Attaining perfection in one's actions

 

Buddha was enlightened under the Bodhi tree. He then stood up and watched the tree from a distance for seven days. He took sixteen steps towards the tree and under each step blossomed a lotus flower. This is the legend. 

The Bodhi tree is symbolic of both sansara (the world) and dharma. The lotus flower symbolizes clarity, dispassion, love, beauty and purity. 

It is only when you are detached in life that you can watch the sansara and all of its plays. When you witness the sansara, every step you take is benevolent and impeccable. 

When every action of yours is preceded by witnessing, then every move you make in this sansara becomes perfect and significant.

Why say "Jai Gurudev"?

 

There is a Big Mind and a small mind. Sometimes the Big Mind wins over the small mind and sometimes it is the other way around. 

When the small mind wins, it causes misery and when the Big Mind wins, it is joy. The small mind promises joy but leaves you empty-handed. You may initially be resistant to the Big Mind but it will fill you with joy. 

The word guru means great. Jaya means victory. Deva means one who is fun-loving, playful, light. Some who are playful are often not dignified, and those who are dignified are often not playful. Jai Guru Dev means victory to the Big Mind in you that is both dignified and playful. Jai Guru Dev means “Victory to the greatness in you.” You do not say victory to the master as he has already achieved the Big Mind. You say victory to your own Self, your own Big Mind, which is being protested by the small mind.