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Dadashri: You can still go to him. If you do not wish to,
it is not mandatory. You must respect him. After taking Gnan
(Self-knowledge), some people ask me whether they ought to
leave their previous guru. I tell them that they should not
because it was the guru that helped them reach the point where
they are at now. It was the guru that helped them live a
respectable life. Without a guru there would be no purity in life.
You can also tell your guru that you are going to meet a Gnani
Purush. Some people even bring their guru to meet me. The
guru too wants liberation (moksha). Without a guru you cannot
get the knowledge of the worldly life and even the knowledge
of liberation cannot be attained without a Gnani Purush.
Worldly gurus are for the worldly interaction and a Gnani
Purush is for the Self. Worldly interaction is relative and the
Self is real. The guru is needed for the worldly life, and the
Gnani Purush is needed for liberation.
Questioner: It is also said that without a guru, you will
not attain gnan (knowledge).
Dadashri: The guru shows you the way, and he guides
you on the path and the Gnani Purush gives you the Self-
realization (Gnan). The Gnani Purush is the one for whom
there is nothing left to know. He remains only as the Self. The
Gnani Purush can give you everything, while the guru guides
you in your worldly life (sansar), and if you do what he tells
you to, you will be happy. The one who gives you bliss
(samadhi) amidst mental suffering (aadhi), physical suffering
(vyadhi) and externally-induced suffering (upadhi) is the
Gnani Purush.
Questioner: Gnan can be attained from a guru, but
only from a guru who has experienced the Atma himself, is
that so?
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