Happy Guru Purnima❤ Utmost gratitude for each of our teachers: those who came before us, those who trained with us, those who have come after us. What a beautiful observance, Guru Purnima! Jai Bhagwan! Gu - darkness/ignorance Ru - one who dispels or destroys Guru = the destroyer of darkness and ignorance and the harbinger (embodiment) of knowledge and light Purnima - the day in each month when the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month between the two lunar fortnights, and the Moon is aligned exactly in a straight line, called a syzygy, with the Sun and Earth. As per Puranas, Purnima, or full moon day is associated with birth, rebirth, creation, and manifestation. On this auspicious day, the moon completes its one cycle around the earth which symbolizes the end of a chapter in one's life and the beginning of a new chapter. Guru Purnima serves as a reminder of the eternal importance of knowledge, learning, and the revered Gurus who selflessly share their wisdom with ...