Guru and Disciple

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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you invite some poor man, in whom God resides, to come to grace and bless your home with his feet instead? But people are so greedy that they think, "When the Guru sets foot in my home, my work will be done; after fifteen years my son will have a son of his own!"
Dadashri: Yes, he can do anything, but there should not be any expectations for money. His intention should not be bad. If you were to forcefully take me to your home, is that considered blessing your home through my footsteps? It has to happen with my being pleased. Then it does not matter whether you please me through words or through deceit. However, you cannot please me through deceit.
There are some who even come here to deceive me; they come to flatter me, but I will not be deceived. Hundreds of thousands of people come to me. Some try to flatter me while wanting something or other but he will not succeed. He will not be able to get a response from me. He will realize that he will not get anywhere and so he will leave. I have seen such 'gurus' - deceitful gurus. I recognize them the moment they come here. Do you not have to call them 'guru'? What else are they? You cannot call them deceivers; you have to call them 'guru', don't you?
Questioner: Yes.
Questioner: That is because people have such a faith.
Dadashri: No, it is because they are intensely greedy (lalachu). It is not faith. That is not called faith. Lalachu people will take a conditional vow-a baadha(for example a person will give up eating rice until his specific wish is fulfilled) for something. They will even take a conditional vow on the instructions of a mad guru. If someone tells them, 'This man is crazy but he grants children to couples.' People will fall at his feet calling him 'Bapji,' and if a child is born to them, they will give him the credit. What can you say to people with lalacha?
People even tell me, 'Dada has given us all this,' so I tell them, "Dada does not give anything. But they give all the credit to Dada. It happens because of their merit karma and my yashnaam karma (karma that brings fame and credit). When the two are present, then your work gets done with a mere touch of my hand. But people say that I (Dada) am the one who does all this. I tell them that is not so and they are getting that which is their own. Why would I do anything? Why would I take on such trouble when I do not want anything? Get your work done from the one who does not want anything, who does not have any expectations or beggary of any kind.
What I am saying is that you may have my footsteps bless your home, but do it without expectations of any monetary or material gains. It is fine if there is such animit and the work gets done.
Dadashri: I have met many such gurus. I will not say anything to them directly. They eventually get tired thinking. 'I have come here to tell him things and I have brought him things, but he does not even listen to me.' They eventually get tired and leave with a realization that they cannot get anywhere with this Dada and that there is no such opportunity in the future. Hey you! I don't want anything; why do you try to look for opportunities here? Go to someone who wants something: go to a lalachu man. There is no covetousness here. I will send them back, no matter who comes here.
People come here saying, "Come on in Uncle, we do not like it here without you. You can tell us to do anything and we will do it for you. We will even massage your legs for you.' They will come to flatter you this way. Just turn a deaf ear to such flattery Do you understand this?
Questioner: Can one do it for his own betterment and not for his home?