Guru and Disciple

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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The Guru and the Disciple
The Guru and the Disciple
disciple know of such talks of the guru. Then if we ask the disciple, Son what was all that about?' he will make the same claim. He will say that he has found a bad guru. Now, who is telling the truth here? Neither of them is at fault. It is because of this era of the current time cycle. It is because of this time cycle that all this has arisen, but also it is in such a time cycle that a Gnani Purush is born!
No matter how good a disciple is; these are the types of gurus he encounters. What are the gurus of the Kaliyug like? If they have a disciple that says, 'I am ignorant, I do not know anything,' the guru will pick on that poor disciple and will not allow him to progress. Such gurus, until their death, keep finding faults with the disciples and harass them to the point of no return. Despite this, some inner energy takes care of the disciple. However, just think of him as gunpowder, which, without doubt, will explode one day.
In this time cycle, the disciples do not have the capacity to tolerate and the guru lacks generosity. The guru needs to be noble and generous; his mind needs to be noble and generous. He should be broadminded enough to take care of all weaknesses of the disciple.
This is how religion has come under criticism
If the disciple was to yell abuses at the guru and the guru remains calm, he is a true guru. The disciple is weak but can the guru be weak also? How do you feel about that? The guru cannot be weak, can he? One day the disciple makes a mistake, says something wrong, and so the guru will strike back at him. So why will the disciple follow his instruction? The disciple will remain in the guru's agnas when he does not make any mistakes, even when the disciple makes some. How can the disciples remain in hisagnas if the guru makes mistakes himself? If the disciple sees just one fault in the guru, he will not stay in the guru'sagna. But if despite this, he remains in the guru'sagnas, then he will definitely find salvation!
Everywhere they have become swachhandi (to act on one's own ego and intellect). The disciple and the guru fail to respect each other! The disciple thinks, "The guru is lacking in common sense. I just need to think things through on my own. The guru can say whatever he wants, but it is up to me whether to listen to him or not.' Such is the state that has come to be between the disciple and guru everywhere. The guru gives instructions to the disciple, the disciple agrees, but his actions are completely to the contrary. There is so much swachhand everywhere. The disciple will say, "The guru may talk. He is a little crazy anyway.' This is what is happening everywhere. No one has yet been true to his word.
Otherwise, the relationship between a true guru and his disciple is so wonderful that whatever the guru says, the disciple is pleased to hear and follow through. That is the kind of love there is. But today there is continued quarrelling between the two. The guru will tell the disciple to do something but the disciple will not do it. The entire day is spent quarrelling just the way a motherin-law and a daughter-in-law do. The disciple thinks about running away, but where can the poor fellow escape? He left his worldly home, now how can he go back there? Who would keep him now? They would not even employ him. Now what can become of this? Now there is no importance or substance left in the guru or the disciple and the entire religion is subject to criticism.
The humility of the disciple is the only requirement
There are so many disciples in so many places because of the gurus. The burden of the disciple falls on the guru's shoulders. The disciple is sustained on this basis and this is how their life proceeds. There are many true gurus in the world and they do carry the burden of their disciples, hence whatever they do is correct. The disciple becomes free of responsibility and peace prevails. Everyone needs some sort of support. A person cannot survive without any support.