Guru Purnima - honouring our spiritual teachers on this special full moon night with Blaine Watson

Laura Poole is again joined by Vedic astrologer Blaine Watson to talk all about Guru Purnima – the full moon night that occurs once a year where we honour the guru and all teachers in our lives. We go a beautiful journey exploring what a guru is (and is not), the relationship of guru to transcendence and love, stories from Blaine’s time with his guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and other great gurus and saints. We finish with how we can observe the Vedic celebration of Guru Purnima and gain the auspicious blessings of this full moon night. What we talk about in this episode. Definition of Guru Purnima Difference between a teacher (acharya) and a Guru How Guru Purnima is celebrated Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Guru Purnima The purpose of devotion and awakening the heart Lineage and tradition Transcendence and the Guru Love and the Guru Guru-shishya relationship When the Guru falls from the pedestal Is the age of the Guru dead? Is it possible to find a true Guru? The path of the Guru The day of the Guru – spiritual practice for this day How to observe Guru Purnima and gain the auspicious blessings Show notes. BOOKS The Ocean of Love: The Anurag Sagar of Kabir The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda KINDLE or PAPERBACK A Search In Secret India: The classic work on seeking a guru by Paul Brunton OTHER Neem Karoli Baba Ananda Mayima Purnamadah Mantra Learn to meditate with us at Mahasoma ---

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This episode is 60:06 long.

This episode was published on Jun 21, 2023.

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