Guru Disciple : A Guru is like a light house who leads disciple to his/her ultimate aim to attain enlightenment, without expecting any material thing in return. How to recognize a true Guru? :- The true Guru is one who has practiced and proven his teachings him self before instructing them to disciple. How to find a Guru? :- When a seeker is prepared for discipleship, Guru appears. You do not need to search for the Guru. Guru-Disciple : The congenial relations between a Guru and disciple must exist for the Kriya Yoga. The secrets are understood by the disciple only by visiting the Guru several times. The teacher brings him/her self to the level of the student and then gradually motivates him/her through advises and examples to gradually improve on the path. The Guru imparts the education as per the ability and maturity of the student till s/he becomes fearless and independent. Like a cat keeps her newly born blind and helpless kittens in her mouth, similarly a Guru keeps a discipline and limitations of the activities of the student. A student in this duration is not allowed to do anything of his/her own. In the second stage, the Guru allows some independence to the disciple, very similar to a mother monkey who allows her child to get down a while when he starts playing with the mother's hair, but does not allow him to go any farther. In the first stage, the student does not question why and follows his/her Guru's words; in the second stage the student submits his "will" to the Guru; and in the third stage the student becomes like a fish without the blinking eyelids, very clear about his/her mind, speech, and actions. It is only by a total faith on the Guru and faith in the Sãdhanã that a Sãdhaka may progress. Teacher should always be a friend, philosopher and guide to his students. Guru always tries for the progress of his students. An able student reaches a Guru by the will of the God. It is the mind impressions of the previous birth and the goodwill in the present that allows the Guru to lead a student to the path of emancipation by the will of the God. A student should be simple and straight. When one is with his/her Guru, should not fear or hesitate at all. A student should have an intense desire for Spiritual knowledge and Self control. He/she should practice continuously with concentration. Sãdhanã has nothing to do with the traditional education, but it leads to a new pathway in life. It is like when a mustard seed when crushed produces oil, and like a wood emanates fire when burnt, similarly a student should practice unceasingly to produce the light of the knowledge and revelation of the self. It is when he recognizes that he is only a small spark of the cosmic fire, then all the mind impressions of his previous lives are eliminated and he becomes Prabuddha (the Buddha). After becoming Prabuddha, he attains position of the Guru himself by his own qualifications. A Guru normally receives three kinds of students. These could be classified in three categories - Lower, Medium, and High. A student of the lower category is not self motivated. They enjoy the worldly pleasures; they are unstable, and are cowards. They do not want to work hard to overcome their bad qualities. The second category student are like an unstable balance. They sometimes are biased towards the material pleasures and sometimes towards the spirituality. They sometimes give importance to the one and sometimes to the other. S/He knows what is desired, but lacks the courage and the resolve to catch hold of it with firmness. To overcome his unstable nature he needs strong solutions, which the Guru knows. The third category of student is a visionary, self-motivated, courageous. He shuns all temptations and does not hesitate a bit anything that might cause hindrance in the attainment of his goal. Thus, s/he is peaceful, wise and stable. The Guru always devises a method by which he is able to judge a student till he attains the best of his potential. The Guru is always happy with the student who, in the end, excels his Guru. |
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