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The Self Realization
benefit to the seeker of the Self. Only the truly humble are able to serve the saints and obtain from them the right understanding of reality which in turn leads them by stages to Liberation.
असद्गुरु ए विनयनो, लाभ लहे जो काई ।
HEMNETTE offeft, is 7170 Piet 113911 Asadguru e vinayano, labha lahe jo kai, Maha mahaniyja karmathi, bude bhavajala mahi. 21 If any untrue teacher takes, Advantage of such reverence, Goes down into the deep birth-lakes, Delusion great is dangerous. 21
The great saints have insisted on the need for the seeker's devotion to his enlightened Guru purely in the seeker's interest, the Guru does not need any respect or devotion from his disciple. The desire to be worshipped or respected by others indicates ignorance and infatuation. A man of worldly pride knows that inspite of his wealth and honour he does not yet know the self. But for one, who feels that he is a great religious soul without getting a clear idea of religion, self-knowledge is very difficult. If a religious imposter takes undue advantage of his disciple's humility, he commits sin and as a result he falls into the cycle of birth and death.
होय मुमुक्षु जीव ते, समजे एह विचार । होय मतार्थी जीव ते, अवळो ले निर्धार ॥२२॥ होय मतार्थी तेहने, थाय न आतमलक्ष ।
तेह मतार्थी लक्षणो, अहीं कह्यां निर्पक्ष ॥२३॥ Hoya mumukshu jiva te, samaje eha vichara, Hoya matarthi jiva te, avalo le nirdhara. 22
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