A Disciple or a Devotee – That is the Question

Krishna said in the Gita “I clothed Myself in this human form and then the ignorant think I am just human, because they just see the outside.” Who will understand, who can understand a Satguru? No one! So, when the disciple is ready, the Satguru manifests Himself and He comes. The Satguru comes to the disciple. And the Satguru comes not to take anything, because the Guru already has realized the Oneness with the Divine. So what does the Satguru need in this world? Nothing! He comes to give, always to give, even if it seems that He takes, actually: what you are taking is just that what He is giving.

The Satguru gives in three forms. First, he gives as Sankalpa, which is through thought. Second, he gives as Drishti, which is through vision, sight. Third, he gives through Sparsha, which is touch. Through these three forms the Guru gives.Why did I say disciple and I didn’t say devotee? Because, after you have passed through all this purification you become a bhakta, you become a true disciple. You don’t stay only as a devotee, but you become a disciple. A disciple is the one who has received the grace of the Master. And the grace of the Master is the same as the Grace of God Within. And this grace is like a teacher.

Let’s say you grafted a small plant with another. You take two roses, two different kinds of roses, and you graft them together. But, when you water, you water only the main one. So the teacher is the main plant. Whatever passes through the teacher is grafted to the disciple, who will receive everything. That is why I have said you become the pot of Amrit, also. You don’t just stay as you are, but you attain the fulfillment of the goal of life. This is how the Grace of the Divine manifests Itself into the Guru. 

The Guru gives Himself fully to his disciple. He gives Himself fully to the devotee. What the devotee has to do is to be like an empty receptacle and receive everything.