How does the text use the metaphor of a mother and child to describe the Guru-devotee relationship?

📖 Chapter 3

Chapter 3 employs a touching analogy of a mother and child to illustrate the nature of the Sadguru's love. It compares Sai's grace to a mother cow that feels a surge of milk for her calf and does not withhold it. The text elaborates that a mother instinctively knows her child's hunger and provides nourishment even without being asked, and the child is unaware of the mother's labor. In the same way, the Sadguru perceives the needs of the disciple and provides for them out of pure, selfless compassion. Chapter 3 suggests this kind of affection is rare, and the devotee, like a child, may not even comprehend the immense value of the blessings the Guru bestows.


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