The Guru Shloka comes from the ancient Indian text, Skanda Purana, with Lord Shiva explaining the meaning to his consort Goddess Parvati.

The Shloka translation : the Guru/teacher is like :
* Brahma – the creator, who provides us with all knowledge & tools to perfect ourselves
* Vishnu – the preserver who helps us maintain & preserve this knowledge & teachings
* Maheshwara – the destroyer who helps us destroy all that is not needed or what we need to let go off for us to perfect our self

So, the Guru has the highest status as Guru is the one who dispels all darkness. To that guru I pay my respects.

The above is my prayer to all the great masters who have provided the world with knowledge and insights about life and SELF, supporting us in evolving ourselves to be a Siddha one day.

Over the millennia, there have been several evolved masters who have walked amidst us to help us along the path of evolution, leaving behind scores of wonderful scriptures, books, manuscripts captured through simple stories or complex intellectual works.

Many of these are maintained as holy books within our beloved temples and archival libraries who have done a great job of preserving this treasure trove. Such beautiful works are no longer easily accessible or available for reading and understanding.

Our intent through this blog is to uncover such rare and forgotten texts and re-introduce us to that ancient wisdom.

In my quest to make sense of the world around me and understand the journey of life, i discovered wisdom so relevant for today, in ancient source literature. I found many lesser known scriptures and the teachings of great masters that i am keen to share with you. One such serendipitous source for me has been the Nath literature, which is typically known & accessed only by those following the Nath tradition.

I am starting this blog with the literary works attributed to the Great Siddha and Guru of the Naths, Guru Gorakhnath.

Through the wisdom passed down to us by the Great Masters, we will try to revive the Siddha within each of us.

Who is a Siddha?
A Siddha in Indian tradition refers to the perfected one or Shiva. We can define the Siddha as the alchemist – One, who has discovered practices to gain complete control over their own self and environment and has perfected their self. A Siddha, is thus, viewed as the one who is wise, powerful, in control of their life & actions and capable of manifesting whatever they wish to accomplish.

Wisdom is a key word here. A Siddha uses wisdom before taking any action or decision. So the Siddha acts with perfect wisdom, perfect action, perfect thinking and perfect love for self and others.

The Nath Sampradaya literature, especially that attributed to its founder, Guru Gorakhnath, emphasizes that all powers exist within. It is for us to discover and work on it to transform our self into the Siddha or perfected one in our journey of life.

My next post will be on the book by Guru Gorakshnath titled Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati (SSP).

This book offers great wisdom and explains in detail the Supreme One – Shiva+Shakti – and the Pure existence, consciousness and love which manifests the whole cosmos and individual beings within it. The information from this book has helped me to reflect deeply and apply it’s learnings to life and living.

I look forward to your comments, suggestions and information you wish to share will enrich my life and our blog.