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The Guru and the Disciple 87 What is going to become of you? Whatever will become of the guru, let it be, but what will become of you? Questioner: Does this happen because one has put the guru on a pedestal, and then becomes disappointed in him? Dadashri: Either you do not make someone your guru or if you do, then even if he starts to act crazy, your view of him should not become tarnished. A crazy guru is still a guru People will find faults with the guru in just five days, questioning him, ‘Why do you do this?’ Hey you! Are you pointing out the guru’s mistakes? Do people not tend to do this? Questioner: Yes, one must never point out a guru’s mistake! Dadashri: Yes, but they cannot refrain from doing so. These people belong to time cycle of Kaliyug! That is why they go to a lower life form. At the present time, gurus are not perfect. Where would you find a perfect guru in the present time cycle? These gurus, too, are the gurus of Kaliyug! If your guru were to make a mistake, you should not leave him. This is because everything is an effect of karma. Can you not understand this? Why are you looking at something else? Just do namaskar (do salutation and revere) his position! You do not have to see what he does. At this time, his karma is unfolding and that is what he is enduring. So how does it concern you? Why do you need to look at what he is doing? Just because he has cramps in his stomach, does it mean that his status as a guru is gone? Moreover, if one day he vomits does that mean he is no longer a guru? Just as you have your unfolding karma, would he not have the same? What do you think? Questioner: That is right. Dadashri: If he has stomach cramps, should all the