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72 The Guru and the Disciple you? Do you have some relation of ‘give and take’ with him? He can only speak this way if there is some ‘give and take’.” He then told me, ‘My guru says that unless I send him 50,000 rupees, he will destroy me.’ I asked him if he dealt in money with his guru or engaged in a business of lending money to him. He told me, ‘There is no lending of money but my guru tells me that unless I give him money, things would go very badly for me. Therefore, out of fear, I would give him money. So far, I have given him 125, 000 rupees and, on top of that, he wants 50,000 more. I do not have that much money now. This guru is telling me that he would destroy me.’ I told him to come with me; I told him that I would protect him. Then I said, ‘You will not be destroyed. I will protect you from whatever your guru does to you, but from now on, do not send anything there. If you feel love towards the guru, then send something. If you feel an overwhelming love, then send something, but do not send anything out of fear. Otherwise, the guru will become even more demanding. Do not be afraid. Do not think negatively about your guru. This guru has taken away from you because of your mistake. He has not taken because of his mistake.’ The guru took away his money because of this disciple’s mistake, is that not so? It is because of this disciple’s greed (lalacha). Surely, he must have had some greed in him in order to keep such a guru! That is why he would give money to him, is that not true? Therefore, it is because of his own greed that he has been deceived. And these gurus will not let go of anything that comes into their hands. Such are the gurus of the Kaliyug; they are not concerned about their next birth in the lower life form or what may happen to them as a consequence of their actions. They just have to find a prey. But what does the guru say? “He is my devotee,” is that not what they say? At least it is good they call him a devotee and not a victim or prey; like hunters do! Then I asked him if he had done anything in the name of his guru. He replied, ‘Yes, I went and threw his photographs I used