Guru and Disciple

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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The Guru and the Disciple
Questioner: So, if we have faith in the guru, can we excel beyond our guru?
Dadashri: You certainly would, only if you do not develop negative feelings for him. There is a living God within that guru. It worked for Bheem even when he made a pot his guru. It is your faith that works, is it not? A person who has a habit of faulting others will go down if he does the same for his guru, when his guru says something wrong. If you have the energy to take care of your guru, then no matter what crazy things he does or whether he becomes delirious, if you can take care of him, it is worth making him a guru. But people do not put up with the guru until the end. They do not know how to do that, do they?
Questioner: If we place complete faith even in an unworthy person, it will bring forth benefits; will it not?
Dadashri: Why not? But you should not change after establishing it.
What is all this? Shall I tell you the truth? Shall I say it openly? It is not the guru, but your faith alone, that gives you the fruit. Whoever the guru may be, it is your faith that gives you the result. Not even this idol gives you the results; it is your faith that will bear fruits-results. The stronger your faith, the greater the instant benefit.
Dadashri: There has to be such a place where faith arises spontaneously (with Gnani), should there not be? Until then, you have to make sure whether the faith is in something beneficial or harmful. There is no problem if that faith is in something beneficial and if that faith is becoming strong. Your faith should not lie in harmful things.
Questioner: I do not have any faith in any person or religion whatsoever. What is the reason behind this? Even sitting in the satsang of elevated saints, I do not experience any peace, so who is at fault here?
Dadashri: If you went expecting to find pure gold somewhere and instead, found imitation gold, you will not have any faith. Thereafter, a man once bitten will be twice as shy the next time around!
Questioner: One should keep faith in his guru.
Dadashri: No. Faith does not have to be kept; it has to come naturally. It is wrong to keep faith. Faith has to come naturally.
Questioner: If we keep more faith in the guru, and keep on doing so, do we not attain more through that faith?
Dadashri: But the critical thing is that keeping faith does not work. Faith has to come naturally.
Questioner: For the most part, everywhere you go the gurus tell you, "Keep faith."
Dadashri: And I am telling you not to keep faith. Do not keep faith in me at all. Do not keep faith anywhere. Keep faith when you sit in a bus or a car but not in these people. Faith has to come naturally
Questioner: Why? Dadashri: A stamp will stick only if there is glue on it,
It is like this: faith on anyone does not remain continuously; it comes and goes in this world. The Gnani Purush is the exclusive idol of faith (shraddha ni murti). Faith comes to everyone upon meeting him. As soon as you see or hear him, you develop faith in him. The Gnani Purush is the idol of faith. He liberates you for sure. It is your faith that gives you the fruit in all cases. Does one have to keep faith or does it come naturally?
Questioner: I have closely tested every religion, but I do not have any faith in any of them. Why is that? What should I do about it?