Guru Purnima
Like many other bhakti saints, Kabirdasa has shared some of his devotional feel for his guru in his poems. Though offering gifts to the guru is recommended on Guru Purnima, Kabir finds himself incapable of offering anything to the guru, for the guru has already gifted him with Ramanama, which can not be weighed against any other gift in the universe [2]. He further says, “I’ll try never to forget my guru, association with whom has enlightened me” [3]. He convincingly finds the guru and the Divine to be the same, who only differ in their form [4].
Happy Guru Purnima!
[1] Guru Purnima is the birthday of Maharishi Ved Vyas. Being the author of all the puranas, the Mahabharata, and the Vedanta-sutras, he has probably had the utmost impact on Hinduism.
[2] rama nama ke patatare, debe ko kucha nahin…
[3] gyana prakasa guru mila…
[4] guru gobind to ek hai…