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The Guru and the Disciple
Questioner: Yes, that is true.
Dadashri: So you need someone who has the knowledge.
It is not as if the person showing you the way is telling you to ask
him. You are asking him out of your own necessity, are you not?
For whose benefit are you asking?
Questioner: For my own benefit.
Dadashri: Or you can keep on walking without asking
anyone and try to experience that! That experience will teach you
that there is a need for a guru. I will not have to teach you.
So there is a path, but there is no one to show it to you, is
there? Only if there were someone to show you that path can
your work be accomplished.
Will you not need a guru or an experienced guide
(bhomiyo)? Whoever is the guru, we are considered his followers.
The guru walks ahead and shows us the way. Such a person is
considered an experienced guide.
If a man takes the road going in the opposite direction of
Surat, is he likely to reach Surat station if he keeps going in that
direction? No matter how much he roams, he will not be able to
find Surat station. The night would fall and the day would come
but he would still not find Surat station. Such is the confusion
here.
When you are lost, a guide is your friend
Questioner: None of the gurus shows the right path.
Dadashri: But those gurus themselves do not know the
way, so what can anyone do? No one has found an experienced
guide yet. If he had, then he would not have these problems. If
you had found such a guide, in addition to showing you the station
he would also tell you which train to take. He would show you
everything and your task would be finished. Here we have a situation