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गुरुकुलवास~Gurukulavāsa : ii
Like Vineyan,
The Student has another name "अन्तेवासि~Antevāsi" which means "one who lives with".
Just as "Upanayana" (leading near) means "leading near the Guru",
Antevāsi (living with) must be taken to mean "one who lives with the Guru".
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Like Vineyan,
The Student has another name "अन्तेवासि~Antevāsi" which means "one who lives with".
Just as "Upanayana" (leading near) means "leading near the Guru",
Antevāsi (living with) must be taken to mean "one who lives with the Guru".
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Strictly speaking "ante" does not "with or by the side".
It means "in" or "Within" in the same way as it means in the words in
"Antaranga",
"Antarātman",
"Antaryāmin".
Đ "anta" here means "in the Mind".
Đ ācārya must, in keeping with this meaning, harbour the student in his Mind
It means "in" or "Within" in the same way as it means in the words in
"Antaranga",
"Antarātman",
"Antaryāmin".
Đ "anta" here means "in the Mind".
Đ ācārya must, in keeping with this meaning, harbour the student in his Mind
so to speak, which suggests that he must have deep affection for him.
The ācārya has a great responsibility towards his student. If He does Not Fulfil it,
He will himself come to great harm.
Teachers nowadays say :
"What does it matter whether or not the student is doing well?
The ācārya has a great responsibility towards his student. If He does Not Fulfil it,
He will himself come to great harm.
Teachers nowadays say :
"What does it matter whether or not the student is doing well?
Đ Guru is moulded by the Śiṣya :
Two Qualifications for a Guru are mentioned in the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad ;
परीक्ष्य लोकान्कर्मचितान्ब्राह्मणो निर्वेदमायान्नास्त्यकृतः कृतेन।
तद्विज्ञानार्थं स गुरुमेवाभिगच्छेत्समित्पाणिः श्रोत्रियं ब्रह्मनिष्ठम्॥
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#ĐGuruTradition
Two Qualifications for a Guru are mentioned in the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad ;
परीक्ष्य लोकान्कर्मचितान्ब्राह्मणो निर्वेदमायान्नास्त्यकृतः कृतेन।
तद्विज्ञानार्थं स गुरुमेवाभिगच्छेत्समित्पाणिः श्रोत्रियं ब्रह्मनिष्ठम्॥
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#ĐGuruTradition
in the passage dealing with the concept of the Paramātmān (Paramātmā~Tattva).
Here one is exhorted to "go to the Guru for refuge".
One Qualification for the Guru is that He must be a Śrotrīya.
A Śrotrīya is one who is steeped in the Vedas. Erudition in the Vedas constitutes his
Here one is exhorted to "go to the Guru for refuge".
One Qualification for the Guru is that He must be a Śrotrīya.
A Śrotrīya is one who is steeped in the Vedas. Erudition in the Vedas constitutes his
educational qualification.
But as a Guru He must have a 2nd qualification.
That is He must be a Brahmā~Niṣṭhāka :
apart from possessing Knowledge of the Paramātmān to the utmost-limits,
He must have realisation of it in his Heart.
Such personal experience or realisation is not
But as a Guru He must have a 2nd qualification.
That is He must be a Brahmā~Niṣṭhāka :
apart from possessing Knowledge of the Paramātmān to the utmost-limits,
He must have realisation of it in his Heart.
Such personal experience or realisation is not
