The Guru and the Disciple
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Questioner: So does that not mean that the satguru
entertains the mind?
Dadashri: Of course! If the satguru has Gnan, then He is
an instrument for the attainment of the bliss of the Self, and if he
does not have Gnan, then he is an instrument to give happiness to
the mind. If the satguru is an Atma Gnani, then he would be an
instrument for the attainment of the bliss of the Atma. If the satguru
is an Atma Gnani, then you will never forget Him. Then He is real
and if not, you would not even think about the satguru.
Questioner: ‘When one surrenders his all to the real guru,
all the work is accomplished.’ How true is this statement from the
perspective of the worldly life?
Dadashri: This is completely true for the worldly life. If
you surrender to a guru, then your one life will go without problems
and impediments. Why? Because you surrendered to the guru
and that means you follow the guru’s agnas, so you will not
suffer.
The results of the Guru’s grace
Questioner: When you speak about the guru and the guru’s
grace, a question arises in my mind about ‘what is the guru’s
grace?’ Is there any reality or substance to it?
Dadashri: Whatever energies (shakti) there are, they are
all with substance and reality; they do not lack substance. They
are all energies and energies always last for a certain amount of
time, a certain number of years, and then they melt away.
Questioner: What should a disciple do in order to attain
the grace of the guru?
Dadashri: In order to attain the guru’s grace, all the disciple
has to do is keep the guru happy. Do whatever makes him happy.
If you keep him happy, then grace will be there for sure. But how
much grace can you attain? Your grace is dependent on whatever