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પ્રત્યક્ષ સદ્ગુરુ યોગથી, સ્વચ્છંદ તે રોકાય; અન્ય ઉપાય કર્યા થકી, પ્રાયે બમણો થાય.
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Pratyaksha Sadguru Yogathi, Swachchhand Te Rokäy; Anya Upay Karyä Thaki, Präye Bamano Thäy.
Self-indulgence can be overcome by direct contact with a true Guru; it would be mostly doubled by resorting to other means.
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Ätmasiddhi
Explanation & Discussion:
How can self-indulgence be removed? Of course, it cannot be done by one's own efforts. It is almost impossible to see one's own faults. The right (and easier) way is to get in contact with a true Guru. If he happens to go side way, the Guru is there to bring him back on the right track. Thus he continues to get guidance as necessary. It leaves no scope for selfindulgence. The Guru knows how and when the pupil is likely to fall in the trap of self-indulgence and keeps him in check from falling.
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The pupil also knows his weakness and will rely upon the guidance of the Guru. Thus when one tends to rely on someone else, his ego melts and his inclination towards self-indulgence continues to decline. The other way to overcome selfindulgence is to try on one's own. But such effort itself amounts
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