This afternoon the monks and some local devotees helped to set up for tomorrow morning's Guru Purnima celebration. The tent was put up at the Swayambhu Lingam along with a chair for Satguru and decorations. The small chariot was also set up for the opening parade down San Marga. Aum Namah Sivaya.


From the Kularnava Tantra:
Chapter Four
GURU Nature

And Lord Siva said: At the root of dhyana, meditation, is the form of the Satguru. At the root of puja, worship, is the feet of the Satguru. At the root of mantra, incantation, is the word of the Satguru. At the root of all Liberation is the grace of the Satguru. In this world all holy actions are rooted in the Satguru. Therefore, he is to be constantly served with devotion for fulfillment.
For the sishya who devotedly remembers, "My guru is actually Siva Himself who grants Liberation," fulfillment is not far off. Look upon your Satguru as mother, as father, as Siva. The Satguru, it is to be declared in unmistakable terms, is the very Lord Himself. To approach the Satguru, to worship the Satguru, is to approach Siva, to worship Siva.
Why should I choose to manifest through the Satguru? Why should I not act directly? I am really all-pervading, subtle, above the mind, with and without form, imperishable, of the form of ether, eternal and infinite. How can such a One be worshiped? That is why, out of compassion for My creations, I take the form of the Satguru, and when so worshiped in devotion grant Liberation and fulfillment.
Because I have no binding form that is perceived by the human eye, I protect the sishya, revealing the dharma in the form of the guru. Therefore, the Satguru is none other than the Supreme Siva enclosed in a human skin. Within Him I walk the earth concealed.
To the jivas, embodied souls laden with beclouding karmas, the Satguru appears to be merely human. But to them whose karmas are auspicious, meritful, the Satguru appears as Lord Siva Himself. The less fortunate do not recognize the Satguru as the embodiment of Supreme Truth even when face to face with him, like the blind before the arisen sun.
But verily, the Satguru is none other than Sadasiva. This is the truth. I Myself am the Truth. Otherwise, who is it who gives fulfillment and Liberation? There is no difference between God Siva and Satsivaguru. It is ignorance to make such a distinction.
Gurus are of six kinds. 1) Preraka is the "impeller" who instigates interest that leads to initiation. 2) Sucaka is the "indicator" who describes the sadhana in which interest has been awakened. 3)Vacana is the "explainer" who describes the process and its object. 4) Darshaka is the "shower" who definitely points out the working and aims of the path in greater detail. 5)Sikshaka is the "trainer" who actually instructs how to do sadhana. 6) Bodhaka is the "illuminator," the Satguru who lights in the sishya the lamp of spiritual knowledge. He is the cause of the other five.