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Dadashri: This is the very meaning of yoga. One gets hold of either yoga of gurutam, excelling in worldly life, or yoga of laghutam, it is one or the other.
With the yoga of gurutam one becomes heavy; he becomes gurutam. Guru means heavy and when something is heavy; it will sink. As he sinks, he also takes down everyone around with him. When does a guru not sink? He will not sink when he has the gurukilli - the key that helps him float. Laghu means light and guru means heavy. Those who want to be big and famous have grabbed on to the gurutam yoga. Everyone wants to be big and they have all taken a beating in the process, they have died in such beatings, life after life. No one succeeds because how many can take the first prize in a horse race? How many horses win the trophy? If five million 'horses' run a race, how many come first? The first prize goes only to the winning horse, does it not? The rest die huffing and puffing. Therefore, practice laghutam yoga.
Questioner: Yes, but what is the vidhi - special process - for it?
Dadashri: The vidhi is to become a disciple of everyone in this world. If someone calls you unworthy then become his disciple by saying 'You are my guru because you made me aware that I am unworthy.' The world's guru? No the world is the guru
And people tell me, 'We want to make you our guru.'I tell them, 'No. Do not make me a guru. There are many gurus elsewhere. I have made the whole world my guru. I consider you all as my guru. Why are you making me a guru?'
I am nobody's guru. I am a laghutam Purush. I am not naïve that I would become a guru. I have never been anyone's guru. I live as the disciple of the whole world and I tell everyone to become laghutam. Whoever wants to become a guru let him
be. But how can a guru swim across the ocean of the worldly life and help others swim across too? Such gurus have to keep a gurukilli (special key) with them so that they are able to swim and help others do the same. The Gnani can give them the gurukilli to become laghutam, and then they may become a guru. Otherwise, to become a guru in the current time cycle is a sign of going down to a lower life form. Gurus of the Dwapar and Tretayug - the previous eras of the present cosmic time cycle - were true gurus. And now? Now they do not even have the gurukilli as a guru. So I tell the gurus, 'Do not become a guru otherwise you will sink and drown and you will drown others too. Take the gurukilli from me.' One has to have the gurukilli. When we give that gurukilli, his work will be done. Gurus should be certified, they 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 and which path he needs to take so that he does not sustain a loss, and that all his disciples benefit. Therefore, his guru should have taught him to remain laghutam: remain laghutam and then carry out your duties as a guru. Yes, this is the gurukilli. He will pay a heavy price, while playing the role of the guru, he becomes gurutam - assumes superiority. If he remains laghutam and then plays his role as a guru or whatever else, then the real fruit of his actions will be a gurutam state, the expression of the state of the Self. But for the time being, he continues to be laghutam.
Questioner: But what should that guru do in order to become laghutam?
Dadashri: He just has to maintain an inner intent (bhaav) of wanting to be laghutam. When someone refers to him as a
