Bhagawan: You should follow your ancient traditional culture. A student with vinaya, humility, and vidheyata, obedience will be able to acquire knowledge. Students should evince keen interest in the subject they study, and even ask questions. Whenever they have doubts, they should seek clarifications from their teachers. Therefore a student should be seated at a lower level than a teacher who occupies his seat at a higher level on a chair. Water always flows downwards, so does knowledge. Fire travels upwards. Similarly, the fire of wisdom of a student travels upwards.
Q59: Swami! Today we find imitation in all spheres of life. In particular, this imitation is very common among youngsters. What does Swami say about it?
Bhagawan: Imitation is weakness. This is a defect in the modern youth. Imitation is human, creation is divine. Imitation makes you forget your natural behaviour also.
A crow happened to see a swan and was very much attracted by its graceful and dignified gait. The crow started imitating. It started walking slowly for a while, then started jumping and finally was about to fly with the result that it had lost is own way of walking. It looked so awkward and artificial. Therefore, one has to be natural. Imitation is not only unnatural but also ridiculous.
(From the book "Satyopanisad" Vol. 1 by Prof. K. Anil Kumar)
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