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. Guru 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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