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I am the Soul
asो सौ आत्मसंग्रामे, बीजा संग्राम शा करो ? शुद्धात्माथी दुरात्माने, जीतीने सुख मेळवो . . . .
But this strength and art of combat cannot be found without the mercy of the Guru. Only if his blessings are with us can we face the inner world in a fight. What is the inside filled with? Lust, desires, carnalities, anger like passions and the deep feelings of attachment and aversion. What a tremedous strength would be required to face and fight all these! Where does one get it? Only in the refuge of the Sadguru. We have all sorts of strengths but they will not prove successful. Hence, it has been said - सद्गुरु शरणमा, अल्प प्रयासे जाय - After dedicating totally at the feet of the Guru, there is no need for an effort. While otherwise, do what you may and yet you will achieve nothing. The Sadguru's refuge is the saving grace. The disciple places all his faith at the feet of the Guru and then rests assured. 'Save me, or sink me, I am in your refuge'. Just as a person cannot cross the ocean by swimming; on the contrary he would be destined to face difficulties, agony and death. But the one sitting in a boat, neither has the fear of drowning nor the worry about reaching the shore.
And when such feeling arises, it can bring miracles into the life of the devoted sadhak. And how! He may even surge ahead of the Guru. Srimadji says -
जे सद्गुरु उपदेशथी, पाम्यो केवळज्ञान,
गुरु रह्या छस्थ पण, विनय करे भगवान
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If you have learnt the advice of the Gurudev well, with his help if you learnt the art of defeating the internal enemies and if you have brought them into practice, then your attachment and aversion are bound to be destroyed forever. And once this happens, kevaljnana will appear. The Guru may still remain confined but the disciple becomes a kevali.
There is no rule that says the Guru has to first attain kevaljnana and then the disciple. Not only this, the disciple can
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