“The guru is nothing but pure consciousness, Bliss and eternal wisdom.”
Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916–1993) Indian spiritual teacher
In Kenopanishad http://books.google.co.in/books?id=Xp3UWxnha7EC&pg=PA56, p. 56
“Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain.”
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