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Guru is not just a man, and whoever looks upon Him from that angle of vision is gravely mistaken.

Kabir says,

He who considers the Guru a mere man will retrogress in the lower species, birth after birth.

The God in Him is the Guru, though we respect the physical form because He is manifesting therein. Whatever He tells us, whether it appears to be correct or not, should be of the utmost importance and interest to us; otherwise and with emphasis I repeat, that, life will become complicated and nothing but misery in result. You can say that it is actually preparing the way for unhappiness. We attend Satsang to increase our joy, for those around us too, and when the soul is reunited with God it will reflect all His qualities. God in the Guru is all compassion, and without disclosing our sins He washes us clean – free from undesirable impurities. When the child becomes dirty with filth the mother does not throw him away but washes him with loving attention and draw him close to her breast. The soul of the man is very dear and precious, so we loathe the sin but rather love the sinner. If all men refrained from wrongdoing there would be peace and happiness everywhere. If your aim is to become Master, you will succeed only when you hear and then become that.

Do not think of Guru as a man; He is the life of the Sat Purush – True Form.

The question, who is Guru, is not a new one – it has ever been asked through the ages. When it was put to Guru Nanak, He said,

Shabd is the Guru, and the Surat is the disciple.

The ever-existent God or His expression, the Shabd, is the Guru and the attention is the disciple.

When Kabir was asked the same question, He said,

My Guru is above the gaggan (heaven), and the disciple is in the body.

When our attention gets connected with Him, our coming and going will finished.

The greatest being ever born; He, you should know, is my Guru.

He is the Light itself, at whichever Pole He is manifested, and only He gives the Light to others. By this the seekers can recognise the criterion in the True Guru.

Christ said,

I am the Light of the world: he that followth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of life.

At whichever Pole this wealth is found, you can be sure there is something else here too, worthy of your obedience.

He has not come for any particular person but loves everyone, and will wash anyone clean regardless of their conditions. Those who are wise enough to obey Him will find their progress flourishing.

Satguru’s words – words are the Satguru.

The words He utters are He Himself and those who bow down to His words will truly get salvation, but those who bow in hypocrisy and then do whatever they choose with thought that the Guru does not know, make their lives miserable. That which is hidden in us is apparent in the Guru and wherever you find it blossoming forth in fullness, there you will get the experience. Any one can talk on any subject, for and against, with a little training but when a person receives something there is no question of doubt. The power in the Guru – the very life of the Sat Purush – is forever, and will never die. When It worked through the Pole named Jesus they called It the Christ-Power, and It works at various Human Poles according to the age. Whoever is fortunate to be connected to this Power will find that It never leaves them.

Somehow or other, make your mind understand; then put all your attention in Him.

Making the mind understand is difficult for it tries to convince us that we are wrong in our search, but we must assure it that, having got the connection from where God is manifested, there is no need for doubts. Lecturers, stories, bookish knowledge, acting and posing, all can be found in profusion – but Who can give the Light? If Someone can reveal the Light in the seeker it is proof that He has got It. Having received from Him, then obey Him. If the mind dislikes obedience, then we must make it agreeable. When you frequently witness others receiving the Light, is this not proof enough? There would perhaps be cause for hesitation if you were told to fight or kill each other, but the Guru Himself thinks good of even those who work against Him. By acquiring such noble virtues we also will become Masters.

Iqbal says that when Hazrat Mussa (Moses) climbed the mountain to talk to God and to realise Him, did he not know that God Himself was in search of man who desired only Him? Baba Jaimal Singh Ji left Punjab and went to search for Hazur in the Murree Hills – was there not any man in the whole of Punjab that was suitable? What I am stressing here is that you have to obey His commands. If you do not persuade your mind to accept the facts, thoughts will come that ‘am I less than He? I am as big as He is!’ And many other illusory idea by means of which duality will increase.