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something favourable to one's nature or which one may find convenient, but if he is in fully advanced stage, it may be difficult to know him. It is so because he is not interested in pleasing anybody, as he is free from desires. Such sadgurus. may not ask one to take vows to observe some rules, but would only advise one to observe some rules and good conduct. The association of such sadguru must result in changing one's life in due course. Śrīmad says, an aspirant must find out a satpurușa at any cost and totally surrender to him and devote himself with all his might, This will destroy all his passions and desires, because such a person, who has realized his soul, can only help him achieve self-realization. He further says that to accomplish sat (truth), one has to come in touch with the embodiment of sat, that is the satpurușa.
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9. Utility and Benefit of Satsanga
Śrīmad says that one can become paramātmā by devoting and dedicating oneself to paramātmā, but that devotion and dedication is not possible, unless one surrenders at the lotus-feet of a satpurușa with all humility. This best piece of preaching is given by the Nirgranthas.76 In the same context he has said that one who can control breathing, can control mind and if one's mind is under control, one can be merged in one's soul
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