Circle of Good Will - The World Teacher Trust

A small story from out of this story: A Master was walkingwith his two disciples during the morning. When theywere walking in the fields, there was the sunrise. TheMaster as well as the two disciples saw the sunrise. Itwas very beautiful. Then one disciple said, “What abeautiful sunrise!” The Master did not answer; the otherdisciple did not say anything. They came home. TheMaster told the silent one, “Don’t bring the other fellowfor walk tomorrow. He talks too much.” It is beautiful,but should we say that? The Master has eyes, perhapsbetter eyes, the other disciple also has eyes. Why did thisdisciple talk? He has a tendency to comment. He has atendency to judge.The father in the story has no tendency. When his soninformed, “Matter came out of water”, he listened. Nocomment. Then the son asked, “What do you say?” Thefather said, “Yes it is so and it is not so. Meditate! Howbeautiful! Every time, when the son finds something,he comes to the father, and the father makes him toput more effort, so that ultimately the son finds thePara Brahman experiencing it. Seeing Para Brahmanis only experiencing or recognising that he is himselfPara Brahman.That is how advice is given with responsibility, andinstruction is also received with responsibility. There is a lotof responsibility in advising. There is a lot of responsibilitywhen one seeks instruction. Don’t advise because you arejust available and people ask. Because you are availablepeople generally keep asking many things. “Master, whatis CVV doing now?” I heard such questions. People comeand ask me, “What is the work Master Djwhal Khul isdoing now?” Why are they interested in what MasterDjwhal Khul is doing, or Master Kut Humi is doing, orMaster CVV is doing? If I say something, how does ithelp? It only helps curiosity. You know what I used toanswer, when people asked me such questions? I toldthem, “He asked me to tell you to mind your business.” Itis bitter, but it is true. So never answer curious enquiriescoming in the form of seeking advice. But, if someone issincere and is burning himself to know, don’t neglect. Ifthere is fiery aspiration to know, give them the clue. Butdon’t be hasty to share all that you know with people whocasually enquire from you. That is where you have to useyour humour and sideline the issue.Likewise, when we seek instruction, are we readyto follow? “A readiness to receive instruction” is what ismentioned in the step. If it is given, are we really readyto follow? If we are not ready to follow, we should notseek instructions. It is irresponsible to seek instructions,if we are not ready to follow. We should think well beforewe seek instruction. We should think well, whom to askfor an instruction. We cannot ask everyone. If we askeveryone, we receive different instructions and we don’tfollow any instruction.94 95