Science For Self Realization

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust

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Dadashri: You can still go to him. If you do not wish to, it is not mandatory. You must respect him. After taking Gnan (Self-knowledge), some people ask me whether they ought to leave their previous guru. I tell them that they should not because it was the guru that helped them reach the point where they are at now. It was the guru that helped them live a respectable life. Without a guru there would be no purity in life. You can also tell your guru that you are going to meet a Gnani Purush. Some people even bring their guru to meet me. The guru too wants liberation (moksha). Without a guru you cannot get the knowledge of the worldly life and even the knowledge of liberation cannot be attained without a Gnani Purush. Worldly gurus are for the worldly interaction and a Gnani Purush is for the Self. Worldly interaction is relative and the Self is real. The guru is needed for the worldly life, and the Gnani Purush is needed for liberation.
Questioner: It is also said that without a guru, you will not attain gnan (knowledge).
Dadashri: The guru shows you the way, and he guides you on the path and the Gnani Purush gives you the Selfrealization (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. The one who gives you bliss (samadhi) amidst mental suffering (aadhi), physical suffering (vyadhi) and externally-induced suffering (upadhi) is the Gnani Purush.
Questioner: Gnan can be attained from a guru, but only from a guru who has experienced the Atma himself, is that so?
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