Who has a Right to be a Guru?
(Continued...) There is a true instance of a Saint's previous birth. In his previous birth, he was a King's minister. He attained Vairagya (detachment) so he left everything and became a recluse. Many sadhus came to stay with him. The King also started pondering that he should make this minister his Guru and worship God. So he went and became his disciple. When the Guru (minister) died, then in his place the king was made theMahant (chief priest).
After becoming mahant, the king began to enjoy sense pleasures (bhoga), as that was his old habit. As a result, after death, the king went to hell. His Guru (minister) went to heaven (higher lokas). After suffering in hell, when the king took birth again, hence with him the Guru too had to take birth. Thereafter guru diverted him towards worship of God, and did not make him his disciple, and instead only made him a friend. For his entire life, he did not make any other disciples. This incident proves that if a Guru cannot liberate his disciple, then he has to again come into this world to liberate the disciple. Therefore one must make only Him as Guru, who can liberate the disciple.
The modern day Gurus, do not lead their disciples towards God, instead divert them towards themselves. This is a very big offense. There is a difference in sin and offense. Sin can be destroyed by suffering the fruits (hell etc) of sin, but offense cannot be destroyed without pleasing the one who has been offended. That is why offense is more terrible than sin.
A Jeeva (soul) wants to go towards God, but by making him a disciple, he gets stuck with the Guru. Now how will he go towards God? Guru became an obstacle in the journey towards God! Guru is He, who confronts you with God, who develops your faith and belief in God; like- Hanumanji developed Vibhishan's faith in Ramji, not in himself -
"सुनहु बिभीषण प्रभु कै रीती, करहिं सदा सेवक पर प्रीती
कहहु कवन मैं परम कुलीना, कपि चंचल सबहीं बिधि हीना
प्रात लेइ जो नाम हमारा, तेहि दिन ताहि न मिलै अहारा
....अस मैं अधम सखा सुनु मोहू पर रघुबीर....
....कीन्ही कृपा सुमिरि गुन भरे बिलोचन नीर.... "
(Maanas, Sundarkand - 7)
Shri Sharananandji Maharaj has written-
"Those lecturers who prove their own personality instead of God's, and bind the relationship of disciples with themselves instead of binding them with God, they do a huge disaster." (Prabodhani)
Instead of having faith-belief in a person, by having faith-belief in God there will be greater benefit, quicker benefit and especial benefit. That is why that Guru who makes the disciples believe in the Guru himself, makes them serve him, makes them chant His name, makes them meditate upon His own form, gets himself worshiped, gives his own eaten food, gets his own feet washed, such a guru takes towards downfall. One should beware of him. (to be continued......)
From book in hindi "Kyaa Guru bina Mukti nahi", English, "Is there no Salvation without a Guru?" by Swami Ramsukhdasji.
If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
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