The Guru and the Disciple
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where the guide, too, is lost and, therefore, he makes his follower
wander around life after life. So find yourself a true, experienced
guide who can show you the station. If not, he will make you
wander around aimlessly.
If a blind person leads another blind person, where will
they both end up? A true, experienced guide will immediately
show you the way. Nothing will be pending; you will see instant
results. You have not found a real experienced guide (bhomiyo).
Therefore, find such a person.
Questioner: But would such a guide not be our superior?
Dadashri: The experienced guide is a s uperior – but to
what extent? Only to the extent, that he takes us to the final
destination.
That is why you absolutely need someone above you,
someone to show you. You need an experienced guide. You
always need a guide. You will need a guide in every situation. No
work can be done without a guide. If we want to go to Delhi and
we look for a guide, then what is he if not a guru? If we give him
money, he becomes our guide. A guru is someone who shows
you the way as a guide.
Questioner: Therefore, one definitely needs someone who
clarifies and shows the path.
Dadashri: Yes, the person who shows you the path is a
guru, whoever he may be.
Support of a Guru is necessary at every level
Questioner: I walk along the path shown by the guru.
Thereafter, do I need him? Alternatively, do I need to leave
him?
Dadashri: No, he is necessary until the very end.
Questioner: Why do we need him afterwards?