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Gurupurnima

A satsang on Guru Purnima reflecting on the physical absence and eternal presence of the Master.

"Gurujī said to me, 'Mahesh, I have seen many Guru Pūrṇimā satsaṅgs, but this was an extraordinary satsaṅg.'"

"This year is the first year since Holy Gurujī is not present in his physical form... the presence of the divine is always with us."

Swami Maheshwarananda (Swamiji) addresses devotees under a tree where they have celebrated many times with their Guru. He shares a cherished memory of Guruji's praise for a past gathering, while acknowledging the pain of his physical absence this year. He contemplates the human tendency to realize a Master's value only after they are gone, yet ultimately affirms the perpetual nature of the divine presence.

Recording location: Czech Republic, Strilky, Summer seminar

Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jaya, Deveśvara Mahādeva Kī Jaya, Mādhav Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān Kī Jaya, Sanātana Dharma Kī Jaya. Beloved Bhaktas of Śrī Devapurījī, Mahāprabhujī, and Gurujī, dear devotees of Śrī Devapurījī, Śrī Mahāprabhujī, and Gurujī, divine ātmās, today is Guru Pūrṇimā. The moon is still full in that constellation. We are here under this beautiful sky and this beautiful tree, where we have already celebrated several Guru Pūrṇimās and held many, many satsaṅgs together. Today reminds me very much of that day when our beloved Holy Gurujī was with us here on the holy occasion of Guru Pūrṇimā. Gurujī said to me, "Mahesh, I have seen many Guru Pūrṇimā satsaṅgs, but this was an extraordinary satsaṅg." The Master feels the love and devotion, the Master feels the love and devotion from the Bhaktas. But unfortunately, this year is the first year. It is indeed the first year since Holy Gurujī is not present in his physical form. This tree under which we are sitting is a witness to Gurujī's divine light. Yet there is one problem: we humans, with this human intellect, do not understand—not even the Master. But when the Master leaves the physical form, then we realize. Somehow, it is already too late. It may already be too late. Though the presence of the divine is always with us. But that divine presence is always with us. Recording location: Czech Republic, Strilky, Summer seminar

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