Sai provides both direct and metaphorical guidance for surrendering to the Guru. Chapter 37 instructs that one should surrender all five pranas (life-breaths) with body, speech, and mind, and merge the decisive intellect to be entirely subordinate to the Guru. This complete surrender eliminates worry about the world. Metaphorically, this devotion is expressed by preparing a throne of firm faith, bathing the Guru with tears of joy, applying the sandalwood paste of pure love, and clothing Him in the yellow silk of devotion. By sacrificing your all, the fear of worldly existence is removed.
What practical steps does Sai suggest for surrendering to the Guru to eliminate the fear of worldly existence?
📖 Chapter 37