II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

बिन सतगुरू बाचै नहीं, फिर बूडै भव माँहि I
भौसागर की त्रास से, सतगुरू पकडे बाँहि II

"Kabir says, by the light of the sun, the whole world awakens. By the light of the sun, darkness is banished, slumber gives place to wakefulness and sloth gives place to activity. By the light of the sun, all beings in this world see things, perceive things clearly. Thus the sun is the awakener; the sun is the enlightener; the sun is the one who shows the path. It is the sun that guarantees smooth, unhampered progress towards each one’s destination. When the sun is not there, one is, as it were, blind, even though having eyes.
In the life of a sincere seeking soul, a spiritual aspirant, the 'Sadguru' is, as it were, the sun. It is the 'Sadguru' that awakens us from our slumber of ignorance. It is the 'Sadguru' who, by the light of his wisdom, banishes the darkness of ignorance and wrong notions that the individual soul has about life, and brings in the light of right reasoning, right perception and right thought. It is the 'Sadguru' that also makes us see the way, through his own lofty, sublime personal example, through his own dynamic philosophy, through his own teachings and personal instructions. It is the 'Sadguru' that points out the path and makes us see the path clearly. He points out the pitfalls and dangers upon the path, makes us alert and vigilant. And, even as the sun initiates activity, so the 'Sadguru' inspires us to arise, awake, seek knowledge, attain illumination. The only way we can save ourselves from getting drowned in the ocean of corrupting influences of worldly temptations, 'Bhava Sagar', is to hold onto the teachings of 'Sadguru' steadfastly. The 'Sadguru' doesn’t bring about Self Realization. He merely removes all the obstacles to it. The 'Sadguru' can only take you to the doorway of Self Realization—your human “freewill” demands that you take the final step alone."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II