A religious gurus or yogis are too enthusiastic to have everyone
as their disciple, and they will push themselves on others with his advices,
authoritative scriptural knowledge. Religious gurus or yogis want to keep
everyone in the domain of religion and yoga.
More than they wants to help people, they want to help their ego.
They only use people and impose their inherited
idea of religion and god on them, usually unintentionally because they themselves
is more unconscious than others of the ultimate truth.
A Gnani never claims himself as a Gnani or trying to show off that he is wise and others are less wise. Gnani never indulges in argument but he only put his point of view. A Gnani is not enthusiastic to have anyone as his disciple. He never identifies himself as guru. He does not impose his ideas on anyone. However, he identifies the serious seeker and guides them as a fellow seeker. It is very difficult to identify a Gnani, because he never claims himself to be guru or teacher.
Most people are not aware what really they are seeking. They start their pursuit with their inherited religious ideas and as they go deeper they will feel that religion and yoga are inadequate to quench their thirst.
A serious seeker will realize the fact that, he is looking for something else, and he is now sure it is not self-assurance, fulfillment of dreams, fulfillment of social demands. He will realize the fact that, religion and yoga and theoretical philosophies are means to quench his inner thirst.
