The guru is a link between the individual and the immortal. He is a being who has raised himself from this to That and thus has free and unhampered access into both realms. He stands, as it were, upon the threshold of immortality and, bending down, he raises the struggling individuals with one hand, while with the other he lifts them up into the imperium of everlasting joy and Infinite-Truth-Consciousness. Guru is your electric lift. He lifts you to the peak of perfection.
See the guiding hand, the awakening voice, the illumining touch of the guru in every object in this creation. The whole world will now stand transformed before your changed vision.
Guru is the door to liberation, but it is the aspirant who has to enter through it. The guru is a help, but the actual task of a practical spiritual practice falls on the aspirant himself. Listen to all, but follow one. Respect all, but adore one. Gather knowledge from all, but adopt the teachings of one Master.