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The Guru and the Disciple
dissolve your ego; then you should surrender to him. If you feel
that he is a great man and all his deeds are outstanding, then you
should surrender to him.
Questioner: If we surrender to the great souls that lived
thousand of years ago, can that be considered surrender? Can
we make any progress through such surrender or do we need to
surrender to a living great man?
Dadashri: You can progress even through paroksha
(indirectly- one not currently living). However if you find such a
living (pratyaksh) person, then your liberation will be instant. The
indirect approach will give you the benefit of progress but there is
no liberation without meeting the living great human being.
After surrendering, you do not have to do anything else. If
a child is born to us, the child does not have to do anything. In the
same way, after surrendering, you do not have to do anything.
To whomever you surrender your intellect; you will attain
the energies of that person. If you have surrendered, then you will
attain everything of his. Just as we join two tanks with a pipe, then
no matter how much water is in one tank, the other tank will bear
the same level of water. That is the power of samarpan (surrender
of the mind speech and the body).
He that has attained moksha himself and who sets out to
give moksha to others is the only one that can give moksha. I
have set out to give the gift of moksha, therefore, I can give
moksha. Otherwise, no one else can give the gift of moksha.
Questioner: Is the satguru not relative?
Dadashri: Satguru is relative, but the Gnan that the
satguru gives is real. With the real, the bliss of the Self begins