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Who is a Guru?

Kumti Keech Chela Bhara, Guru Gyaan Jal
Hoy| Janam Janam Ka Morcha, Pal Me Daare
Dhoy ||

Kabir

A disciple is full of mud of ignorance. A Guru is
water of knowledge. Whatever impurities are
accumulated in many births, he cleans in one moment.

A guru is one who holds the key to your liberation.
Without a guru, one keeps coming and going and is
stuck in the cycle of birth and death. From time to
time, a true guru appears to save human beings from
the clutches of ‘Maya’ He makes us realize that life is
not all about eating, drinking, sleeping or gathering
material things. We have all come on this earth with a
purpose. A True guru, thus comes to remind us of our
true identity and purpose. As Guruji once said,
“Khaana, peena te sona ta asi saari jooniyan wich
karde haan. Manush janam wich rab ne dimaag dita
hai ta ki asi us rab nu pa sakiye. Jadon baccha maa
de garbh wich hunda hai ta cheekha maarda hai ki
hey rab, mainu maaf karde. Main duniya wich jaa ke
tera naam japanga. Par jadon baccha bahar nikalda
hai, te usnu duniya di hawa lagdi hai oho sab kuch
bhul jaanda hai.” – All life forms eat, drink and sleep
but only a human being is one who has been given a
brain so that he can realize god. When a child is in the
mother’s womb, he cries out in pain and begs god to

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