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The Guru and the Disciple
is in the ‘tank’. Whatever amount is in the tank, you can attain that
level. What is ‘krupa-drashti’? When the disciple does what the
guru asks, it keeps the guru happy and that is called ‘krupa-
drashti’. If the disciple does just the opposite, then the guru will
be displeased.
Questioner: So does the guru’s grace not fall on everyone?
Dadashri: No, the grace may not be on some people. If a
disciple does something wrong, he may not have the guru’s grace.
Questioner: So how can we call him a guru? Everyone
should be the same in the eyes of the guru.
Dadashri: Yes, that should be the case, but if a man is
doing something wrong with the guru, then what can the guru do?
Now if it were a Gnani, then his grace is the same on everyone.
But in the case of a guru, if you do something wrong, he may
‘vomit’ all over you!
Questioner: It is not acceptable that the guru graces one
person and not another. Surely, the guru always has equal grace
for everyone, does he not?
Dadashri: No, but whatever is within one, each person
receives his or her own fruit. If you do something wrong, you will
receive the wrong fruit. The Gnani Purush however, is a vitarag
(one who is enlightened and free from all worldly attachments).
Even if you were to slap him, he will not break his vision of
equanimity towards you. If you hurl insults towards the Gnani,
that insult will return to you multiplied a hundred fold! And if you
offer him one flower, you will receive a hundred in return.
Does the ego go with grace or purusharth (self-effort)?
Questioner: In order to be free of the ego, does one need
his own spiritual efforts or the grace of a guru?
Dadashri: You need grace. You need the kind of satguru