Guru Purnima is celebrated to acknowledge the contribution made by teachers in the form of knowledge and wisdom. 9th July marks the 2017 edition of Guru Purnima 2017. It is falling on Sunday this year. The word Guru derived its origin from Sanskrit language where ‘Gu’ means darkness and ‘Ru’ means removal of darkness. The entire day is bestowed upon teachers who induce the selfless light and wisdom in our lives. The festival is celebrated among Hindu, Jain and Buddhist communities of India. They indulge in festivities as a means of paying respect to their ‘Gurus’. Guru Purnima Messages, Wishes and Quotes:
Guru and God both appear before me. To whom should I prostrate? I bow before Guru who introduced God to me. May Gurus blessings always shower on you
In every halted situation, I have always got aspiration & inspiration from you, I have got light of Existence, I have left behind all the problems of my life and move towards the peak experiences of life.
It is my great fortune that I found Satguru, all my doubts are removed. I bow before Guru. Guru’s glory is greater than God’s.
A bow to the great teachers on this auspicious day of the birth of the great sage Vyasa, a symbol of Guru-Shishya tradition who gave His first sermon on this day at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India. Happy Guru Purnima!
When one finds the true Guru, one conquers half the world. Thanks for taking me as your disciple! Happy Guru Purnima!.
Here are the 5 important things to know about Guru Purnima:
- Going by the Hindu calendar, Guru Purnima falls on a full-moon day in the Hindu month of Ashadh, which is June to August.
- Among Hindus, the day is celebrated to pay homage to Maharshi Veda Vyasa, the sage who edited the sacred Hindu text, the Vedas and wrote 18 Puranas, Mahabharata and the Srimad Bhagavatam. All these religious scriptures lay the foundation of Hindu religion.
- Among Buddhists, the festival is an occasion to celebrate the holiness of their Guru, Lord Buddha. He is said to have delivered his first sermon at Sarnath, U.P. on this very day.
- It also marks the beginning of monsoon, which is primary reason to celebrate for farmers.
- The day of Guru Purnima is very fortunate for those who are thinking about starting a spiritual learning of any kind.
Guru Purnima is celebrated in India as one of the most auspicious days of the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated on purnima or the full moon day in the month of Ashadha (June-July). While social media in India is full of people talking about the significance of Guru Purnima, there is also an unlikely entrant in this list of people tweeting about it. NASA Moon, NASA's official account about the earth's moon, has tweeted about Guru Purnima 2017 too.
In a tweet posted some 16 hours before writing this, NASA Moon talks about the many names given to the full moon this weekend, including Guru Purnima. Other names for Guru Purnima include Hay Moon, Ripe Corn Moon and Thunder Moon.
The first full moon after the summer solstice in the month of Ashadha (July-August), is known as Guru Purnima. This sacred day marks the first transmission of the yogic sciences from Shiva – the Adiyogi or first yogi – to his first disciples, the Saptarishis, the seven celebrated sages. Thus, the Adiyogi became the Adi Guru or first Guru on this day. The Saptarishis carried this knowing throughout the world. Even today, every spiritual process on the planet draws from the spine of knowing created by Adiyogi.
Sadhguru: In Indian culture, Guru Purnima was always recognized and celebrated as the day when new possibilities opened up for the human race. For a spiritual seeker, this day is like a boon from nature. Guru Purnima is seen as the best time to receive the Grace of the Guru and make yourself receptive to the process. This is a good time to earn that attention from the Grace. Grace is like manure for growth, that a human being can catapult himself to another dimension of existence, capability and possibility.
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