The Guru and the Disciple
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The pot will not have any problems. Worship it because your
buddhi (intellect) will not be active there and your work will get
done. Now who would be so careful that he would not allow his
intellect to interfere? How can one understand all this?
Questioner: At the time we make someone our guru, he
appears to be very good, he appears to have good attributes; he
appears incomparable. But what should we do when he turns out
to be fraudulent and dishonest after we make him our guru?
Dadashri: Instead of that, you should not establish him as
a guru. It is better to use a pot instead. At least you will not have
to throw it out some day. The pot will not create problems for
you, will it? It will not do much, but it will give you some help.
Questioner: The guru has been established but the intellect
does not go right away and therefore we see negativity in him.
What should we do about that?
Dadashri: You will see the negative, but you should not
do anything wrong once you have established him as a guru.
You have to tell the intellect (buddhi), ‘What I say goes and not
what you say. Now we are competitors; there is you and there
is me.’
It is very dangerous to uproot a guru once you have made
him your guru. People in India are paying the price for such
mistakes. One does not know how to establish a guru. They
establish one today and uproot him tomorrow. This is not
acceptable. Why do you have to interfere with whatever the guru
is doing after you make him your guru? At one time you were
satisfied and made him your guru because you did not see any
problems with him. Now you are finding faults with him? The one
who makes this mistake, does not attain moksha; he goes to hell.
You cannot find faults with the Guru later on
So look for a good guru, someone who will win your heart.