The Guru and the Disciple
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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