A Day to Thank Gurus, Teachers
Bramha Kumari’s Rajyoga Meditation Centre celebrated Guru Purnima with the Indian High Commission and the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation on Sunday.
Traditionally, the festival, also known as Vyasa Purnima, is celebrated by Buddhists, Hindus and Jains every year to mark the birth of Ved Vyasa.
It is to honour the lord Buddha, who gave His first sermon on the day at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India.
In the yogic tradition, the day is celebrated as the occasion when Shiva became the first Guru as he began the transmission of yoga to the saptarishis.
Indian High Commissioner to Fiji Padmaja said Guru Purnima was also celebrated on the full moon day of the Shakha Samavat in the Hindu calendar.
“This festival commemorates the goodness of spiritual gurus and teachers as thousands of devotees worship and thank their gurus for enlightenment,” she said.
“This festival day is traditionally observed by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains to express their gratitude for their teachers.”
Assistant Minister for Women, Children, and Poverty Alleviation Veena Bhatnagar said a guru always helped students to get knowledge.
“It is not important that we learn from people who have qualification. We should learn from young people and follow the light and the right thing,” she said.
“We should use knowledge at the right place and right time.”