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The Guru and the Disciple
Until you attain samyak darshan - the enlightened view,
right vision - your swachhand will not leave. Alternatively, there
is a way out if you act according to the directions of the guru,
however, you have to act completely and wholly according to the
guru’s instructions. It is a different matter altogether if a person
conducts himself with total surrender to his guru. Even if the guru
is not Self-realized, there is nothing wrong in that. And if the disciple
lives completely according to the guru, then his swachhand will
go. Krupadudev had written a lot of truth but even that is difficult
to explain! How is it possible to understand as long as one’s
swachhand prevails? And is it an easy thing for swachhand to
depart?
Questioner: So until one meets a Gnani, his swachhand
will not leave?
Dadashri: No. However, even if one makes a crazy,
happy-go-lucky person his guru, and always maintains humility as
a disciple and never falters in his duties as a disciple, then his
swachhand will leave. Yet people have opposed their gurus and
yelled abuses at them. Man does not have the capacity to maintain
such continuous respect, because when he sees something amiss
in the guru, his intellect begins to act up!
If you do not find a Gnani, then you will need a guru. If not,
then you are likely to walk around with swachhand. If you let go
of the string of the kite, what will become of that kite?
Questioner: It will stumble and not fly.
Dadashri: Yes, so this is similar to letting go of the string of
a kite. As long as you do not have the Soul in your hand i.e. Self-
realization, you do not have the string of the kite in your hands.
Do you understand?
Your head bows naturally to the One who dissolves all egos
Questioner: Yes, I should make someone my guru. Without
a guru, Gnan cannot be attained. This principle is correct.