The guru's job is to take responsibility for our lives. We make that possible with our own receptivity and openness — in short, through discipleship.
Durga expands on this theme and shares stories of the greatest example of discipleship at Ananda — Swami Kriyananda.
The conclusion of a story that Durga tells: After Ram Lila told Swami Kriyananda about his near-death experience, Swamiji sold the moped, as mentioned on page 431 in Swami Kriyananda as We Have Known Him.