Guru and Disciple

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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You see vitaragata (a state of complete unattachment to anything worldly) in me and once you see it, everything will happen automatically because if I show you how to do it personally, then you will be able to adjust. You can become pure only if I am pure. Therefore, there should be absolute purity.
I never tell you to become moral, I show you how. I never tell you, 'You do this, do good, and become that.' I tell you how to become moral. What do others do? They simply say, 'Here, this is the question and this is the answer. Hey you! Why don't you show me the method? The questions and the answers are in the books already but why don't you show me the method to attain that? But, as yet, there has not been anyone who has shown the method of how to get there. India would not be in the state it is in today if there had been such a person. Look at the state of India today!
Attributes of a true guru Questioner: How would I know who is the right guru for
The guru should be healthy and handsome. People will get tired if he is not attractive. They will say, "Why did we end up sitting here with him? The other guru was better looking.' Make him a guru only if you are not going to compare him with anyone else. Be careful when you make someone your guru, otherwise, there is no need to make a guru simply for the sake of having one.
He should not have inclination (spruha) and he should not be completely without inclination (nispruha). Would he have any inclination (spruha) if he were to be completely without inclination (nispruha)? Yes. He should be without inclination in matters concerning the non-Self or worldly matters, and he should be full of inclination in matters concerning the Self. Yes, he is not completely without inclination (spruha).
The guru should be someone who does not want anything; he should have no desire for money or sex. Then there is no problem with massaging his legs or head. You can serve him in that way.
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On the path of liberation, one's guru should be an Atmagnani (Self-realized). It is because of the absence of such Self-realized gurus that everything is ruined.
Dadashri: One who has no buddhi (intellect) and ownership of his body is the true guru. If he has ownership of his body and you have ownership of yours, it will not work because the two of you will collide.
The one who brings closure to your mind is your guru. If you find such a guru, then why do you need any other guru?
You need a guru who can help you in every way. Therefore, it is someone who will help you even in your financial difficulties. If your guru has some money, he will tell you, "Son, here take this. I have some money.' That is how it should be. Guru means to help; it is he who will take better care of you than your own parents. Here the gurus take money from you through deceit.
The guru should be someone who lives for others and not for himself.
When you are in harmony at home, you have found a guru
So I did not listen to anyone when it came to gurus because I did not see any benefit in having one. I did not see any glow on their faces. Show me five people who have improved because of a guru. Show me someone in whom the weaknesses of anger, pride, deceit and greed have gone away, or in whom separation because of differences of opinions have been reduced because of a guru.
Questioner: How capable are we in recognizing whether we have found our true guru?
Dadashri: When separation due to differences of opinion