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you”
“Guruji, a lot of people, including me is going

through so much sorrow in spite of being under your
care. Couldn’t God find anyone other than me?” I
asked.
“Aisa nai hunda, main agle pichle karam sab
balance kar reha haan. Dukh bahut zaroori hunda
hai. Dukh wich hi asli spiritual progress hundi hai.
Jiwen aag wich tap ke hi sona nikhar da hai, usi
tarha dukh wich reh ke hi asli nikhaar anda hai.” -
“It's not that God has no one to bother but you, I am
balancing your previous negative karma. Sorrow is very
important. Just as gold must be cleaned in fire, so does
a soul get purified, and more spiritual progress is made
in sorrow than in happiness.”

I then understood, that once you come under the
guidance of a guru, once he accepts you as his disciple,
a lot of your karmas can be burned by the guru if he so
desires, but the slate is never wiped clean. We have to
work out our own karmas but with a guru's guidance,
it becomes much easier for us to do so.

A true disciple is one who further helps others to
walk the path of realization. “Jera mere kol kisi nu le
ke aanda hai, us da ta main kalyaan karda hi haan,
leyaan aale nu bhi isda phal milda hai.” - “Not only
the person you bring to me will be blessed, but you too
will get a share of the blessing.”

Every disciple is trained by the guru according to

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