The Guru and the Disciple
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You see vitaragata (a state of complete unattachment to
anything worldly) in me and once you see it, everything will happen
automatically because if I show you how to do it personally, then
you will be able to adjust. You can become pure only if I am pure.
Therefore, there should be absolute purity.
I never tell you to become moral, I show you how. I never
tell you, ‘You do this, do good, and become that.’ I tell you how
to become moral. What do others do? They simply say, ‘Here,
this is the question and this is the answer.’ Hey you! Why don’t
you show me the method? The questions and the answers are in
the books already but why don’t you show me the method to
attain that? But, as yet, there has not been anyone who has shown
the method of how to get there. India would not be in the state it
is in today if there had been such a person. Look at the state of
India today!
Attributes of a true guru
Questioner: How would I know who is the right guru for
me?
Dadashri: One who has no buddhi (intellect) and
ownership of his body is the true guru. If he has ownership of his
body and you have ownership of yours, it will not work because
the two of you will collide.
The one who brings closure to your mind is your guru. If
you find such a guru, then why do you need any other guru?
You need a guru who can help you in every way. Therefore,
it is someone who will help you even in your financial difficulties.
If your guru has some money, he will tell you, ‘Son, here take this.
I have some money.’ That is how it should be. Guru means to
help; it is he who will take better care of you than your own parents.
Here the gurus take money from you through deceit.
The guru should be someone who lives for others and not
for himself.