Guru Purnima
Monday, July 3rd
Guru Purnima
In honor of your teacher, please bring a gift, poem, or a smile on this day to class for your teacher.
Traditionally, Guru Purnima has been celebrated by Buddhists to commemorate Gautam Buddha’s first sermon to his first five disciples in India’s Sarnath province, however, yogi’s also celebrate this festival to acknowledge and honor their teachers.
Ways to honor your teacher…
- light a candle
- chant a mantra
- feel appreciation for their dedication and instruction
- send a thank you message to your teacher
Some of our favorite master teachers…
- Osho
- Sadhguru
- Acharya Shankaranarayana Jois
- Sister BK Shivani
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Radhanath Swami
- Adyashanti
- Amma
- Neem Karoli Baba
- Nisargadatta Maharaj
- Jiddu Krishnamurthi
- Thich Naht Hahn
- Patanjali
- Shiva Adiyogi
- Kali Ma