Significance of guru poornima (which is on 31st july) and it marks the rise of Yoga and human consciousness - when the Adi yogi(first yogi) bhagwaan shiva became the adi guru (first guru)

Significance of guru poornima (which is on 31st july) and it marks the rise of Yoga and human consciousness - when the Adi yogi(first yogi) bhagwaan shiva became the adi guru (first guru)

Guru Purnima is that full moon day when the first yogi shiva transformed himself into the Adi Guru – the first guru. This is the time of the year when his attention fell upon the now celebrated Saptarishis – his first seven disciples. Thousands of years ago, when the solstice had shifted from the summer solstice to the winter – that is, when the Sun’s run with relation to this planet shifted from the northern run to the southern run, which in this tradition is known as Uttarayana and Dakshinayana – on that day, Adiyogi looked at the Saptarishis and saw that they had become shining receptacles of knowing. They had done some simple preparation for 84 years and he could not ignore them anymore. He observed them closely and when the next full moon rose, he decided to become a guru. That full moon day is known as Guru Poornima. He turned south and the transmission of yogic science to the seven disciples began.

Adiyogi made a dimensional change in the way people perceive and understand the existence and the source of creation. And he made himself a bridge between a simple piece of creation and the source of creation. He said, “If you walk this, there will be no distinction between you and that which you refer to as the creator or god . The journey is from creation to the creator.
It is on this day, for the very first time in the history of humanity, that human beings were reminded that they are not a fixed life. If they are willing to strive, every door in the existence is open. So this day is the most significant day for the human race. It was held that way in this land till recently. Guru Purnima was one of the most important festivals in the nation. People celebrated it irrespective of caste or creed because in this country, the most important thing was not wealth or money. Knowledge or knowing was considered the highest value. A teacher or guru was considered the highest entity in society because knowing is the most important thing. - sadhguru jaggi vasudeva