Is Guru needed? Striking bargains!
Q: Krishnamurti says that Guru is not needed.
M: Somebody must tell you about the Supreme Reality and the way that leads to it. Krishnamurti is doing nothing else. In a way he is right -- most of the so-called disciples do not trust their Gurus; they disobey them and finally abandon them. For such disciples it would have been infinitely better if they had no Guru at all and just looked within for guidance. To find a living Guru is a rare opportunity and a great responsibility. One should not treat these matters lightly. You people are out to buy yourself the heaven and you imagine that the Guru will supply it for a price. You seek to strike a bargain by offering little but asking much. You cheat nobody except yourselves. (Nisargadatta Maharaj in "I am That")
ramanamaharshi, 
acalayoga, 
atma vicharaLabels: acalayoga, Krishnamurti, new age, nisargadatta
posted at 2:03 PM
2 Comments:
Didn't Sri Ramana Maharshi demand a high price of those who visited him?
He demanded all of the good karma along with all of the bad karma. In effect he demanded the entire entity known as "ego" as payment.
Sorry for delay Bob,
One of those "stuff and nonsense" weekends. ;)
Indeed Maharshi demanded the highest price.
See Talk 420 for example:
D.: When will the suffering cease?
M.: Not until individuality is lost. If both the good and bad actions are His, why should you think that the enjoyment and suffering are alone yours? He who does good or bad, also enjoys pleasure or suffers pain. Leave it there and do not superimpose suffering on yourself.
In other places he makes this declaration in more personal terms.
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