The consequence was that the elephant gave him a shove and he fell down. He was brought to the guru who asked him what had happened. The young man said, "Guruji, you said that all is the immanence of God, and therefore, in all reverence, I stood before the elephant with joined hands." The guru said, "Did anyone tell you to get out of the way?" He replied, "Yes." "Why then," said the guru, "did you not stand before that man with joined hands and listen to him?"