Book Title: Aptavani 09
Author(s): Gnani Purush Dadashri
Publisher: Gnani Purush Dadashri

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________________ gurukilli, his work will be done. Gurus should be certified, must be free of all kashayas, and they should also have the gurukilli. What is a gurukilli? Questioner: What is a gurukilli? Dadashri: A guru should keep in mind his role as guru of these people, what path he needs to take so that he does not sustain a loss, and all others are benefitted. Therefore his guru should have taught him to remain laghuttam . Remaining laghuttam do the gurupanu, the role of the guru. Yes, this is the gurukilli. If while playing the role of the guru gurupanu, one becomes guruttam, any form of superiority, then he will pay a heavy price. If he remains laghuttam and then acts as a guru gurupanu or whatever else, then the real fruit of his actions will be a guruttam state, the expression of the state of the Self. But for the time being , he continues to be laghuttam. Questioner: But what should that guru do in order to become laghuttam? Dadashri: He just has to maintain an inner intent bhav of wanting to be laghuttam. When someone calls him a 'guru' - and there is no other word for this worldly interaction vyavahaar, then he should say, "Yes, I am his guru', but from within he should know that he is laghu. Therefore everyone in the relative world should try to maintain a state of being small to the smallest. One should not try to be guru superior. 'Exactness' through laghuttam Questioner: You say, 'I am the most laghuttam atma-self. There is no superior over me. I am absolutely independent.' How can others not remain free in this way? Why is it necessary to follow the agna of a guru? Dadashri: Everyone is independent indeed! What is a need to abide by a guru's instructions agna? One have to remain in the agna of the one within. But anger-pride-deceit-greed within continue to beat him up incessantly. So who can become free and independent? The one whose anger-pride-deceit-greed are gone can be free. Otherwise he cannot be, can he?

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