The Guru and the Disciple
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guru, ‘guru maharaj, do you have a master key that will prevent
me from drowning? You are heavy so you will definitely drown
and you will take me down with you too. Do you have a master
key (gurukilli)? If you are not the type that will drown then I shall
sit with you.’ If he says, ‘yes’ then you should sit.
Questioner: No one would admit that he is the kind of
guru who would drown, would he?
Dadashri: Yes, but if you tell him ‘Sir it appears that you
lack intelligence,’ if you say only this much to him, you will find
out immediately whether he is someone who will sink you or not.
Otherwise, all gurus without the master key have sunk. They
sank themselves and their disciples along with them. There is no
telling where it will lead. If the guru has the master key, then he
will not sink. In the past, the gurus of the gurus would pass down
this key; they would pass this key on to each succeeding guru.
What would these gurus tell their disciples? They told them they
could become gurus but they should keep ‘this’ master key with
them. Only then will they not drown themselves and others. So
now I am asking these gurus whether they have the key or not.
And they ask me, ‘What kind of a key?’ That is it! You can tell
right away that they do not have the master key. That is why they
are still wandering! Do not let just anyone be your guru. They
have forgotten the master key. There is no master key to begin
with. This is Kaliyug and so people will drown for sure. This was
not the case in the past time cycle of Satyug.
Questioner: But the guru is a savior; he will not drown us.
Dadashri: No, but only if he has the master key can he
stay afloat and help others do the same. If the guru does not have
a master key, then you are in trouble. People will praise him and
flatter him and it will go to his head. Then his mind will explode
and he will become inflated with ego. Don’t you think people
praise me? Therefore, it is only useful when you have a master