The Guru and the Disciple 45
your intellect . In spite of that , if you still do not feel comfortable , then without aggravating him you should find another ‘ shop ’. With this approach , some day you will find the real one .
Questioner : But without our own progress , how can we recognize the satguru ?
Dadashri : You should tell him from the beginning , ‘ Sir , I have no desire for a business relationship with you . I want liberation . So if you are liberated , can I come and sit by you and serve you ?’ Is there anything wrong in saying this ? But does anyone say , ‘ I will give you liberation ?’ Then there is no need for a witness . You should immediately clarify with him , ‘ I will stay with you for six months and I will do as you tell me to . If by then I have not gained any benefits , I will leave .’ But no one says anything like this . In this world , not one person will utter such a thing . What is wrong in asking , “ Sahib , if you are liberated , please tell me so ? I want liberation too . I cannot afford any other ‘ stations ’. I have no need for the ‘ middle station ’.” You should be up front and clear . Then he will say , ‘ Son , I am myself at the middle station .’ Then you would understand that you do not need the middle station . You will only find the right place if you search in this way , otherwise you will not find it . You should ask him respectfully . It is because we have sat in places without asking that we have wandered for countless lives until now . If that sahib lives in the middle station , and we too live there , what good does it do ?
Questioner : So how can knowledge from books help us find a satguru ?
Dadashri : It would not be useful . That is the reason for all this wandering . For infinite lives , we have followed the knowledge in books , and even then we have wandered and wandered . To find a satguru is a big deal . However , the one that desires liberation will get everything . The desire to become free must be there . Those who desire fame and want to be worshipped by people take longer ; they have to wander for many lives . Do you understand what