Six Essential Qualifications for a Good Disciple

From the Sri Vedanta Deshika (1268-1387):  Sishyakrityadhikara section of the Srimad Rahasyatrayasara.

Six Essential Qualifications for a Good Disciple

1. The disciple should have the highest devotion for his preceptor.

2. The wise disciple spreads the good name and fame of his preceptor to others.

3. The good disciple takes care of the guru’s property and his posessions.

4. The good disciple protects his guru’s teachings with a view to transferring them to a worthy disciple of his own.

5. The good disciple is always grateful to his guru.

6. The good disciple leads a pure life untainted by wrong habits and practises. Indeed, he should have the eight virtues of the soul spoken
of by the sage Gautama:

Compassion, Patience, Contentment, Purity, Earnest Endeavour, Noble Thoughts, Absence of Greed, Absence of Envy.

Daaso'smi, BRS Swami Gaurangapada.

 

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