Guru Shishya Tradition

India had a wonderful tradition of Guru and Shishya, which I have always considered to be the best mode of teaching. The teacher who had the knowledge in his heart used to transfer it to its disciple. This was like a mutual induction. The heart of the Guru vibrates with knowledge and with his compassion the disciple's heart also get into the same tunes. And resonance of bliss happens, which is experience by only two- the teacher and disciple. And only the two can understand.

There is no give and take relationship here. It is 'give only' relationship. For Guru, it is always to give. And for disciple too. The Guru gives knowledge and disciple gives respect. The knowledge which disciple acquires is just a side product. His respect and devotion to the Guru is only where his heart lies.

In current world, we say we can't find a Guru. The question is how can we really find a Guru. How can a Guru appear to a dead heart, which we carry in the current times.

The education of current times buried our heart deep down somewhere. We never acquired the knowledge, we always bought the knowledge in exchange of dead bills of dollars and rupees. And this never let our hearts blossom with respect and devotion. And now when we seek out for a Guru, the devotion and thirst is all dead from the dead heart which has lost the strings which used to vibrate earlier with compassion and respect. And which always learnt to give. And which did not know the new phenomenon of 'give and take'.

And now when we have no devotion, how can we find a compassionate Guru come to us!