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ways to test humans to see if one is a genuine guru. What happens is that you become overwhelmed by the person and you make him your guru on the spur of the moment: “As of tomorrow sir, you are my guru.
Questioner: Yes, so do I have to stick to him once I make him my guru?
Dadashri: After you make him your guru, if he happens to go insane as a result of the effect of his karma, do you assume that his position as guru goes away? His madness is displayed because of his unfolding karma, and for someone to hangs on to his position of guru, the Lord considers as aradhak pad (the state of being worshipped), which means that you must never have contempt for the person once you have worshipped him.
Questioner: It is also said that without a guru, you will not attain gnan.
Dadashri: The guru shows you the way, and he guides you on the path and the Gnani Purush gives you 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. Nevertheless, with the guru your suffering (dukh); external suffering (upadhi) do not go away, do they? External problems will be there all the time. At the most, when people worship a guru, they may find some worldly (sansarik) happiness, but their external problems will still be there. The one who gives you bliss (samadhi); amidst mental suffering (aadhi), physical suffering (vyadhi) and externally-induced suffering (upadhi) is the Gnani Purush.
