The Guru and the Disciple
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a Gnani Purush. This discussion is of the one who knows and has
experienced the Sat - the Real; the Self; the Soul - but instead,
people have latched onto these ordinary gurus.
One should tell such make-shift-gurus, ‘Sir, I have no interest
in making a guru. I do not want a businessperson as a guru. I have
come to make the one who has no desire to become a guru - my
guru.’
There is no throne in Akram Vignan
Questioner: In the olden days, the legacy of gurus existed
in which the guru taught his disciple and then that disciple became
a guru himself and taught his disciples…
Dadashri: That was a true legacy. But such a legacy does
not exist today. Now they make heirs to the throne. How can you
accept a guru’s son as a guru? It is an abuse to establish a throne.
Questioner: Instead of a religious organization, it became
a social arrangement.
Dadashri: Yes, it became a social arrangement. Where
does dharma (religion) remain? It remains in its place. The
influence of Kaliyug came into play. One or two men would be
good, but after them, the heirs to their throne would take over.
Heirs to the thrones everywhere! Heirs are not always suitable. In
all other talents, or business, there is an heir. In religion, we cannot
have heirs to the guru’s throne. In all this ‘transference of the
throne,’ the one who has attained the Self, an Atma Gnani, should
be the heir.
Questioner: There were no thrones before, so where did
these thrones come from?
Dadashri: They were ‘discovered’ when things fell in the
hands of shrewd people. They opened up their own shops when
there was no one left. The blind ones will be mislead. I do not
know how we find such people in this country. People have started