The Guru and the Disciple
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Dadashri: You want to attain Atma Gnan only, is that right?
You only need Atma Gnan, correct? Then there is no need for
shaktipat in that. Has your energy diminished? If so then take a
vitamin!
Questioner: No, no, the shaktipat that gurus perform,
what kind of kriya (action) is that?
Dadashri: Say there is a five-foot wide stream and a person
cannot jump over it. He keeps falling in it. So then you tell him,
‘Hey! Go ahead and jump over it, I am right behind you.’ Then he
will be able to jump it. So a guru gives encouragement in this way.
What else can he do? Have you lost your courage?
Questioner: Without a guru, one’s courage is bound to
break!
Dadashri: So ask the guru to give you courage. And if the
guru is not willing to do that, then come to me. If the guru remains
pleased with you, and encourages you, then do not come to me.
In this world, one only needs guru’s rajipo (to please the guru).
What does the guru want to take with him? He is only concerned
about how to give you happiness. His aim is that you attain the
Self, some how or other.
Questioner: I ask this question because many gurus do
shaktipat.
Dadashri: That is fine. I know that they do it, but up to
what point is it necessary? Those gurus move away after they do
shaktipat; they do not stay with you or give you support until the
end. What good is that? The one that gives you support and
accompanies you all the way, is your guru.
Questioner: Should we go to a guru that performs
miracles?
Dadashri: Anyone that has lalacha (insatiable greed)
should go there and the guru will fulfill that greed. The one who