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he does grant you his grace, then you can attain that state within an hour.
Otherwise, attain it gradually. Those people that are in no hurry; those who still have worldly desires to experience the pleasures of the senses, they can attain it slowly. And those who experience pain even in worldly pleasures, and who cannot even endure happiness, qualify for liberation. The Gnani Purush then liberates them. This is because the Gnani Purush has himself become a savior (tarantaaran). He has crossed the ocean of the worldly life and he can help others across as well.
Questioner: If we have such guru's grace (guru-krupa), then we would not have to work so hard.
Dadashri: All the effort you are making right now is all going to go to waste. It is not a complete waste, but a task that would generally take an hour, will waste a whole year. And if you have a guru above you, he will take you only as far as he has reached; whereas a Gnani Purush has been all the way, and so he will take you all the way as well.
