Guest guest Posted March 2, 2002 Report Share Posted March 2, 2002 Jaya Guru Datta, Here is today's saying: “If a particular quality develops in the heart of a person, there are basically three entities who are influenced by its fruit. The first entity is the person himself. Next, it is the people who have regular contact with him. Thirdly, it is the Sadguru. Among the three, the first entity, namely the person himself, is like the stray cattle. Why? It is because every person thinks that each of his qualities is a noble one and continues to relish them. In his view, his heart doesn’t have any weeds. A cattle that invades a field doesn’t discriminate between a crop and a weed. Those who are living around that person are like hired labour who work in the fields. They are not bothered as to which crop is growing in this field, what is the quality of the land, and what should be weeded out . . . they may indiscriminately weed out what they consider as weeds. Sadguru is like the true owner of the fields. He alone has the right to decide which is the weed. Even the disciple doesn’t have that liberty. Therefore, the disciple should not look at fellow disciples and comment “Why is my Guru not teaching the same lessons to me? Is my Guru prejudiced?” Also, the disciple should not look down upon other disciples. This is the first lesson in the spiritual school." Sri Swamiji Bhakti Mala, June 2001 http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/bhaktimala/june2001/sooktijune2001.html Sri Guru Datta, Swamiji Says Suggest a quote for this week's Swamiji Says! Send a quote to: swamiji-says 2,000,000,000 Web Pages--you only need 1. Save time with My Lycos. lycos.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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