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The Guru and the Disciple
you the understanding to help you advance in the worldly life. If
there are any difficulties, he will advise you. He will free you from
negative deeds and guide you towards good deeds. The Gnani,
on the other hand, takes you above bad deeds or good deeds; he
makes you transcend them both and leads you towards liberation.
Do you understand? The gurus of worldly life teach worldly religion
and duties, to do what is right and discard all that is bad. They
make you understand matters of good and bad. The worldly life
will always be there so you must keep that guru, and if you want
moksha, then that is what the Gnani Purush is for. The two are
separate. The Gnani Purush takes the side of the Lord within.
You cannot forget the obligation to your guru
Questioner: If we have a guru before meeting you, what
should we do?
Dadashri: Then you should go to him; however, it is not
mandatory that you go. Go if you want to and if you don’t want
to, then don’t. You should go so that he does not feel hurt. You
should have respect for him. Here, before taking Gnan, if someone
asks me whether or not he should let go of his guru, I would tell
him no because it was his guru’s grace that has brought him this
far. Because of the guru, people can live with some boundaries. If
the guru is not there, then there is no boundary. You can tell the
guru, ‘I have found a Gnani Purush. I go to do his darshan.’
Some people even bring their gurus to me. The guru too wants
moksha, does he not?
Questioner: What happens once we have a guru and then
we leave him?
Dadashri: But it is not necessary to leave your guru. What
can you accomplish by leaving him? And why would I tell you to
leave him? Why would I involve myself in such a mess? I would
be liable if something wrong were to happen. Now you have to
appease the guru and work with him. It is possible to do so. If