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Once a parrot requested a devotee, "Since you go to visit your Guru Maharaj Ji nearly every day, could you please do me a favour and ask him on my behalf to solve my problem? My existence is confined to this cage. I understand your Guru Maharaj Ji has the potential to help anyone break away from bondage, so can he help me get out of this cage?" Accordingly, as soon as the opportunity arose, the devotee put the parrot's plea before Guru Maharaj Ji. As soon as Maharaj Ji heard the question, he fainted on the floor.

On the way home, the devotee was regretting his foolishness in asking a question which resulted in Maharaj Ji's collapse. He then stopped at the cage and with great disappointment told the parrot, "Your question remains unanswered as Maharaj Ji fainted as soon as he heard it." However, the parrot was delighted to hear this, as it knew that mysterious are the words of a Perfect Master. It found its answer in Guru Maharaj Ji's behaviour. The parrot did exactly the same by lying on the floor the cage and pretending to be dead. Its owner returned a few minutes later, presumed the bird to be dead and threw it away. The parrot merrily flew away thanking Guru Maharaj Ji from the depths of its heart. That is why our scriptures are filled with praise for the Satguru who liberates us from the bonds of maya and the cycle of birth and death.
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