Holy Avtar Vani - Shabad No. 371
Rahe gurua ji avash zaroorat kainh bhi ilam khe paayan layai;
Rahe gurua ji avash zaroorat kainh bhi ilam khe jaanan layai.
Rahe gurua ji avash zaroorat har sansaarak soojh pave;
Rahe gurua ji avash zaroorat parmaarath ji boojh pave.
Ilam rooh jo mile na hargij heela halaaye lakh hazaar;
Pooran guru avtar chahve deh sat asat jo chhin me saar.
Meaning
We cannot learn things without a teacher, same applies to God knowledge. One needs a teacher in order to learn any art, to know any subject of education or to understand worldly matters. One needs a teacher in order to know the divine path. One just cannot attain spiritual knowledge by making countless efforts on his own. Here Baba Avtar Singh ji says, the True Master takes one moment to tell what is true and what is false.