Whatever may be guru - he may be a lunatic or a common person. Once you have accepted him, he is the lord of lords.

If you cannot love each other, you cannot achieve your goal.

Clear the mind of all worldly things. If you can't control your mind, how will you realize God?

It is not necessary to meet your guru on the physical plane. The guru is not external.

Often one goes for one thing and finds another

It is very difficult to know exactly what good should come out of a particular situation. To attempt to manipulate circumstances so your idea of good can come about, is to let the ego play God-and that, as you know, can and does backfire.

The whole universe is our home and all residing in it belong to our family... instead of trying to see God in a particular appearance, it is better to see him in everything.