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The Guru and the Disciple 27 past lifetimes, I must have been with a guru and that is why this Gnan manifested in this lifetime! But I had no inkling that such a phenomenal Gnan would come about. Nevertheless, it exploded completely at Surat Station. Then it occurred to me what an extraordinary science this was! It occurred to me that everyone’s punya must have come into fruition; someone has to become a nimit, right? People began to think, “This Dada has experienced this Gnan so spontaneously and easily”, but that is not the case. In my previous life, I had made someone my guru and this is the result of that. So, nothing can be accomplished without a guru. The succession of gurus will always be there. The Importance of a living Guru Questioner: Can a guru guide his disciple even though he is not present? Dadashri: A guru is only useful if he is living and present otherwise, he is of no use; then that guru cannot help you. How can a non-living guru help you? If you have met the guru, if you have spent ten or fifteen years together with him, if you have served him for several years and became one with him (ektaa), you will still reap some benefit from that guru even if he has passed away. Otherwise, he is of no use, no matter how hard you try. Questioner: So the gurus that we have not seen cannot help us at all? Dadashri: There will be some benefit. You will gain the benefit of your concentration of energy (ekagrata), however, that benefit will be only worldly in nature. As compared to a non- living guru, a less-qualified living guru is better. Questioner: If a guru has taken samadhi (left the world); can he help us later? Dadashri: If you had developed a relationship with him