Once a prince was sent away from his country, his father having disapproved of his conduct. And he went and lived in the forest for a long time under the training of a Guru, a teacher, and developed spiritually. And when the time came that he should be given initiation into the higher power, the Guru asked, "My Chela, have you any relatives?" He said, "Yes, my father and mother." The teacher said, "You must go to them and ask them first if you may take the initiation; because once you take it, you will have to live the life of solitude."