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Chapter III
The Characteristics of a z
True Seeker of self
आत्मज्ञान त्यां मुनिपणुं, ते साचा गुरु होय । वाकी कुळगुरु कल्पना, आत्मार्थी नहि जोय ॥३४।। Atmajnana tya munipanu, te sacha guru hoya,
Baki kulaguru kalpana, atmarthi nahi joya. 34 Sainthood is there where's true self-knowledge, Soul-seekers follow such true Teachers, Not family-priests or one who plays, On worldly stage the part of preachers. 34
The knowledge of the Self is always accompanied with saintliness. One, who knows the Self, is a real saint and he alone is a true Teacher, who can lead the seeker of the Self to Self-realization. A true seeker of the Self definitely knows the futility of worshipping or following an ignorant family-Guru. He knows that such impostors cannot deliver him from the cycle of birth and death. He is keen on his own Salvation and once he recognises a true Teacher he does not insist that he should be honoured by the public or that he should be recognised as a Guru by his family people or that he should adopt the dress and discipline of one or other of the orthodox religious orders. In brief he has no doubt about the sincerity and genuineness of a true Teacher.
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