Guru and Disciple

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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The Guru and the Disciple
Questioner: So does that not mean that the satguru entertains the mind?
Dadashri: Of course! If the satguru has Gnan, then He is an instrument for the attainment of the bliss of the Self, and if he does not have Gnan, then he is an instrument to give happiness to the mind. If the satguru is an Atma Gnani, then he would be an instrument for the attainment of the bliss of the Atma. If the saguru is an Atma Gnani, then you will never forget Him. Then He is real and if not, you would not even think about the satguru.
is in the "tank'. Whatever amount is in the tank, you can attain that level. What is ‘krupa-drashti'? When the disciple does what the guru asks, it keeps the guru happy and that is called 'krupadrashti'. If the disciple does just the opposite, then the guru will be displeased.
Questioner: So does the guru's grace not fall on everyone?
Dadashri: No, the grace may not be on some people. If a disciple does something wrong, he may not have the guru's grace.
Questioner: So how can we call him a guru? Everyone should be the same in the eyes of the guru.
Dadashri: Yes, that should be the case, but if a man is doing something wrong with the guru, then what can the guru do? Now if it were a Gnani, then his grace is the same on everyone. But in the case of a guru, if you do something wrong, he may *vomit' all over you!
Questioner: It is not acceptable that the guru graces one person and not another. Surely, the guru always has equal grace for everyone, does he not?
Questioner: 'When one surrenders his all to the real guru, all the work is accomplished.' How true is this statement from the perspective of the worldly life?
Dadashri: This is completely true for the worldly life. If you surrender to a guru, then your one life will go without problems and impediments. Why? Because you surrendered to the guru and that means you follow the guru'sagnas, so you will not suffer.
The results of the Guru's grace Questioner: When you speak about the guru and the guru's grace, a question arises in my mind about what is the guru's grace? Is there any reality or substance to it?
Dadashri: Whatever energies (shakti) there are, they are all with substance and reality: they do not lack substance. They are all energies and energies always last for a certain amount of time, a certain number of years, and then they melt away.
Questioner: What should a disciple do in order to attain the grace of the guru?
Dadashri: In order to attain the guru's grace, all the disciple has to do is keep the guru happy. Do whatever makes him happy. If you keep him happy, then grace will be there for sure. But how much grace can you attain? Your grace is dependent on whatever
Dadashri: No, but whatever is within one, each person receives his or her own fruit. If you do something wrong, you will receive the wrong fruit. The Gnani Purush however, is a vitarag (one who is enlightened and free from all worldly attachments). Even if you were to slap him, he will not break his vision of equanimity towards you. If you hurl insults towards the Gnani, that insult will return to you multiplied a hundred fold! And if you offer him one flower, you will receive a hundred in return. Does the ego go with grace or purusharth (self-effort)?
Questioner: In order to be free of the ego, does one need his own spiritual efforts or the grace of a guru?
Dadashri: You need grace. You need the kind of sarguru