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