शिष्यके पात्रता अनुसार, गुरुके सीखनेकी पद्धति from Tanuja Thakur

Tanuja Thakur

शिष्यके पात्रता अनुसार, गुरुके सीखनेकी पद्धति
१. उत्तम स्तरका शिष्य : व्यास मुनिके सुवचन ‘शिष्यादिच्छेत् पराजयम् ।’को चरितार्थ करता है, अर्थात गुरु उस शिष्यसे हार मान लेते हैं | इसका भावार्थ यह है कि ऐसे शिष्यसे गुरुकी अपेक्षा होती है कि वह आत्मज्ञानी हो जाये |
२. मध्यम स्तरका शिष्य : ऐसे शिष्योंको गुरु उनकी शंकाओंका समाधान कर आध्यात्मिक ज्ञान देते हैं | चूंकि वह अभी योगपर अधिकारी नहीं होता, योगरूढ़ नहीं होता अर्थात ईश्वरसे एकरूप नहीं होता वह कर्मसाधना अनुसार साधना करने योग्य होता है | ऐसे साधक सत्व-रज प्रधान होते हैं |
३. कनिष्ठ स्तरका शिष्य : ऐसे शिष्योंद्वारा अत्यधिक सेवा करवानेके पश्चात गुरु उन्हें ज्ञान देते हैं | उन्हें अनेक जन्म साधना करनी पडती है | ऐसे शिष्य रजोगुणी प्रवृत्तिके होते हैं | - डॉ. जयंत बाला आठवले

Types of dsiciples :
1.1 The superior disciple
The superior seeker is the one worthy of Sage Vyas’s quote, ‘शिष्यादिच्छेत् पराजयम् ।’ meaning that the Guru should expect defeat from His disciple. This implies that the Guru expects His disciple to merge into God.
1.2 The medium disciple
The Guru imparts spiritual knowledge to him by answering his questions. Since he is yet to master the Yogas, that is the art of being one with God (Yogarudh) he is qualified only to do spiritual practice from the Path of Action (Karmasadhana). Such a seeker predominantly has a combination of both sattva and raja temperaments.
1.3 The inferior disciple
A Guru gets a lot of service done from him and then imparts him with spiritual knowledge. He needs to do spiritual practice for several births. He is predominantly of the rajasik (Raja predominant) temperament.

– His Holiness Dr. Jayant Balaji Athavale

Saint Kabir

Sai Kabirdas

Saint Kabir
Kabir is not easily categorized as a Sufi or a Yogi -- he is all of these. He is revered by Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs. He stands as a unique, saintly, yet very human, bridge between the great traditions that live in India. Kabir says of himself that he is, "at once the child of Allah and Ram."

Not much is known about what sort of spiritual training Kabir may have received. He did not become a sadhu or rununciate. Kabir never abandoned worldly life, choosing instead to live the balanced life of a householder and mystic, tradesman and contemplative. Kabir was married, had children, and lived the simple life of a weaver.

One of the most loved legends associated with Kabir is told of his funeral. Kabir's disciples disputed over his body, the Muslims wanting to claim the body for burial, the Hindus wanting to cremate the body. Kabir appeared to the arguing disciples and told them to lift the burial shroud. When they did so, they found fragrant flowers where the body had rested. The flowers were divided, and the Muslims buried the flowers while the Hindus reverently committed them to fire.