Chapter 18 directly confronts the notion that what a Guru tells one person should not be shared with others. The text dismisses this idea as a 'merely imaginary and a meaningless fuss.' To prove its point, Chapter 18 cites the example of the sage Budhakaushika, who received the Ram Raksha initiation in a dream and proceeded to narrate it to everyone for their collective enlightenment. The chapter concludes by comparing the Guru to monsoon rain clouds that shower the 'water of self-bliss' with love, implying that their wisdom is a universal gift meant to be shared for the benefit of all, not hoarded.
Chapter 18 discusses the idea that a Guru's teachings should be kept secret. What is the chapter's final conclusion on this matter?
📖 Chapter 18