This passage from Chapter 45 presents the Guru as the personification of the eternal, divine principle, stating, 'Brahman is eternal, the world is transient; the Guru alone is the true Brahman.' The path to realization involves discriminating between the eternal and the transient, renouncing the fruits of worldly enjoyment, and achieving virtues like calmness. The means to this is to renounce the transient world and meditate solely on the Guru. This practice cultivates dispassion (Vairagya) and leads to the understanding that the Sadguru is a 'solid mass of Brahman-consciousness.' This ultimately culminates in 'undifferentiated worship,' where the seeker recognizes and experiences divinity in all beings.
How does this passage describe the nature of the Guru and the path to realizing the divine?
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