The Guru and the Disciple
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Everything has now become sarad without deception, so
get all your work done. That is all I am telling you to do. This
much straightforwardness and lack of deception, will not come
again. You will not have this chance again. This is a tremendous
opportunity so do not let other things tempt you. There is no fun in
these transient temptations. You will find people to tempt you, but
there is no benefit in it for you. Therefore, let go of the habit of
enjoying transient things, for this one lifetime. You have only half
of your life left now, do you not? It is not your whole life is it?
Purity of conduct is a must in a guru
Questioner: You say all these things; no one else speaks
like this.
Dadashri: Yes, but one can speak this way only if he has
become pure, otherwise, how can he? They want to enjoy the
worldly temptations and worldly happiness. How are they going
to say such things? Therefore, purity is required. I do not want
anything in this world, including all the gold and money in this world.
I do not even have thoughts about women. I do not have any
beggary (bheekh) of any kind. I remain continuously as the Self.
Questioner: So every guru’s individual moral character
should be pure?
Dadashri: Yes. The guru’s moral character should be
absolutely pure. The disciple’s character may not be so, but the
guru’s should be exact. One is not a guru if his moral character is
not proper; it would be meaningless. Even the incense has
character. If a few incense sticks were burning, they would
completely fill this room with their fragrance. Then how can you
have a guru without moral character? A guru should have his own
fragrance.
Two things impede moksha
Two things do not exist in the path of moksha. One is