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80 The Guru and the Disciple you the understanding to help you advance in the worldly life. If there are any difficulties, he will advise you. He will free you from negative deeds and guide you towards good deeds. The Gnani, on the other hand, takes you above bad deeds or good deeds; he makes you transcend them both and leads you towards liberation. Do you understand? The gurus of worldly life teach worldly religion and duties, to do what is right and discard all that is bad. They make you understand matters of good and bad. The worldly life will always be there so you must keep that guru, and if you want moksha, then that is what the Gnani Purush is for. The two are separate. The Gnani Purush takes the side of the Lord within. You cannot forget the obligation to your guru Questioner: If we have a guru before meeting you, what should we do? Dadashri: Then you should go to him; however, it is not mandatory that you go. Go if you want to and if you don’t want to, then don’t. You should go so that he does not feel hurt. You should have respect for him. Here, before taking Gnan, if someone asks me whether or not he should let go of his guru, I would tell him no because it was his guru’s grace that has brought him this far. Because of the guru, people can live with some boundaries. If the guru is not there, then there is no boundary. You can tell the guru, ‘I have found a Gnani Purush. I go to do his darshan.’ Some people even bring their gurus to me. The guru too wants moksha, does he not? Questioner: What happens once we have a guru and then we leave him? Dadashri: But it is not necessary to leave your guru. What can you accomplish by leaving him? And why would I tell you to leave him? Why would I involve myself in such a mess? I would be liable if something wrong were to happen. Now you have to appease the guru and work with him. It is possible to do so. If