M: Although in absolute truth the state of the Guru is that of oneself, it is very hard for the self which has become the individual (jiva) through ignorance to realize its true state or nature without the grace of the Guru.
V: What are the marks of Guru's Grace?
M: It is beyond thoughts or words.
V: How is it said that the disciple realizes his true state by the Guru's Grace?
M: It is like the elephant which wakes up on seeing a lion in dream. Even as the elephant wakes up at the mere sight of a lion, so too is it certain that the disciple wakes up from the sleep of ignorance into the wakefulness of true knowledge through the Guru's benevolent look of Grace.
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