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The Guru and the Disciple
you should establish your wife as your guru. You need at least one
guru, do you not?
Gurus with kashayas
Questioner: I have accepted one saint as my guru. So
should I do japa (repeated chants) in his name, or in someone
else’s name?
Dadashri: If you feel dissatisfied and incomplete, then you
can take some other name and recite it. But do you feel any
dissatisfaction? There is no anger, pride, deceit and greed in you,
is there?
Questioner: That happens a lot, inside.
Dadashri: What about worries?
Questioner: The worries are there but they are
comparatively less.
Dadashri: If you continue to have worries, what is the
point of reciting that person’s name? It is meaningless! What is
the point of reciting that name if you experience anger, pride, deceit
and greed? Others have anger, pride, deceit and greed, and so
do you, therefore, your work did not get accomplished.
So now, change your guru. For how long do you want to
hang on to that one shop? If you want to stay there then stay
there, but I am giving you this advice. There is no problem if your
work (spiritual progress) is getting done there. If you stay in one
place, then there is no need to meddle with another place.
If there is separation due differences of opinion (matbhed),
then what did the guru do for you? A guru is the one who relieves
all suffering.
Questioner: Everything you say about the guru is well and
good, but here I have accepted him as my guru through inner
inspiration.