Guru Nanak

Guru Nanak said, "My satguru has applied the ointment of Knowledge to my eyes and dispelled my ignorance. By God's grace I met a saint and became enlightened." Only by God's grace can a person come into holy company. The spiritual master enlightens us. This is why we need great souls. We read the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bible, and other scriptures which all glorify this divine energy, this divine entity, but still we can't realize it. But a realized soul can show us what It is. Knowledge is transmitted from soul to soul. There is no other way. There are many cookery books available, but until you light the stove these books can't help you. In the same way, spiritual Knowledge is acquired from a living soul, from a living entity. The living torch of Knowledge is passed from soul to soul.
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