Kabir Das Ke Dohe - 43

Guru bichara kya kare sikkhahi mahin chuk

Bhave tyon parbodhiye, baans bajaye phunk

गुरु बिचारा क्या करे, सिक्खहि माहिं चूक |

भावे त्यों परबोधिये, बांस बजाये फूँक ||

MEANING

What can the poor Guru does if the disciple has faults. The Guru can only guide, but the disciple has to walk. Guru  gives knowledge but it becomes useless, just as a broken flute does not produce music. The disciple must have