It is written, “ Bandoun guru pad kanj, kripa sindhu nar roop hari. Maha moh tam punja, Jasu vachan ravi karni kar .” It says that Guru Maharaj Ji's Word acts like the sun by eradicating the darkness of ignorance. Such a Guru is called the Spiritual Master. St. Kabir says, “ Guru kare saat aur pancha, jab tak guru mile nahin sancha.” ‘ Gu ' means darkness and ‘ Ru ' means light, so he is worthy to be known as ‘Guru' who wipes out darkness and then it is all light. St. Tulsidas ji says, “ Guru bin hoy ki gyan, gyan ki hoy virag binu .” There is no knowledge without the Spiritual Master. It is written in the Bhagavad Gita that one cannot acquire True Knowledge by simply reading the Vedas. It is the Lord himself saying that knowledge of God is not acquired by reading the Vedas or doing yajna (fire sacrifices) or giving charity or going on pilgrimage. Knowledge of God is acquired by one-pointed devotion. What is that devotion? People do various acts of devotion but it is written in the Ramayana, “ Ram bhakti chintamani sundar. Basahin garud jake ur andar. Param prakash roop din rati. Nahin chahiye kachhu diya ghrit bati.” It says that devotion to the Lord is a shining jewel. The Divine Light shines day and night, needing neither lamp, wick or oil. But people understand that devotion means going to a temple, or giving charity, or that devotion is in a rosary. However, St. Tulsidas Ji writes, “ Bari mathe ghrit hoy baru, sikta te baru tel. Bin hari bhajan na bhav tariya yah siddhant apel .” Even if ghee can be churned from water, or oil from grinding sand, even if the impossible can be made possible, but you cannot be redeemed without meditation on Divine Light. Don't think that you will be liberated without meditation on God.
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