The Real Guru
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Only the imposters try to get people to worship them, instead of God. Those who are keen on making disciples, those who desire money, those who desire property, those who build buildings (ashram etc.), those who desire praise, respect etc., those who want to spread their fame – from such people it is far fetched to lead others to salvation, in fact, they themselves also cannot attain salvation.
Shish shaakhaa sut vit ko tarase,
Param tattva ko kaise parase?
Through such a Guru, others suffer the same miser1ble plight, as the "kapati" (fraudulent) "muni" (hermit) brought to the King Prataapabhaanu (Vide Manasa, Bala. 153-175).
Salvation is through association of one who has within him a strong sentiment, for the welfare (salvation) of all. Besides the welfare (salvation) of all, he has no other self interest. He who himself is desireless (no selfish interest), he alone can make others free of desires. People who are interested in fulfilling their own desires can only cheat others, they can't lead others to salvation.
It is a principle that those who make other people weak, are themselves weak inside and those who make other people capable are also capable themselves. The real Guru makes others also Gurus, and those who make others as disciples, are incapable themselves.
God is the greatest of all, therefore He never makes anyone small. He who takes refuge in God's Lotus Feet, he becomes great in this world. God makes everyone His friend, He makes everyone like Him, He does not make anyone His servant, His disciple For instance, Nishaad Raja was a true (perfect) devotee, Vibhisana was an aspirant and Sugreeva was a pleasure seeker, but for Lord Rama – all were equal and He made all of them His friends. Arjuna regarded himself as the disciple of the Lord -
"Shishyastehum shaadhi maam tvaam prapannam"
(Gita 2/7), but the Lord treats himself as a friend. He does not consider Himself as Arjuna's Guru.
"Ishthosi" (Gita 18/64) "Bhaktosi me sakhaa cheti" (Gita 4/3).
In the Vedas also, God is shown as a friend of a "jeev" (being) -
"Dva supanaa sayujaa sakhaayaa samaanam vruksham parishsva jaate" (Manduk 3/1/1, Shvtaashvtar. 4/6)
"The individual soul and the Supreme Soul, like the two birds in a tree, always stay together, share a mutual friendship and take shelter in the body."
The one who is great himself, he makes others also great. And he who makes others lowly and small, he himself is also small. Also, the one who is really great, doesn't even feel shy or ashamed of being small.
In the epic Mahabharata, amidst the group of Ksatriyas and warriors, Lord Krishna opted to become a charioteer and when Arjuna asked Him to place his chariot in the middle of the two army groups, he accept his commands as a disciple. When the Pandavas organized "Yajna" the sacrificial ceremony first and foremost, they worshipped Lord Krishna. But in that ceremony the Lord Himself picked up the used plates of the Brahmins after their meals. Krishna never felt embarrassed of doing such minial tasks.
Only those who are actually small, they alone are afraid, worried and ashamed that may be someone will regard me as small, and may be they will insult and degrade me.
Narayana ! Narayana !! Narayana !!!
From book in hindi "Kyaa Guru bina Mukti nahi", English, "Is there no Salvation without a Guru?" by Swami Ramsukhdasji.
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