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• A man who is himself free can free you from eternal bondage. (BWS 221)
• To find the way back by unravelling the strands binding us may not be possible except with the help of a guide who has connected himself to the Source. (SDG 24)
• One who can foment us by his own inner powers would be the best for a guide in the spiritual pursuit. (SDG 10)
• One who can foment you with his own internal divine power to make your task easy, is the only capable hand for spiritual guidance. (SDG 120)
• The only thing for the abhyasi to do is to connect himself with the power of the master, whose mind and senses are all thoroughly disciplined and regulated. (SDG 88)
• Indeed our Great Master has boldly asserted that one can, for sure, attain liberation in this very life, nay, even in a part of it, provided one is really earnest about it and has the fortune of having a proper guide. (SDG 71)
• The beauty of the training of my master is that spiritual life runs parallel to the life in the world, with ever increasing efficiency. (SDG 163)
• What we stand in need of, from a Guru is the true impulse to effect the awakening of the soul. (BWS 221)
• The help of the Master, who has himself travelled the entire distance and has developed in himself the Divine force, is therefore of immense value. (SDG 99)
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