The Guru and the Disciple
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Dadashri: The disciple is needy and greedy for sure. What
I mean to say is that the disciple is generally greedy. That poor
fellow has the greed of, ‘It would be good if I could get this Gnan.’
His greed is to gain gnan from the guru; there is that much greed
on his part. But is the guru not greedy also? How can we afford to
have that? Not only does he not progress himself, but he also
makes it difficult for his disciple to do so. This is what is happening
in India now.
Exploitation by the guru
There are no other problems if the guru is good. To find a
pure guru in this era of current time cycle, a guru that is not
business-minded; is considered tremendous punya (merit karma).
What do the gurus do otherwise? They will find the disciple’s
weaknesses and then play on them, making life miserable for him.
Whom can the poor disciple disclose his weakness to, if he cannot
even disclose them to his guru?
Questioner: Right now, there are certain gurus, considered
gurus in the eyes of the world, but in reality, they are actually
exploiting their disciples.
Dadashri: Maybe one or two gurus are for real, but despite
their honesty and sincerity, they have limited skills. Deceitful gurus
on the other hand, are very clever and they employ all kinds of
guises.
Questioner: Any man who wants to be free takes support
of a guru, but then he is not able to free himself from that guru.
Therefore, eventually he will have to be free from that guru too;
don’t you think so?
Dadashri: Yes. I came across a businessperson in Surat
who asked me to save him from his guru who told him that he
would destroy him. He was afraid of what might happen to him
and came to me for help. I asked him, “What sort of dealing do
you have with him that he used such strong language towards