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The Guru and the Disciple 83 Dadashri: If you remain and abide by his agnas, then he is pleased. You would recognize that he is pleased. Day and night, the guru will surround you with love. Questioner: We need to have a certain conduct in order to please the guru, however, if the guru witnesses certain flaws or weaknesses in our conduct, he is also likely to become disappointed in us, is he not? Dadashri: To become really pleased (prasanna) means never to become disappointed. The disciple is bound to make mistakes, but a true guru-Gnani will never become dis pleased. Guru’s extraordinary gift Questioner: Since the spiritual (adhyatmic) guru is without inner inclinations or needs (nispruhi), then how can one give him gurudakshina (gift for a guru)? Dadashri: By following his agnas. If you follow his agnas, this gift to him will reach him. If you follow the five Agnas that I give you, then your gift to me will reach me. Questioner: If a guru that teaches us anything is nispruhi, then what kind of gift should I give him? Dadashri: If the guru is nispruhi (without inclinations), then you can serve him, offer physical services, run errands for him; you can pay him back in this way. There are many other ways; there are other ways to do service for those who are nispruhi. Antaryaami Guru – the Guru that is within Questioner: Can we worship both the external guru and the Antaryaami (inner guru) at the same time? Dadashri: Yes, if the inner guru keeps showing you the path, then you do not need the external one. Questioner: One’s effort (purusharth) can be more if a guru is in the physical form (embodied).