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The Guru and the Disciple
you cannot leave him; you should always be obliged to him. A
man is not a real man if he forgets the slightest obligation.
So let your guru be. You should keep your guru. You should
not move your guru aside. It is not worth pushing any guru aside.
If you try to push them away, then you would become an adversary
of the person you had once leaned on for support. There is no
need to be an opponent.
From the perspective of a disciple
Questioner: So what kind of a guru should we go to, in
order to progress towards the Self?
Dadashri: A guru should be such that your mind would
not spoil towards him your whole life. Your mind will feel joy
whenever you look at him. If you find such a guru then go to him.
Questioner: If negative thoughts arise, I change my intent
(bhavna) immediately. What is the role of the grace of the guru in
this?
Dadashri: The guru’s grace can help you tremendously.
But your intent and love towards him should match this. Your
feelings towards the guru should be such that you do not like it
when the guru is away and that you feel restless being away from
him. These are the feelings you should have for the guru. You
should miss his presence.
The weaker the guru’s gnan, the longer it takes his disciple.
Exact and precise gnan will yield immediate results. It does not
matter that I have not attained Keval Gnan (absolute perfect
knowledge), but I have attained Bheda Gnan (the knowledge that
separates the real and the relative), and that gives immediate results.
The Gnani’s love is unconditional
Questioner: When can we know that the guru is really
pleased (prasanna)?