Sadhak & Guru: Bond of Trust

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Sadhak & Guru: Bond of Trust

MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

 

[ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2003 12:00:33 AM ]

 

The scriptures talk about three types of seekers or

sadhaks. The most competent student listens to the

guru's words with his whole being. If the guru tells

him: "You are Brahman," he immediately realises

Brahman, the Absolute Reality.

 

 

How does this happen? Because he listens totally — his

whole being participates in that listening. He listens

with undivided faith and unconditional love. Such a

student must have an unquenchable thirst to know. He

drinks in his guru's words with his whole being. The

saying, 'you are Brahman,' goes straight into his

heart and he truly realises it.

 

 

Such a disciple maintains the attitude of a beginner.

He may have learnt all the scriptures. Yet, he still

remains a beginner, innocent as a child. He is

extremely humble and, therefore, true knowledge flows

into him. The deep est knowledge is available only

when you learn how to participate with your whole

being, only when you learn the art of bowing before

all creation in utter humility.

 

 

The second type of disciple listens, but only

partially. It will take much more time for him to

realise the Truth. He does listen, but only

emotionally. He does not listen totally. His listening

is divided; his faith and love are divided.

 

 

The guru, therefore, has to be very patient with such

a disciple, so that he may learn how to listen fully.

He doesn't yet know the art of forgetting everything

and participating with his whole being.

 

 

True knowledge can enter into him only when he

listens to the guru with such intensity that he

forgets himself. The ever vacillating and doubtful

mind will not allow him to be an innocent beginner, so

that knowledge may flow into him. He sometimes manages

to do it, but before long the restlessness returns.

Receptivity comes and goes.

 

 

The mind shouldn't interfere at all. It shouldn't ask

any questions. Only then does the mind cease to

interfere and total listening becomes possible. Until

then, the disciple will listen only partially. But a

true Master, who is patience and compassion embodied,

will help him to reach the final goal.

 

 

The third type is the disciple who is intellectually

inclined. He is very talkative within, and his mind

contains so much information that he cannot listen at

all. Such a disciple will be very ego-centric, and the

attitude of 'I' and 'mine' will be predominant in

him.

 

 

The guru has to wait with endless patience to bring

him to the light. The disciple's ability to listen is

extremely poor, because he does not know how to be an

innocent beginner.

 

 

He cannot bow and be humble and so, true knowledge

will not flow into him. Even if the Master constantly

repeats to him: "You are God. You are God... You are

Brahman, the Absolute," the disciple will cons tantly

be asking within, "How?Why?What?" and "When?"

because his intellect is crammed with his own ideas

and those of the scriptures.

 

 

The guru must have tremendous patience to bring this

kind of disciple on track. The divine discus alone can

open up such a disciple. Indeed, the true guru will

finally use the divine discus of true knowledge to

break open the ego of the seeker.

 

 

The guru will empty the seeker's intellect by making

him feel the heavy burden of his storehouse of

limited knowledge, and he will then fill the seeker's

heart with true knowledge and with the light and love

of God. This is a tremendous task that can only be

done by a true guru.

 

 

 

 

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