A Sacred Relationship
Nevertheless, when both parties — the Guru and the Chela — are genuine, the
Guru/Chela relationship is the most sacred and complete human relationship — short of
the moods of higher consciousness. United in spirit first, their relationship is sustained
through all the ups and downs of daily life. Having a deep respect and reverence for one
another, and knowing their reverence is founded in God himself, they thrive. Their
appreciation of one another always grows. It cannot recede when each is doing his, or her,
part.
 As the spirit
of love and light becomes a steady blaze in your life as an aspirant, you will perceive
who the Guru and the chela really are. You perceive the Guru as a spiritual being and
yourself also as a spiritual being. When your ignorance and ego are overcome, and your
enlightenment becomes steady, your Guru dances for joy. Your Guru’s work is a labor
of love, a challenging and often fatiguing service. Above all, the Guru yearns that your
awakening be established, and that
the Guru/Chela relationship be matured into an eternal friendship of equals. In fact, the
Guru, through love, wishes his every chela become superior to him in awareness, in wisdom,
and in love.
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