The Guru and the Disciple
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have gurus because of their intense greed (lalacha) for such things.
Hence, these fraudulent gurus have taken advantage of such
lalacha. It is right to make someone a guru when you do not have
any lalacha yourself.
These gurus simply change their attire and mislead people.
People, on the other hand, are fooled because of their lalacha.
They would not be fooled if they did not have any lalacha. The
one who has no lalacha will never have the occasion to be fooled.
Questioner: But today, people ask their guru for worldly
happiness; no one asks for liberation.
Dadashri: It is all worldly talk everywhere, is it not? There
is no talk about liberation. It is all about, ‘I want my son to have a
son,’ or ‘I want my business to run well,’ or ‘My son needs a
job,’ or ‘Bless me so I can get this or that…’ There are endless
such lalacha. Hey you! Have you come here for religion, for
liberation or worldly things?
There is a saying, “guru is greedy (lobhi), and the disciple
has intense greed lalacha, so they both play their own game.”
This should not be the case. The disciple is filled with lalacha and
so the guru will tell him, ‘Your work will be done with my
blessings.’ Therefore, nothing will be attained when lalacha is
involved.
The guru must not be selfish and covetous
It is because of Kaliyug that the gurus of today have nothing
of substance to offer. They are more selfish than you are. They
are trying to fulfill their self-interest and you are trying to fulfill
yours. This is not what the path of a guru and a disciple should be.
Questioner: Often times, for many years, intelligent people
take such phony gurus as being real gurus.
Dadashri: That is nothing but intense greed (lalacha) only.
Many people make gurus out of their own lalacha.