Jagadguru Dattatreya-testing nature

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Dear Members! Pranams!

 

I am giving the article given by one of the devotees

of Sadguru on testing nature of Jagadguru. Please understand the

nature of him which is vary from one person to another.

 

" Sadguru subjects his disciple to several tests " – that is what most

of us understand. Let us not confuse the wayward nature of our mind

and our unstable devotion as 'tests'. Even after attaining total

devotion and knowledge, if we encounter instability, then we may

consider it as 'test'. Till such time, whatever we may face is

not 'test', but the foul play of our fickle mind.

 

There is a tendency in us (when we face difficulties) to say 'the

Almighty is testing me'. But when we are happy, we will not say 'the

Almighty gave this happiness'. This is because of the ego. Money,

education, inheritance - all these cause ego. Therefore, we must try

to surrender the ego emanating from all these at the feet of the

Dattaguru. Do not nurture it. It is not enough if we make big

donations.

We must get rid of the ego which our wealth caused in us. We must

surrender the ego of knowledge at the feet of the Sadguru.

 

A seeker will naturally possess some amount of surrendering

attitude. But there will be some ego too. A Sadguru will uproot the

ego just as a farmer removes the weeds and facilitates proper growth

of the useful crop. Thus, a Guru is a spiritual farmer.

 

Sometimes the Guru functions like a washer man. A washer man washes

different clothes differently. For e.g., he will hand wash the silk

clothes, and hard wash thick materials like blankets and bedspreads.

He knows how to wash which cloth. Similarly, the Guru will schedule

a purification agenda for his devotees on individual basis. To some,

He gives the benefit of touching him, while some others may get the

blessings through His eyes. To some, He may give initiation with a

mantra. This should not be mistaken for partiality. All patients

coming to the hospital will not get the same prescription.

 

Sometimes, the Guru works like a spiritual goldsmith. A goldsmith

melts the gold in a furnace and beats is well. It has to be done

methodically. It is an art. Only those who have mastered that art

can make ornaments. Similarly, the Sadguru subjects His true

disciples to various difficulties during the course of making him a

realized soul. It may appear as though the Guru is behaving

mercilessly and unfairly. In reality, the Guru does not have any

prejudices.

 

 

The disciples should have firm faith, backed up by intelligence and

if they and patience to these, their spiritual goal will not be

distant.

 

:: avadhootha chinthana shree gurudeva datta ::

 

subrahmanyam.bharathula

datta_gururaya

smarthrugaami-dattavibhavam