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Role of Master
Man being by nature inclined towards materiality, brings Him down to a level similar to his own. They also say that one can love another of his own species only. Now the guru being one of his own species is considered as the personification of God. Consequently he becomes the object of his thought related with the Absolute Reality. But though the rays of the sun fall uniformly at all places, still the different parts take in different effects in accordance with their nature and capacity. Thus one must assume for himself the position of the equator so as to receive the direct rays of the sun. He must also be pure and clean to retain that effect in himself.
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FOLLOWING THE MASTER
It is said that a true disciple must try to imitate his master. But at the same time they say that a disciple must follow what his master commands him to do, and not what he actually does himself. The question arises, how are the two directives to be reconciled? A real master is known to be the possessor of super-normal virtues, related with his
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