Nadu who revived Saivism when Jainism was having its heydays. Perhaps, the most well known among the Nayanmars was Thirujnanasambandhar or Sambandhar. It is said that when he was a mere baby, the Divine Mother Parvati herself breast-fed him. Since then, he developed the power of composing devotional poems of exquisite literary grace on Lord Siva. Sambandhar travelled extensively all over the land of Tamil Nadu, often with other saints like Nilakanthayal Panar and Appar. He his credited to converting the king of Madurai to Saivism by exhibiting divine miracles and also curing the king of a fell disease. He also converted many Jains and Buddhists back to Saivism. He has composed 4168 songs, all set to various tunes of music. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ( ) Swami Vivekananda saved Hinduism and saved India. But for him, we would have lost our religion and would not have gained our freedom. We therefore owe everything to Swami Vivekananda, said C.Rajagopalachari. Born on 12 January 1863 in Kolkata, India, Swami Vivekananda was educated in the western philosophy. However, his inert search for truth, brought him to the unlettered priest of the Dakshineswar temple, Sri Ramakrishna. Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism in the first World s Parliament of Religions in 1893 in Chicago. Swami Vivekananda s Contribution to Hinduism:

10 Identity: It was Swami Vivekananda who gave to Hinduism as a whole a clearcut identity, a distinct profile. Before Swamiji came Hinduism was a loose confederation of many different sects. Vivekananda was the first religious leader to speak about the common bases of Hinduism and the common ground of all sects. He was the first person, as guided by his Master Sri Ramakrishna, to accept all Hindu doctrines and the views of all Hindu philosophers and sects as different aspects of one total view of Reality and way of life known as Hinduism. Unification: Before Vivekananda came, there was a lot of quarrel and competition among the various sects of Hinduism. Similarly, the protagonists of different systems and schools of philosophy were claiming their views to be the only true and valid ones. By applying Sri Ramakrishna s doctrine of Harmony (Samanvaya) Vivekananda brought about an overall unification of Hinduism on the basis of the principle of unity in diversity. This is generally called Neo- Vedanta. Speaking about Vivekananda s role in this field K M Pannikar, the eminent historian and diplomat, wrote: This new Shankaracharya may well be claimed to be a unifier of Hindu ideology. Defence: Another important service rendered by Vivekananda was to raise his voice in defence of Hinduism. In fact, this was one of the main types of work he did in the West. Christian missionary propaganda had given a wrong understanding of Hinduism and India in Western minds. He had to face a lot of opposition in his attempts to defend Hinduism. Meeting the Challenges: At the end of the 19th century, India in general, and Hinduism in particular, faced grave challenges from Western materialistic life, the ideas of Western free society, and the proselytizing activities of Christians. Vivekananda met these challenges by integrating the best elements of Western culture in Hindu culture. New Ideal of Monasticism: A major contribution of Vivekananda to Hinduism is the rejuvenation and modernization of monasticism. In this new monastic ideal, followed in the Ramakrishna Order, the ancient principles of renunciation and God realization are combined with service to God in man (Shiva jnane jiva seva). Vivekananda elevated social service to the status of divine service Refurbishing of Hindu Philosophy and Religious Doctrines: Vivekananda did not merely interpret ancient Hindu scriptures and philosophical ideas in terms of modern thought. He also added several illuminating original concepts based on his own transcendental experiences and vision of the future. This, however, needs a detailed study of Hindu philosophy which cannot be attempted here. Vivekananda s Original Contribution to Vedanta: Though Vivekananda generally followed Sankara s Advaita in his discourses, he has made some original contributions too. The following points may specially be noted:\

11 The Vedas are not particular books but represent the eternal laws of the spiritual world, even as science represents the scientific laws of the material world. The three systems of Vedanta Advaita, Visistadvaita and Dvaita are not mutually conflicting. They give out the same Truth from different (and complementary) standpoints like the photographs of the same sun taken from different distances and angles. The Supreme Being is Personal-Impersonal. The latter is not a negation but a fulfillment of the former. Anthropomorphism cannot be avoided in any human conception of God. He considers Maya as not a theory, but a statement of fact. What is important is to transcend it and realize that which is beyond it. Thus Vivekananda has made Vedanta practical, by stressing the Sadhana aspects like non-attachment and yearning for the truth. For more reading on Swami Vivekananda s life and message: A Short Life of Swami Vivekananda by Swami Tejasananda f%20swami%20vivekananda.pdf The Life and Teachings of Swami Vivekananda by Swami Atmapriyananda Atmapriyananda%29.mp3 The Life and Teachings of Swami Vivekananda by Swami Bhaskarananda Bhaskarananda%29.mp3 Swami Vivekananda s Contribution to Religious Thought ToReligiousThought_Tattwamayananda.mp3 The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

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