The Real teacher disappears from the outside and you see him in your Heart || Acharya Prashant(2016)

Question: I see that one way of saying by Guru is, many of them are talking full of things like – “You are alive. You are beautiful. You are the Atman”, which is such, unlike anything. But people are still going after them. So, as time passes, in their going after them, they become set in their own ways and doing well.

Acharya Prashant: There is a difference. I am saying that you are the Atman even when nobody says that you are the Atman. I am saying you are beautiful even if everyone says you are ugly.

L1: I just want to say that it might not really be fair to blame the Gurus because of the people who really don’t want to walk on their ways. Many Gurus are saying, “Put your tension away. You don’t want to waste your mind. Be aware.” But people are still running after them. So, they are set in their own.

AP: Sir! The Real Teacher has a great responsibility to make himself unnecessary. But what if the Teacher is known by his followership? And mind you, the Real ones hardly ever had any followership. It is the primary duty of the Teacher to make himself redundant.

You have helped someone only if he no longer needs your help.

But if the Guru has his own self-interest in mind, he will continue to ensure you return to him day after day. And you can continue to return to him only if he pleases you. That’s one clear indication of the self-interest of the Guru.